78 m. ago BBC calls in police to investigate new Strictly allegations – reports

The broadcaster has reportedly alerted the police to new allegations, according to the Sun.

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2 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing 'hit with police probe as BBC call them in to investigate claims'

The BBC is said to have called in the Metropolitan Police after lawyers began an inquiry into the hit dance competition Strictly Come Dancing before the new series airs

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5 h. ago Police hunt underway after man left with brain bleed after Monument station assault

Nearly four and a half months after the incident, police continue their investigation, but no arrests have been made

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5 h. ago Woman 'murdered' outside Romford care home with killer still on the run

A woman believed to be aged in her 20s was killed outside a care home in Chadwell Heath, east London, in the early hours of this morning with police launching a murder investigation

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9 h. ago Israeli government official arrested in Nevada in internet crimes against children sting

Tom Artiom Alexandrovich was released and returned to Israel after being charged with luring a child for a sex actAn Israeli government cybersecurity official was reportedly arrested recently by Las Vegas police and other authorities in Nevada who were conducting an undercover investigation aimed at online users seeking to sexually prey on children.Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, 38, faces felony charges of luring a child with a computer for a sex act, alongside several other suspects who were apprehended during the two-week sting operation, the Las Vegas metropolitan police department said in a statement published on Friday. He has since evidently been released from custody and returned to Israel. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Scots primary kids 'told to send explicit photos' after being targeted in WhatsApp group

Police have launched an investigation after primary six pupils were told "not to let parents know" after being added to the chat.

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14 h. ago Primary school teacher had sick videos of kids and searched 'Japanese schoolgirls'

Steven Spong, 30, had been teaching at Monkwick Junior School in Colchester up until October 2022, when he was sacked following a police investigation into his conduct

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14 h. ago Dad, 47, dies on family holiday in Turkey as police launch investigation

Turkish police have launched an investigation

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24 h. ago Police investigate after Bournemouth footballer reports racist abuse at Anfield

A 47-year-old man was ejected from the stadium.

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25 h. ago Police investigate alleged racist abuse at Anfield as Liverpool release statement

Liverpool beat Bournemouth in their Premier League opener at Anfield but the match was stopped during the first half amid allegations of racist abuse from the stands

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26 h. ago Meta faces backlash over AI policy that lets bots have ‘sensual’ conversations with children

US senator Josh Hawley opened investigation into the tech giant, which said it had removed the policy guidelinesA backlash is brewing against Meta over what it permits its AI chatbots to say.An internal Meta policy document, seen by Reuters, showed the social media giant’s guidelines for its chatbots allowed the AI to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual”, generate false medical information, and assist users in arguing that Black people are “dumber than white people”. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Mail deliveries stopped as postman taken to hospital after dog attack

Royal Mail said it 'takes dog attacks extremely seriously' while police have launched an investigation

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37 h. ago Police investigate alleged child sex trafficking gang in Wales

An ongoing investigation is underway into child sexual exploitation and trafficking

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53 h. ago Police probe 'deliberate' wildfire at London park after five blazes tear through grassland in just three days

Exclusive: Police investigate huge blaze on grasslands after five fires in three days on Wanstead flats during heatwave

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57 h. ago Police probe electric shock or poisoning in mystery as motel couple found

Ana Carolina Silva and her partner Jeferson Luiz Sagaz were found dead in a motel room bathtub. Police are investigating a possible poisoning or death by electric shock

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58 h. ago Police investigate 'cowardly and vicious attack' on boy in popular seaside town

Footage was shared widely online of an attack in Barry Island

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62 h. ago Police give major update on investigation into Gogglebox star George Gilbey's death

Two men were arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter

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63 h. ago Woman ‘kidnapped’ from Vue cinema and man in 20s ‘attacked’ as two arrested

Two men, aged 22 and 37, have been arrested following an alleged kidnapping of a woman and an alleged attack on a male at a Vue cinema in Blackburn as police investigate the incident

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64 h. ago Police give investigation update after death of Gogglebox star George Gilbey

Two men were arrested after the incident

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64 h. ago Police conclude investigation into death of Gogglebox’s George Gilbey

The 40-year-old died in March last year after falling through a plastic skylight in Essex.

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