6 h. ago Police told to reveal ethnicity of suspects under interim guidance

The change is hoped to combat misinformation spread on social media

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6 h. ago Police ordered to reveal ethnicity of suspects charged in high

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said it is right to release further details even if that might ‘embolden racists’

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7 h. ago Police told to reveal ethnicity of suspects after cover up claims

The interim guidance by the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing comes after mounting pressure on police over the details they make public.

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7 h. ago New guidance for UK police on releasing suspects’ ethnicity and migration status

Disclosure of migration status, and ethnicity, could help keep peace ‘where there are high levels of disinformation’Police forces should consider disclosing the ethnicity and migration status of suspects when they are charged in high-profile and sensitive investigations, according to new official guidance.After a row over claims that police “covered up” the backgrounds of two men charged in connection with the alleged rape of a child, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing have backed plans to release details of nationality when there is a “policing purpose” for doing so. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago UK police should consider revealing ethnicity of suspects, says new guidance

Disclosure of migration status, and ethnicity, could help keep peace ‘where there are high levels of disinformation’Police forces should consider disclosing the ethnicity and migration status of suspects when they are charged in high-profile and sensitive investigations, according to new official guidance.After a row over claims that police “covered up” the backgrounds of two men charged in connection with the alleged rape of a child, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing have backed plans to release details of nationality when there is a “policing purpose” for doing so. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Finland charges tanker crew members with sabotage of undersea cables

Captain and first and second officers of Eagle S, understood to be part of Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’, charged over incidentFinnish authorities have filed charges against members of the crew of an oil tanker suspected of damaging five undersea cables by dragging its anchor between Finland and Estonia.Finland’s deputy prosecutor general’s office said on Monday it had filed charges of aggravated sabotage and aggravated interference with telecommunications against the captain and first and second officers of the Eagle S. The Cook Islands-registered tanker is understood to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” – comprising vessels that sail under foreign flags to evade sanctions. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Finland accuses tanker crew members of using anchor to sabotage undersea cables

Captain and first and second officers of vessel, understood to be part of Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’, charged over incidentFinnish authorities have filed charges against members of the crew of an oil tanker suspected of damaging five undersea cables by dragging its anchor between Finland and Estonia.Finland’s deputy prosecutor general’s office said on Monday it had filed charges of aggravated sabotage and aggravated interference with telecommunications against the captain and first and second officers of the Eagle S. The Cook Islands-registered tanker is understood to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” – comprising vessels that sail under foreign flags to evade sanctions. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Campaigners criticise UK plans to reveal suspects’ ethnicity and migration status

Yvette Cooper wants guidance to change after row over claims police ‘covered up’ status of two men on charges relating to an alleged rapeAnti-racism campaigners have criticised proposals to allow police to reveal the ethnicity and migration status of suspects, after a row triggered by claims police “covered up” the backgrounds of two men charged in connection to the alleged rape of a child.The home secretary, Yvette Cooper, this week told the BBC she hoped the Law Commission would “accelerate” a review of contempt of court and that “guidance needs to change” about information released when a trial is pending. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Hundreds of protesters march over alleged rape of girl in Nuneaton

A protest and counter-protest took place after an alleged cover-up of details about suspects charged over rape in Nuneaton.

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6 d. ago Jean Hanlon suspect has charges dropped as 'devastated' family search for answers over death of mum

The family of a Scots mum who died on a Greek holiday island 16 years ago have been dealt a bitter blow in their battle to bring the person they believe responsible to justice.

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7 d. ago We must have transparency over migrants and crime. The politicians who lose control of our borders cannot be allowed to hide the consequences from us

24 hours before as part of Reform's Britain is lawless campaign, Farage called for ethnicity of suspects charged with rape and sexual assaults be made public. Now Cooper was in a hurry to oblige.

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9 d. ago Police should release immigration information about charged suspects – Farage

It comes amid claims of a ‘cover-up’ of details about an alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton.

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9 d. ago Two charged amid hunt for suspect in deaths of four people after infant abandoned on stranger’s lawn

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has charged Tanaka Brown, 29, and Giovonte Thomas, 29, with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder

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3 w. ago Suspect in murder of ‘American Idol’ couple had assault charges dismissed and was put in conservatorship a year ago

The man suspected in the murder, Raymond Boodarian, had battery charges against him dismissed last year and was placed under a conservatorship.

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3 w. ago Man, 23, charged after ‘screwdriver stabbing by suspect in gas mask’ at Tesco branch in Kilburn

Leandro Bruce appeared at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday

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3 w. ago Small Canadian town reels after teen boy allegedly assaults eight

Police initially thought the girl was attacked by an animal due her injuries, but later arrested a 17-year-old boyA small rural community in Canada is reeling after police said the horrific attack of an eight-year-old girl was not caused by an animal, as they had suspected, but allegedly by a teenage boy who they have now charged with attempted murder.The residents of Quadeville, a town of a few hundred people in southern Ontario, are questioning local law enforcement’s handling of the case after officials initially told them to keep their children indoors to protect them against a possible offending animal. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Manchester suspect charged with attempted robbery at Greggs bakery

Vincent Foley is due to appear in court today

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4 w. ago Suspects pretending to be teen’s girlfriend lured him to a park so they could kill him, cops say

Alexander Russell and Jonathan Hayes have been charged with murder in the 2019 killing

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