39 h. ago China and Hong Kong national security authorities launch 1st publicly known joint operation

China’s national security authorities in Hong Kong and the city’s police launched their first publicly known joint operation, raiding the homes of six people on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security

Culture

57 h. ago Lord Brittan’s widow slams closure of police probe after fake abuse claims against husband

The Metropolitan Police’s 16-month investigation into fake claims of a VIP paedophile ring saw raids on Lord Brittan’s home.

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59 h. ago Operation Midland: Lord Brittan’s widow slams closure of police misconduct probe

The Metropolitan Police’s 16-month investigation into fake claims of a VIP paedophile ring saw raids on Lord Brittan’s home

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3 d. ago Police in NI operating at ‘downright dangerous’ level, federation warns

The Police Federation for Northern Ireland said the need to bring in policing support from elsewhere in the UK had moved a step closer.

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3 d. ago Manchester Airport bust led to downfall of Breaking Bad style drug gang 'fixer'

Brett Smith was jailed after police uncovered EncroChat messages linking him to a drugs gang operating out of a mill

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4 d. ago At least 10 dead in Graz school shooting with major police operation underway in Austria

Police have evacuated the school and said no further danger is expected after Graz mayor Elke Kahr said ten people had died

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4 d. ago ‘At least nine dead in Graz school shooting’ with major police operation underway in Austria

Police have evacuated the school and said no further danger is expected

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4 d. ago Graz school shooting latest: Multiple people killed after gunman opens fire at Austrian college

Austrian police have launched a major operation after a shooting at a school in Graz

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7 d. ago Man dies after getting into difficulty whilst swimming at Welsh beauty spot

A major rescue operation was launched but police have confirmed a 50-year-old man has tragically died

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8 d. ago Shocking moment lorry driver is caught with no hands on the wheel as he rolls a cigarette on the motorway

The careless driver was captured on film as part of Gloucestershire Police's Operation Tramline on the M25.

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8 d. ago Wild Madeleine McCann theory claims she was 'killed by drink drivers and thrown in sea'

'German prosecutors were asked to authorise a covert police operation with someone posing as a friend of the woman’s and trying to get her to confess, but the courts refused,' a source claimed

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8 d. ago Madeleine McCann search update as £300k police operation comes to an end

Investigators applauded and shook hands after three days of searching.

Economics

9 d. ago Inside abandoned Madeleine McCann search farmhouse as new 'evidence' found

In what is understood to be the most significant search operation since 2008, German police are scouring the area of Praia da Luz in search of missing Madeleine McCann, with fresh evidence leading them to lonely abandoned farm buildings

Politics

9 d. ago Madeleine McCann cops 'searching wrong area' claims man who knew Christian Brueckner

A man who claims he was close to the prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann disappearance says the police are currently looking in the wrong location as the search operation continues

Politics

1 week ago Police launch probe into 11 heart operation deaths at NHS hospital

A BBC report raised concerns that death certificates may have failed to disclose that surgery contributed to the deaths

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1 week ago Madeleine McCann search: Police scour abandoned farmhouse and drain well as major operation in Algarve under way

German police investigating disappearance over 18 years ago to carry out searches ‘for signs of body’

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2 w. ago Top cop raised concerns about arrest of woman over abortion before acquittal

A secret recording reveals the senior officer said "criminalisation of abortions" was not a "comfortable area for police to be operating in" after Nicola Packer was held in hospital

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2 w. ago The Birmingham Four: terrorist masterminds – or victims of a police fit

In August 2017, four men were jailed for life at the Old Bailey for plotting a terrorist attack. They were caught in an undercover police sting, and their defence lawyers insist their case continues to raise troubling and pressing questions ...On Friday 26 August 2016, Naweed Ali drove to his first day of work at a delivery company in Birmingham. His next door neighbour and close friend Khobaib Hussain had already been working at Hero Couriers for a month. The name seemed appropriate. There was something heroic about the work they did. Ali and Hussain were hired to drive around the country reuniting airline passengers with lost property. The pay was great, too – £100 a shift, cash in hand. It seemed too good to be true.So it proved. Hero Couriers was a front for Operation Pesage, an undercover police operation. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Dad never came back from Spain holiday after his true identity was revealed

Shaun Walker, 42, from Liverpool, has been jailed for 12 years after police busted his drug trafficking operation. He attempted to evade the police by refusing to come home from holiday

Politics

3 w. ago Two teen motorbike riders, 16 and 17, killed in major Salford car crash

A huge emergency services presence was visible throughout the night, with Greater Manchester Police tactical aid unit (TAU) and Specialist Operations Incident Command' among the police resources

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