5 h. ago Met officers to face gross misconduct hearing after woman, 90, targeted with Taser

Two serving officers and one former officer to face hearing after woman was also handcuffed and put in spit hoodTwo serving Metropolitan police officers and one former officer will face a gross misconduct hearing after a 90-year-old woman with dementia was targeted with a Taser, the police watchdog said.The woman was also handcuffed and put in a spit hood during the incident in Peckham, south London, in May 2023, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Met Police officers to face misconduct hearing after woman with dementia, 90, handcuffed and put in spit hood

A 90-year-old Black woman with dementia was ‘red-dotted’ with a Taser, handcuffed and put in a spit hood

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46 h. ago Record amount of dangerous driver footage handed to police by cyclists

Many cyclists capture footage of their journeys, with basic cameras available for under £50

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4 d. ago Voices: I’m a Met Police whistleblower – and these are the horror stories I’ve heard

It's not the life-and-death situations that make 'blue-light' work intolerable, it's the rogue employees who the forces won't sack, says former 999 call handler turned police conduct campaigner Issy Vine

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5 d. ago 'Chimpanzee tore off my face and ate my eyes – this one thing still haunts me'

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Charla was viciously attacked by a chimpanzee named Travis, who ripped off her face, hands and eyes before he was shot dead by police, leaving her with horrific injuries

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6 d. ago Download Festival warning as police urge attendees NOT to wear smart watches after 'issues' last year

Leicestershire Police said on a routine weekend the force handles around 600 emergency calls - but during Download Festival weekend there was 700 more than usual.

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6 d. ago Heartstopping bodycam shows what happened after famous mother's adorable daughter, 9, was mauled by shark

Leah Lendel 'screamed' as she emerged from the water, her mother Nadia told police, sharing how her daughter's right hand was 'hanging' and there was 'blood everywhere'.

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6 d. ago Dialling two numbers in an emergency can get you out of danger without speaking

Police say it will alert emergency call handlers that your call is genuine but you are unable to speak

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6 d. ago Senator Alex Padilla handcuffed and forcibly removed from Kristi Noem’s LA press conference

Video shows Padilla being restrained and ejected as he tries to question homeland security secretary at press eventLA protests – live updatesAlex Padilla, a Democratic California senator and vocal critic of the Trump administration’s immigration polices, was forcibly removed and handcuffed as he attempted to ask a question at a press conference held by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, in Los Angeles on Thursday.In video taken of the incident that has since gone viral on social media, Padilla is seen being restrained and removed from the room by Secret Service and FBI agents. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Senator Alex Padilla forcibly removed from Kristi Noem’s LA press conference

Video shows Padilla being restrained and ejected as he tries to question homeland security secretary at press eventLA protests – live updatesAlex Padilla, a Democratic California senator and a vocal critic of the Trump administration’s immigration polices, was forcibly removed and handcuffed as he attempted to ask a question at a press conference held by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, in Los Angeles on Thursday. The incident has shocked his colleagues from Capitol Hill to California.In video taken of the incident that has since gone viral on social media, Padilla is seen being restrained and removed from the room by multiple men. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Hunt for £250K handbag burglars: Police release CCTV images of three men who stole hoard of luxury gear from designer boutique after tunneling through 3ft

The 55 items, with some valued at as much as £25,000 each and much sought-after by celebrities, were snatched as burglars ransacked the store in Prestbury, Cheshire, on Sunday night.

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8 d. ago Shocking moment police camera van officer is caught with no hands on the wheel while driving

This is the shocking moment a Northumbria Police camera van officer is filmed driving with no hands on the wheel.

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9 d. ago The Latest: Trump defends National Guard deployment as protests spread to other cities

President Donald Trump is defending his decision to send Another 2,000 National Guard troops along with 700 Marines to Los Angeles, escalating a military presence local officials and Gov. Gavin Newsom don’t want and the police chief says creates logistical challenges for safely handling protests

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9 d. ago Fifteen police injured amid suspected racially motivated attacks in Ballymena

Northern Irish politicians condemn violence that erupted after vigil for girl who was allegedly sexually assaultedFifteen police officers were injured and several homes attacked during what has been called a “mob fury” of racially motivated disturbances in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena.Members of a crowd threw petrol bombs, fireworks, heavy masonry and bricks at police and tried to burn the homes of a handful of foreign families in the County Antrim town on Monday night. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Questions grow over unprecedented illegal firearms seizure in Jamaica

Ministers tight-lipped over discovery of 233 guns and 40,000 rounds of ammunition that could ‘arm a small army’Jamaicans are seeking answers after officials revealed a massive illegal firearms seizure described by experts as the largest in the country’s history, with enough guns and ammunition to “arm a small army”.More than a week after the police and customs said they had intercepted 233 illegal rifles and handguns and more than 40,000 rounds of ammunition, the government has remained tight-lipped about the details of the find, arguing that revealing more information would hamper a sensitive cross-border investigation into their origin and the identity of those involved. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Terrifying footage shows Tesco lorry engulfed in flames as blaze ripped through driver’s cabin

Dramatic footage showed the truck, stopped at the side of the A85 between Midlix and Glenogle, after a blaze engulfed the driver's cabin on Sunday afternoon.

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1 week ago HGV lorry driver rolls cigarette while driving on motorway with no hands on wheel

Shocking footage shows a lorry driver on the motorway with no hands on the wheel - as he rolls a cigarette.

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1 week ago Guns, bullets and 2,000 blades in deadly haul of weapons taken into Scotland's courts

Figures obtained by the Daily Record have unearthed the stash brought by punters arriving to proceedings dangerously armed.

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1 week ago These thieves and shoplifters face years of restrictions to protect city and town centres

All five have previous convictions or are still serving sentences and are now the subject of police criminal behaviour orders

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on the Conservatives and international law: a party trapped inside its own destructive obsessions | Editorial

Kemi Badenoch’s European human rights withdrawal plan would weaken Britain, delight authoritarians and achieve none of the goals the Tories imagineKemi Badenoch’s announcement of a Conservative party inquiry into a British withdrawal from the European convention on human rights (ECHR) should fool no one. The working party under the shadow attorney general, David Wolfson, announced on Thursday, will not look dispassionately at whether the UK should withdraw. It will merely try to say why and how. The policy of withdrawal itself is almost, to coin a phrase, oven-ready.This back-to-front policymaking process exemplifies the party’s rudderless drift under Mrs Badenoch. Tory policy is not now in the hands of the leader or the shadow cabinet. It is in the hands of Reform UK and the opinion polls. Mrs Badenoch is a follower of events. Hers is the approach of someone still trapped in a party bubble which is consumed by the belief that withdrawal is the key to regaining the Conservative...

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