38 m. 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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60 m. 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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70 m. ago Disinformation could still spread under suspect ethnicity guidance says minister

Police forces have been told to share suspects' ethnicity and nationality with the public

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1 hour 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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2 h. ago Disgusting police officer told colleagues 'my life is f*****' as they arrested him

"That is it, my life is f*****"

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9 h. ago Police told to release ethnicity of suspects in high profile cases after string of secrecy rows

Forces will disclose the ethnicity and nationality of a suspect when it could reduce the risk of disorder, there are high levels of false information about an incident or there is significant public interest.

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21 h. ago Met Police volunteer officer 'told child she enjoyed being raped', court hears

Defendant James Bubb, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, is accused of rape and sexual activity with a child during their time as a police volunteer for London's Met Police

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36 h. ago Hoax caller, 61, who told police he had planted bombs at Heathrow and Birmingham airports is jailed

Paul Fisher, 61, from Oadyby, made false threats in May to numerous forces claiming he had planted bombs at several locations.

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38 h. ago Trans Met Police volunteer, 27, groomed child after meeting online and told her 'you enjoy being raped', court hears

Gwyn Samuels, who was born a man named James Bubb, told one victim she 'enjoyed being raped' and forced her to perform a sex act in public which was interrupted by a dog walker, prosecutors said.

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65 h. 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 She told police officers she had come to collect her car keys, the problem was it had £45,000 of cocaine in it

Nicole Locke, 32, and Guy Priddle, 33, were found with more than a kilo and a half of the class A drug after police followed them to a house.

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3 d. ago Revealed, after 58 years... What Mick Jagger told police about Marianne Faithfull on night that sparked 'Mars bar' myth

Now a newly unearthed statement made by the Stones' lead singer while he was on bail reveals extraordinary details about the circumstances of the Redlands raid.

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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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4 d. ago Suspect in Emory University shooting dead after opening fire at CDC building, killing one police officer

Students were told to ‘run, hide, fight’ as police swarmed the area Friday afternoon

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4 d. ago Suspect in campus shooting dead after opening fire at Emory University, wounding at least one police officer

Students were told to ‘run, hide, fight’ as police swarmed the area

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4 d. ago Police want to give as much info as possible on suspects amid claims of 'cover

West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford says officers ‘always striving to be transparent’ but are governed by rules designed to prevent prejudicing court proceedings

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5 d. ago Pennsylvania shooting: man kills neighbour, ambushes and wounds two state troopers

Police say 61-year-old man attacked his neighbour and then fired dozens of rounds at emergency workers responding to the attackA 61-year-old man shot and killed his neighbor in rural Pennsylvania on Thursday and then ambushed responding state troopers, wounding two and shooting down a drone while firing dozens of rounds from a semiautomatic weapon, police said. The attacker was killed by police.The boyfriend of the woman who was killed, Lori Wasko, called 911 from their home near Thompson, in Susquehanna county, to report that shots had been fired, state police Col. Christopher Paris told reporters. Police did not say why Carmine Faino decided to kill 57-year-old Wasko outside her home and then fire at responding troopers Joseph Perechinsky and William Jenkins. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Restaurant owner is forced to turn detective himself after police fail to attend scene of break

Ankit Vaghela was told by police to email them his evidence of the break-in because no officers were available to visit his Southampton restaurant after the early morning theft.

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5 d. ago ‘It’s not a coincidence’: after Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison move what next?

Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking accomplice was sent to a minimum security facility after meeting a top DoJ official who is Trump’s ex-attorney – experts say ‘this is not the end’When Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to a minimum security prison camp last week, despite being convicted of sex trafficking for Jeffrey Epstein, her move fueled ever-growing speculation about authorities’ handling of the late financier’s crimes.For many, the timing of Maxwell’s sudden relocation from a Florida penitentiary to a Texas lockup known for its more campus feel and celebrity inmates was especially suspect – with two Epstein victims reportedly describing the event as a “cover-up”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Man arrested after police told someone was 'acting suspiciously' outside school

He was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon

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