81 m. ago Major European airport closed after mystery drones spark travel chaos with flights grounded

A MAJOR European airport has suspended flights following a spate of mysterious drone sightings - sparking widespread travel chaos. Dutch authorities said Eindhoven Airport shut down its airspace after several UAV sightings - which also caused military air traffic to pause. Counter-drones teams and police officers rushed to the scene to investigate, Netherlands Defence Minister...

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3 h. ago Police officer convicted after attacking teenager in his cell

The victim's mum requested an investigation into the incident

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6 h. ago Sarwar pledges named community police officer for every council ward in Scotland

The Scottish Labour leader said his party would ‘get police back on Scotland’s streets’

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11 h. ago Brazilian police arrest Bolsonaro amid suspicions he was about to flee

Move comes after fears the far-right former president was about to seek refuge at a foreign embassy to avoid prisonBrazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Brasília , amid suspicions he was poised to abscond to a foreign embassy to avoid going to prison for masterminding a military coup.In a brief statement, federal police confirmed officers had executed a preventive arrest warrant at the request of the supreme court. The 70-year-old politician was taken to a federal police base, 7 miles from the presidential palace he occupied from 2019 until 2022, when he lost the election and tried to launch a military coup. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Seven teenagers shot and police attacked as Christmas event erupts into chaos

Seven teenagers aged between 13 and 17 were shot following a riot at the Christmas tree lighting ceremony, which also reportedly saw 'multiple police officers' attacked and injured

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14 h. ago Grizzly bear kills one and injures 11 in attack on schoolchildren in Canada

The ‘aggressive’ bear charged a group of children and teachers in Bella Coola, with police and conservation officers now searching for the animal

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15 h. ago Cops release CCTV after woman ‘sexually assaulted’ in busy town centre street

COPS have released CCTV of a man they want to speak to after a woman was attacked in a busy town centre street. The incident took place on the evening of October 18 in Northampton, police said. Officers believe that the man pictured could help police with their enquires, if anybody is able to identify...

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15 h. ago ‘Who’s screenshotting our messages?’: how a WhatsApp saga spiralled into two parents’ wrongful arrest

When Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine posted complaints about their local primary school, they never expected six uniformed police officers to turn up at their doorBefore it catapulted a small school community in London’s commuter belt into the centre of a global news story, the year-four class WhatsApp group at Cowley Hill school in Borehamwood was unremarkable – a place of snide comments, reminders about non-uniform day and flustered messages about being late for the school run.“It was mum gossip, you know?” said one member, Sarah. “A bit juicy, but it wasn’t anything nasty.” Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Rotten wooden cross marked hero police officer's grave for decades

It was a feud that didn't seem to end but just weeks ago murdered PC Sharon Beshenivsky was finally given a fitting headstone.

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33 h. ago Two Australian police officers were killed in an ambush. It was deemed terrorism – but an inquest says otherwise

Six people died during the shootings at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland. A coroner says a family’s shared paranoid delusions drove their attackThree years ago on a remote Australian property, a trio of paranoid, deluded conspiracy theorists lay in wait.The three members of the Train family spent a year preparing ambush positions for a confrontation with Queensland police at their home in Wieambilla, 270km west of Brisbane, believing the battle marked the end of the world. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Police officer is charged after 'cherished' carer, 22, was hit and killed by patrol car as she crossed the road

Rachael Moore, 22, died after being struck by the Merseyside Police vehicle in Liverpool, just after 8pm on Christmas Eve 2022.

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35 h. ago BREAKING Merseyside Police officer charged as horror Christmas Eve crash killed woman walking home

Pc Scott Thompson, 32, of Merseyside Police, is due to appear in court next week after Rachael Moore, 22, a carer, was struck by a Merseyside Police car in Liverpool

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35 h. ago Merseyside Police officer charged as horror Christmas Eve crash killed woman walking home

Pc Scott Thompson, 32, of Merseyside Police, is due to appear in court next week after Rachael Moore, 22, a carer, was struck by a Merseyside Police car in Liverpool

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36 h. ago Eleven injured after grizzly bear attacks schoolchildren and teachers in Canada

Two critically hurt after attack on walking trail in British Columbia as police and conservation officers search for bearA grizzly bear has attacked a group of schoolchildren and teachers on a walking trail in British Columbia, Canada, injuring 11 people, two of them critically.The attack happened late on Thursday in Bella Coola, 435 miles (700km) north-west of Vancouver. The Nuxalk Nation said the “aggressive bear” remained on the loose and police and conservation officers were on the scene. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Motorist who covered his car with Christmas lights is pulled over by police

The dazzling vehicle was spotted in Poole, Dorset, yesterday decked out with bright lights which covered every inch of the exterior.

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40 h. ago Christian conspiracy theorists who killed police officers ‘shared delusional disorder’

All three believed the world was about to end in accordance with Christian teachings

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41 h. ago Coroner says Australian extremists who killed police officers had shared delusional disorder

A coroner has found that three Christian extremists shared a delusional disorder when they opened fire on police officers they saw as "demons" on a rural Australian property three years ago

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42 h. ago Police officer dies in horror crash while on duty as heartbroken colleagues pay tribute

The police officer was involved in a serious crash on the A12 in Essex and died at the scene - his colleagues have paid tribute to the 'professional and courageous colleague'

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43 h. ago Police officer dies on A12 in horror crash as force pays tribute to ‘courageous’ cop

An Essex Police Officer has sadly died while on duty following a serious collision on the A12. The force has paid an emotional tribute to the “courageous” officer

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47 h. ago Police chopper was forced to take 'emergency evasive action' after being targeted by UFO over US air base

The helicopter's pilots believed they were being pursued by an unidentified craft at high speed, and now newly released police logs have cast doubt on the official explanation

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