2 h. ago Retired police officer claims her own force knocked on her door after she referred to a transgender activist by her birth name on social media

 A retired police officer says she was investigated by her former colleagues after she 'dead-named' a transgender woman on the internet. 

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9 h. ago 'My England flag has been torn down six times in six days. I am not a racist'

Police investigating after alleged criminal damage and harassment

Politics

17 h. ago ‘Corrupt' housing officers suspected of fraudulently allocating hundreds of east London council homes for cash

Police make arrests amid investigation into four-year east London housing 'scam'

Society

35 h. ago Parliament tours cancelled after phone 'programmed to play sex noises' during PMQs planted in Commons

The Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation after the device was found during a routine sweep of the Commons chamber

Politics

37 h. ago Revealed: 'Corrupt' housing officers suspected of allocating hundreds of east London council homes for cash

Police make arrests amid investigation into four-year east London housing 'scam'

Society

40 h. ago New update weeks before new EU EES border system begins after 'long queue' fears

The Entry Exit System (EES) will require UK travellers to have their fingerprints scanned and photograph taken to enter the EU, eventually replacing the need to stamp their passports

Politics

56 h. ago Female police officer pretended to be paedophile hunter and tried to blackmail suspected sex offender she had arrested

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Pc Marie Thompson, 29, was the officer in charge of a South Yorkshire Police investigation into the man.

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58 h. ago Police investigate as cash and quadbike stolen from rural Annandale properties

The attempted theft of a car and a van are also being investigated, as are reports of a suspicious vehicle.

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61 h. ago Warning issued to Brits travelling to Thailand this summer over new entry system

Thailand is a popular destination for British tourists, but there is a new entry requirement

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61 h. ago Police continue investigations into disorder at asylum seeker hotel protests

Multiple demonstrations have been held outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex since July 13.

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61 h. ago Crews descend as car 'set alight' on Greater Manchester street

It's understood police are investigating the suspected arson

Politics

65 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash latest: Death toll rises to 17 in Gloria cable car derailment as police in Portugal investigate

Portugal declares national day of mourning to remember people killed in funicular crash

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65 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash latest: Police investigate after Gloria cable car derailment kills at least 17 in Portugal

Portugal declares national day of mourning to remember people killed in funicular crash

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3 d. ago Man appears at Scots court charged with terrorism offence after 'support for Palestine Action' probe

Anthony Harvey has been charged under the Terrorism Act after a police investigation into “those involved in encouraging support for Palestine Action”.

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3 d. ago Epstein files show off a naked Ghislaine Maxwell and photos of powerful figures in resurfaced videos

Police footage released on Tuesday by the House Oversight Committee gave a look inside Epstein's mansion in 2005, when police investigated the financier.

Culture

3 d. ago Met police chief calls for review of law after Graham Linehan arrest

Rowley says officers should not be ‘policing toxic culture wars debates’ and are in an impossible positionThe Metropolitan police have declined to drop their investigation into the comedy writer Graham Linehan for tweets about trans issues, and said that the law used by officers to detain him needs reviewing.The Met commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, said on Wednesday officers should not be “policing toxic culture wars debates”, and while any review took place, officers would investigate only more serious cases concerning online messages. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Spraying of St George's Cross on clothes bank outside mosque being investigated by police as 'hate crime'

The first St George’s Cross was removed, but another was sprayed on the bank and reported to police the same day

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4 d. ago Landlord describes ‘campaign of hate’ after racist burning of cars

Police are investigating the burning of six cars in Ballymena on Sunday.

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5 d. ago Major Burning Man murder investigation update as police seek to identify victim

The Pershing County Sheriff's Office has released an update regarding the homicide investigation into the death of a man at the Burning Man Festival in Nevada

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5 d. ago Reform councillor investigated after 'handing out ice creams at polling station'

Reform councillor Joseph Boam, 22, is under police investigation over allegations that he tried to sway voters by handing out ice creams outside a polling station in North West Leicestershire

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