18 h. ago British actor John Woodvine who starred in An American Werewolf In London, The Crown and Z Cars dies aged 96

Woodvine was best known for starring in the 1981 horror comedy An American Werewolf In London , as well as for his role as Detective Inspector Witty in the 1960s BBC police drama Z Cars.

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3 d. ago Warning after elderly Lanarkshire resident conned by bogus caller imitating police officer

Police say a man called the elderly woman's landline number and falsely claimed he was a detective constable from Hamilton police office.

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4 d. ago ‘I feel so ashamed’: Met’s first female Muslim detective superintendent reacts to BBC Panorama footage

A former Metropolitan Police Detective Superintendent said she was "ashamed" that she was a police officer, as Britain's biggest police force was hit with claims of racism and misogyny after officers at a London police station were secretly filmed making racist comments and bragging about using violence.

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6 d. ago Detective made laptop type the same key 16,000 times to pretend he was working from home

Chief Constable Rachel Bacon said the findings against the detective should be a ‘stark warning’ to any others looking to take advantage of working from home

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6 d. ago Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury suspended over 'harassment' allegation

Scottish Labour says it takes ‘all complaints seriously’, when asked about a probe into MSP Foysol Choudhury

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6 d. ago Men in wet clothes claiming to be Camino pilgrims arrested over alleged ‘narco

Three men had fled in taxi after allegedly piloting vessel carrying 3.65 tonnes of cocaine to Galicia, Spanish police sayPolice in Spain have arrested three men thought to have piloted a “narco-submarine” carrying more than 3.6 tonnes of cocaine from South America to the north-western region of Galicia, after the trio’s wet clothes and claims to be pilgrims walking the Camino de Santiago raised suspicions.The investigation, which has led to a total of 14 arrests, began in August after Policía Nacional officers, working with the US Drug Enforcement Agency, detected an alleged drug-smuggling gang based in the Galician town of Outes that was said to be concealing its activities by posing as a company selling and repairing nautical equipment. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Britain and China 'set to battle over BitQueen's fortune' after £5 billion cryptocurrency fraud seizure

Chinese national Zhimin Qian was convicted on Monday for her role in a major money laundering scheme following a seven-year investigation by Metropolitan Police detectives

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6 d. ago Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury suspended over 'sexual harassment' allegation

Scottish Labour says it takes ‘all complaints seriously’, when asked about a probe into MSP Foysol Choudhury

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7 d. ago Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury suspended after allegation of sexual harassment

Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury has been suspended by the party amid the complaint lodged by a Holyrood staffer.

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7 d. ago Serving detective and her husband used drones to smuggle thousands of pounds worth of heroin, cannabis and spice into prisons 'to order' to fund their luxury lifestyle

Mother-of-three Clare Davenport, then a detective constable with Staffordshire Police, and her husband Peter King worked 'in tandem' to enrich themselves.

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7 d. ago Stowaway found dead in landing gear of American Airlines plane at Charlotte airport, officials say

Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Homicide Unit are investigating the incident

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1 week ago Sick nursery worker Rosksana Lecka smirks at police while being quizzed about harming babies

The sick nursery worker, 22, was seen fiddling with her hair and smirking during a police interview in which a detective said she was "visibly bored" when asked why she abused babies in her care

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1 week ago Police use new detection technology to crack down on vape spiking

The Met received more than 2,000 allegations of spiking between March 2024 and March 2025.

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1 week ago Two bodies found in home as cops launch urgent probe over ‘unexplained’ deaths & neighbours share shock

TWO bodies have been found in a home sparking an urgent probe over their "unexplained" deaths. Neighbours were left shocked after the bodies were discovered at a property in the village of Ormesby, North Yorkshire, on Wednesday, police said. Cleveland Police is treating the deaths as unexplained at present with detectives carrying out investigations. A...

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1 week ago BRYONY GORDON: The hideous sexual comment 'James' sent me online was so disgusting. He won't stop

For the past couple of months, I've been sexually harassed by a man on Instagram.

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1 week ago Third of women report facing sexual harassment at university in England, survey finds

Higher education regulator describes findings from survey of 50,000 final-year students as ‘national scandal’One in three female students say they have endured sexual harassment during their time at university or college, with most of it taking place around campus, according to data published by England’s higher education regulator.The results showed that nearly one in five women also experienced sexual assault or violence during their time as a student, often at the hands of other students or staff, with younger women, lesbian, gay or bisexual students and students with disabilities at higher risk. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Police gather for funeral of 3 Pennsylvania detectives ambushed by gunman

Hundreds of police officers are expected to attend a closed funeral for three Pennsylvania detectives shot and killed last week by a man who had been inside the home of a woman he was accused of stalking

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1 week ago The enduring curse of Baywatch: How show's genetically blessed stars have battled cancer, drug abuse, sexual harassment claims and mental health issues

We all remember those opening credits, the crowded California beaches packed with perma-tanned bodies and those raspy vocals as the Jimi Jamison launched into I'm Always Here.

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1 week ago Who was Daniel Morgan and why his murder was a key case in the phone hacking scandal

ITV's The Hack will be narrated through the perspective of former Met Police Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Cook, who spearheaded investigation into the unsolved killing of the Welsh private investigator Daniel Morgan

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1 week ago The Hack's Robert Carlyle admits it's 'an absolute pleasure' in David Tennant praise

Robert Carlyle takes on the role of Police Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Cook in The Hack

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