11 h. ago Police raid ‘psychedelic retreat’ where guests were given toad venom and ayahuasca

Police said they began investigating the company after a complaint from a victim

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32 h. ago Spanish police raid ‘spiritual retreat’ where guests were given toad venom, cactus and ayahuasca

Police said they began investigating the company after a complaint from a victim

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48 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon's house 'looked like a murder scene' on day of arrest

Scotland's former First Minister Nicola Surgeon has said her home "looked like a murder scene" on day of Peter Murrell's arrest.

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56 h. ago Ayahuasca and toad poison seized as police raid spiritual retreats in Spain

Three arrested and San Pedro cactus plants also found at rural properties that hosted lucrative ‘astral journeys’Police in eastern Spain have arrested three people and seized 11 litres of ayahuasca, 117 San Pedro cactus plants and several bottles of toad poison after raiding two rural properties that were used to host lucrative spiritual retreats promising “astral journeys”.Officers from the Guardia Civil force began investigating the business in the Pedreguer municipality of Alicante province five months ago after receiving a complaint from a former customer. They discovered that the retreat, which advertised online and billed itself as an award-winning and internationally renowned spiritual centre, offered “traditional curative medicine” breaks that were especially popular among European visitors. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago India bans books and police raid bookstores in crackdown on ‘false narrative’ in Kashmir

Authorities threaten people with prison time for selling or owning works by authors like Booker winner Arundhati Roy and historians Victoria Schofield

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6 d. ago Moment burglars steal £500k of gold jewellery from home in brazen raid while family sit inside

CCTV footage captured the trio breaking into a property on Bickley Road in Bromley, southeast London , via a bathroom window at around 5.40pm on December 30, 2024.

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6 d. ago Police appeal after burglars steal £500k of gold and jewellery in daytime raid while owners are at home

The loot was taken from a property on Bickley Road, Bromley on the evening of December 30, 2024. More to follow. CCTV footage shows three men breaking in via a bathroom window.

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6 d. ago Police bust £87,000 cannabis farm in raid on 'large operation'

Officers executed a warrant at the address in Stockport

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6 d. ago Police raid seven shops 'after receiving intelligence' and find huge £37,500 haul

Items worth tens of thousands of pounds were recovered

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7 d. ago Brazil judge eases Jair Bolsonaro house arrest to allow family visits

Ex-president can see children and grandchildren without prior court approval, but phone and video ban remainsA Brazilian supreme court judge has eased the terms of Jair Bolsonaro’s house arrest, allowing the far-right former president to receive visits from family members without prior judicial approval.The former paratrooper turned populist has been under house arrest since Monday, when Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the measure on the grounds that Bolsonaro had allegedly violated court orders. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Police issue update after 'significant step forward' in £250k scam investigation

A man had been arrested following a raid

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8 d. ago Police make incredible discovery during raid at industrial unit

Four people have been arrested

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8 d. ago US steps up efforts to help Bolsonaro avoid jail over alleged coup plot

State department condemns judge’s decision to place former Brazil president under house arrest as trial proceedsThe US has intensified its campaign to help Jair Bolsonaro avoid punishment for allegedly masterminding a failed coup, with the state department denouncing the decision to place Brazil’s former president under house arrest.“Let Bolsonaro speak!” the department’s bureau of western hemisphere affairs tweeted on Monday night after the far-right populist was confined to his mansion in the capital, Brasília, and police seized his mobile phone. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Police raid house and arrest man, 36, in 'significant step' after £250k theft

Police carried out raid in Salford today

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8 d. ago Woman arrested in dawn raid by Met Police in a riot van after Facebook post about her cop ex

Sarah had been told by a friend about a Facebook post in a local group which warned about the behaviour of men they have dated.

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8 d. ago US condemns Brazil supreme court judge for ordering house arrest of ex

US claims judge attempting ‘to silence opposition’ as Bolsonaro accused of breaching ban imposed amid fears he may abscond ahead of trialIn a move immediately condemned by the US, a Brazilian supreme court judge has ordered the house arrest of former president Jair Bolsonaro for breaching “preventative measures” that were imposed ahead of his trial for an alleged coup attempt.According to the ruling on Monday by Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the far-right leader breached a ban on using social media which was imposed last month, when he was also ordered to wear an electronic ankle tag. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered the house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial for an alleged coup plot after losing the 2022 election

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9 d. ago White House denies Stephen Miller’s alleged ‘arrest targets’ for ICE agents exist

A court filling last week stated that ‘no such goal has been set as a matter of policy, and no such directive has been issued to or by DHS or ICE’

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1 week ago Arrest made during protest outside Canary Wharf hotel housing asylum seekers

Tourists, shoppers and guests at a nearby hotel stopped to take pictures of the demonstration.

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3 w. ago Arrest made as dozens gather outside Essex hotel ‘housing asylum seekers’

More than 100 demonstrators gathered outside the Bell Hotel in Epping on Sunday evening.

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