28 h. ago 'Is prowling for catcallers really the best use of police time?' Fury as undercover cops pose as joggers to catch wolf

Activists have argued police should be using their resources to tackle criminal activity such as knife crime and theft - not 'prowling the streets in search of lawful but disapproved remarks'.

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36 h. ago Uniformed cops unable to participate in Stirling Pride events after ruling

The change - prompted by a court ruling in England over police impartiality in trans/gender-critical debates - will mean cops will only attend the Stirling festival in their traditional public safety role.

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37 h. ago Public need to stand up to shoplifters and stop relying on cops, police chief says

Matthew Barber, the PCC for Thames Valley said that tackling thieves was not just a job for police and criticised onlookers for simply filming instances of crime.

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38 h. ago Police chief says members of the public should stand up to shoplifters and stop relying on cops

Matthew Barber, the PCC for Thames Valley said that tackling thieves was not just a job for police and criticised onlookers for simply filming instances of crime.

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3 d. ago Trump takes over DC police and deploys National Guard as he vows cops can do ‘whatever the hell they want’: Live

Speaking at a White House press conference Monday, the president invoked section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control

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3 d. ago How long can overstretched Met Police cope if Palestine Action protests continue?

‘Tiredness is setting in’ for overstretched Met police officers as protesters vow to continue flouting Palestine Action’s terror ban, writes Amy-Clare Martin

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5 d. ago Angry Fife residents hold fourth street protest amid 'beast out' chants

Dozens of extra police officers were drafted in after cops were attacked at a similar protest last weekend.

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5 d. ago Chaos explodes in Parliament Square: Hundreds of police officers arrest 150 Palestine Action supporters as violence flares... and cops at migrant protests across UK hold their breath

The Metropolitan Police said it has drawn officers in from other forces to help form a 'significant policing presence' in the capital as it faces a busy weekend of protests.

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5 d. ago Chaos explodes in Parliament Square: Hundreds of police officers arrest Palestine Action supporters as violence flares... and cops at migrant protests across UK hold their breath

The Metropolitan Police said it has drawn officers in from other forces to help form a 'significant policing presence' in the capital as it faces a busy weekend of protests.

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5 d. ago Emory University shooting updates: Suspect dead and cop killed, police reuniting 92 stranded children after CDC attack

Police are reportedly working on the theory that the CDC was the suspect’s target, who ‘blamed his illness on the Covid-19 vaccine,’ according to an unconfirmed report

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9 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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1 week ago Cop taken to hospital after 'assault' amid dramatic police chase on River Clyde

The police officer was raced to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment.

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1 week ago Dramatic police chase on River Clyde as marine unit and armed cops pursue boat in Greenock

Several boats from Police Scotland's Dive and Marine Unit, a helicopter and police dogs have been drafted to the incident.

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3 w. ago Police Scotland vow to make changes after death of tragic cop dog Zara

An internal review was then held into the handling of the young pup's death and has confirmed that actions that led to her being put down were in line with their policies.

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3 w. ago Epping protest: Cops break silence on claims police van drove into protester

Police say a van 'made contact' with a protester in Epping, Essex after being 'blocked in' following a violent demonstration outside the Bell Hotel, which left eight officers injured

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3 w. ago Migrant clashes erupt in northern France with rocks launched at riot cops and fires blazing in the street as police try to stop launch of small boat bound for Britain

Dramatic pictures and video show a group throwing rocks in the direction of the officers early on Friday, while fires blazed in the road near a park in Gravelines.

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4 w. ago Will Nigel Farage’s attempt to copy and paste Trump’s policies work in the UK? | Samuel Earle

The Reform leader is trying to import Doge’s cuts to spending and ‘DEI’. It’s clear what he gets out of it – not so much the British voterA popular maxim on the American right is that politics is downstream from culture. In the UK, it increasingly feels like politics is simply downstream from the US. With Reform UK ascendant in the polls, Nigel Farage – officially MP for Clacton, unofficially Donald Trump’s emissary to the UK – is setting the terms of the national conversation, and he is importing them directly from across the pond.Over the past few months, Reform has sought to launch “Doge” initiatives (referencing Elon Musk’s department of government efficiency), waged war on DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) employment schemes, and called for the UK government to embrace crypto and create a bitcoin digital reserve at the Bank of England, following Trump’s lead. It seems the Brexiteers were right: Britain doesn’t make anything any more – not even its own bogeymen.Samuel Earle ...

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