9 h. ago New guidance for UK police on releasing suspects’ ethnicity and migration status

Disclosure of migration status, and ethnicity, could help keep peace ‘where there are high levels of disinformation’Police forces should consider disclosing the ethnicity and migration status of suspects when they are charged in high-profile and sensitive investigations, according to new official guidance.After a row over claims that police “covered up” the backgrounds of two men charged in connection with the alleged rape of a child, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing have backed plans to release details of nationality when there is a “policing purpose” for doing so. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago UK police should consider revealing ethnicity of suspects, says new guidance

Disclosure of migration status, and ethnicity, could help keep peace ‘where there are high levels of disinformation’Police forces should consider disclosing the ethnicity and migration status of suspects when they are charged in high-profile and sensitive investigations, according to new official guidance.After a row over claims that police “covered up” the backgrounds of two men charged in connection with the alleged rape of a child, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing have backed plans to release details of nationality when there is a “policing purpose” for doing so. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago A Vermont man’s death was ruled as suicide. Now, his case will be reopened after his daughter claimed cops botched the investigation

Pedro ‘Pete’ Baez, 68, died at his home in 2024 — and his daughter has pushed for months for authorities to further investigate it

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23 h. ago 'Hyperbolic word salad': Row breaks out as Reform UK politician urges Scots council to rule out low emission zone

Councillor Jamie McGuire labelled the schemes in four Scottish cities as "little more than cash cows" in a blistering statement.

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32 h. ago Scots councillor under investigation amid claims he bullied local authority boss

Ian Carruthers is alleged to have behaved in a “threatening and intimidating way” towards council officials – including Dumfries and Galloway Council chief executive Dawn Roberts.

Economics

32 h. ago Brigitte Macron 'hired investigators to look into podcaster Candace Owens before suing her for ludicrous claim the French first lady is a man

Lawyers hired by Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron hired top investigators to dig up dirt on podcaster Candace Owens before suing her for making allegations that France's First Lady is a man

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48 h. ago EasyJet suspends pilot after claims he wandered naked around luxury hotel

Pilot reportedly removed all his clothes and walked into reception area of Cape Verde hotel after drinking sessionAn easyJet flight captain has been suspended pending an investigation after claims that he wandered naked around a luxury hotel at the end of an all-night drinking session.The pilot, who has not been named, was seen without any clothes in the reception of a five-star hotel on the Atlantic resort island of Cape Verde early last Tuesday. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago BBC employee claims he was offered cocaine by Strictly star amid drug allegations

A former Strictly Come Dancing employee has alleged that he was offered cocaine by one of its stars at an after party as the BBC launches an investigation into drug use claims

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4 d. ago Wembley Stadium investigates claims ticketless Oasis fans sneaked into gig for cash

'If they are substantiated, we will refer our evidence to the police'

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4 d. ago Wembley Stadium investigates claim people were smuggled into Oasis shows without tickets

Fans have claimed they were able to get in using the same ticket after being told to use a disabled entrance, where they were handed VIP wristbands

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5 d. ago British FBI to investigate claims police sexually abused grooming gang victims

South Yorkshire Police have handed the investigation to the NCA

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7 d. ago Outback Wrangler trial updates: Pilot drug shock as it's revealed detectives bugged Netflix star Matt Wright's home during fatal helicopter crash investigation

The jury in the Outback Wrangler trial has heard bombshell claims investigators had the former Netflix croc celebrity's family home bugged and his phone tapped.

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7 d. ago Outback Wrangler trial updates: How detectives bugged Netflix star Matt Wright's home during fatal helicopter crash investigation

The jury in the Outback Wrangler trial has heard bombshell claims investigators had the former Netflix croc celebrity's family home bugged and his phone tapped.

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7 d. ago Firefighters ‘break into’ man’s home after stranger says she lives there

An investigation has been launched after a man claimed firefighters broke into his home after a stranger told them she lived there

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8 d. ago Police Scotland sends report to prosecutors after Glasgow councillor charged with fraud

Labour veteran Frank McAveety was arrested and charged earlier this year in connection with fraud offences.

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9 d. ago Suspected gunmen go on trial in Moscow over concert hall terror attack

Islamic State affiliate group have claimed responsibility, though Russian investigators have sought to blame UkraineEurope live – latest updatesNineteen people, among them the four suspected gunmen, went on trial in Moscow on Monday over a concert hall attack that claimed 149 lives, one of the worst terrorist attacks in modern Russia.Four armed men from the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan allegedly stormed the Crocus City Hall on the outskirts of Moscow on 22 March last year, opening fire and then setting the building alight, injuring hundreds of people. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tulsi Gabbard openly accuses Obama of longstanding effort to overthrow Trump in coup

Gabbard claimed Obama and his officials committed ‘treasonous conspiracy’ over the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election

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3 w. ago More violence erupts in Syria’s Druze heartland as tribal groups reinforce local Bedouin

UN calls for end to ‘bloodshed’ that has claimed at least 638 lives, according to Syrian Observatory for Human RightsArmed tribes supported by Syria’s Islamist-led government clashed with Druze fighters in the community’s Sweida heartland on Friday, a day after the army withdrew under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure.The UN called for an end to the “bloodshed” and demanded an “independent” investigation of the violence, which has claimed at least 638 lives since Sunday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Greater Manchester apprentice firefighter brags on a podcast that he was a drug cartel hitman who has killed 'more than 70 people'

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service commenced an investigation within 20 minutes of being alerted to the man's claims

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4 w. ago Millionaire farmer, 75, died a DAY after secretly marrying his carer, 50, and was embalmed with 'undue haste', court hears

Lawyers for Lisa Flaherty, 50, said she had been 'hauled over the coals' during the three-day inquest in Tullamore as the family of Joseph Grogan, vowed to challenge their short-lived marriage.

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