15 h. ago ‘Embarrassed’ v ‘force to be reckoned with’: Americans on Trump’s foreign interventions

From capturing Maduro to proposing a take over of Greenland – people respond to the president’s rhetoricAs Donald Trump continues to call for the US to take control of Greenland, not long after the US captured the deposed president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, we asked people in the US what they thought about Trump’s foreign intervention and rhetoric. Here are some of their responses. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Women three times more likely than men to be domestic abuse murder victims

New police figures show 54 women have been victims of 'domestic related homicides' since 2018 - compared to 16 men.

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22 h. ago Sick dad killed wife then propped her up on sofa and had Christmas with kids around her corpse

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Za’Zell Preston, 26, suffered years of domestic abuse from her husband, William Wallace, until he eventually killed her and waited until Christmas morning to call for any help

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22 h. ago Twisted dad killed wife then made kids open presents round her dead body

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Za'Zell Preston, 26, suffered years of brutal domestic abuse before her husband William Wallace beat her to death on Christmas Eve in Anaheim, California

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25 h. ago Police arrested 86 people for ‘breaching prison grounds’ while protesting in support of hunger strike

POLICE have arrested 86 people for allegedly breaching prison grounds while protesting in support of an inmate on hunger strike. Officers said the group refused to leave the grounds when ordered to, allegedly blocked jail staff from entering and leaving, and threatened police. Scotland Yard said some protesters got inside a staff entrance area of...

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26 h. ago Police in England and Wales to get new strict emergency response time limits

Home Office will set out changes to policing on Monday that it claims are biggest overhaul in two centuriesPolice forces in England and Wales will be told to respond to emergency calls within strict time limits as part of plans to be announced on Monday.Officers will be expected to arrive at crime scenes within 15 minutes in urban areas and 20 minutes in the countryside while attending serious crimes, the Home Office said.A reduction in the number of police forces.Local policing areas to deal with everyday crimes such as shoplifting.Home secretaries to be given the power to sack chief constables.An FBI-style National Police Service to lead on terrorism, fraud and organised crime.Every police officer in England and Wales to hold a licence to serve.A fast track for professionals and experts so they can take senior police roles.A new police commander to lead on violent disorder and rioting.A new national forensics team to help catch rapists and murderers. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago £20k reward offered by Crimestoppers for info on Jordan Gray murder

A £20,000 reward is being offered to catch the killer of a new dad who was blasted in his own home by a shotgun. Jordan Gray, 26, was found dead at his home in Shields Court, Motherwell, on December 15 after being shot the previous night. Police Scotland launched a murder inquiry and have been...

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34 h. ago Man's body found inside UK hotel as police and paramedics swarm building

A major emergency services Kings Park Hotel on Mill Street in Rutherglen, Scotland, as multiple police cars, fire engines and ambulances were called to the scene

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35 h. ago Disabled dad 'assaulted by police' wins compensation after tooth 'damaged'

Lee Fraser, 48, was returning from Lidl supermarket with his wife when he was tackled to the ground by two officers in Dundee in March 2021 and later won a settlement from Police Scotland

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36 h. ago Disabled dad wins payout after alleged assault by Police Scotland officers

Lee Fraser was recovering from spinal surgery and had cysts on his brain when he was allegedly tackled to the ground by two officers in Dundee in March 2021

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43 h. ago Why Scotland needs more positive male role models like Eyemouth High School's police officer

Scotland’s laissez-faire attitude to discipline in schools comes at the worst possible time

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50 h. ago Home Secretary warned plans to cut police forces across the country could be a 'disaster' and 'will not guarantee better policing'

Veteran officers warned that a similar scheme in Scotland a decade ago led to asset-stripping and local policing being abandoned.

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51 h. ago Disabled driver pinned down and beaten by Scots cops handed compo payout

A DISABLED driver who claimed he was pinned down and beaten by cops has won a compensation payout. Lee Fraser, 50, sued Police Scotland for wrongful arrest after he was collared on his way home from a Lidl store. Wife Sheryl, 48, looked on in tears while recording a video of the officers who had...

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3 d. ago Prosecutors charge five people in connection with the shooting of an Indiana judge and his wife

Prosecutors are accusing members of a motorcycle club and a street gang of working together to kill an Indiana judge in hopes of derailing a domestic abuse trial

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3 d. ago New York mayor Zohran Mamdani sent baby box by SNP Government

Mamdani has previously mentioned Scotland, Chile and Finland as examples of where the policy has been introduced.

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3 d. ago Scotland sends baby box to New York after mayor Mamdani cites policy

Scottish social justice secretary says pledge for the city shows shared ‘commitment to tackling child poverty’New York’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has received a baby box from the Scottish government after modelling part of his election campaign on Edinburgh’s example of providing each expectant mother with a set of essentials.Scotland’s social justice secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville, said it would help the city’s leader develop his own plans for a “baby basket”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago West Lothian duo charged after quad bike ridden 'dangerously' through village

Police Scotland officers report receiving several reports of incidents of such vehicles being driven dangerously or anti-socially in the region.

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3 d. ago Former police station in West Scotland town with bizarre cell up for sale

The building in the centre of Campbeltown, in Argyll and Bute, is on the market for £150,000, and could be converted into housing subject to planning permission

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3 d. ago New York mayor Zohran Mamdani sent baby box by Scottish Government

Mr Mamdani previously cited Scotland as an example of where the policy has been introduced

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3 d. ago Family of spiking victim call for better protection in pubs and clubs as suspects go undetected

Figures from Police Scotland released under Freedom of Information show that the vast majority of drink spiking cases remain undetected with suspects in only ten percent of cases

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