21 h. ago Voices: The Epping ‘protests’ make me ashamed to admit I’m from Essex

Hordes of people swarming on a hotel believed to be housing asylum-seekers, destroying police vans and attacking officers, writes Victoria Richards – in the name of what, exactly?

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32 h. ago Seven arrested as 11 Met officers attacked by ‘shoplifters’ in London

Seven arrested as 11 Met officers attacked by ‘shoplifters’ in London  London Evening Standard

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44 h. ago Boys aged 15 and 16 are charged after attack on 11 Met police officers as they tackled gang of shoplifters

When officers arrived in Wood Green, north London , just before 5pm on Tuesday, a number of people attacked them, the Metropolitan Police said.

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44 h. ago I didn't realise I was fighting police officers and I feared they'd beat me to death, Manchester Airport 'attacker' tells court

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, was filmed hitting two policewomen and a male officer who were trying to detain him for headbutting a passenger at a Starbucks café minutes earlier.

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46 h. ago Two teenagers charged over attacking Met officers in Wood Green

Two teenagers charged over attacking Met officers in Wood Green  BBC

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47 h. ago Met Police warn protesters supporting Palestine Action will be arrested ahead of mass demonstration

The Met Police has warned anyone expressing support for Palestine Action at a stand alone protest or as part of a large -scale Palestine Coalition march will likely be arrested

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52 h. ago Seven arrested as 11 Met officers attacked by ‘shoplifters’ in Wood Green

Police called to large group attempting to steal items from business on High Road

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2 d. ago Orange Order to meet SNP Government officials after accusing John Swinney of 'silence' over air gun attack

John Swinney described acts of violence against the Orange Order as "completely and utterly unacceptable".

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3 d. ago Japan hunter missing after possible bear attack as officials issue animal sighting warning

Hokkaido authorities issued a warning after a spate of fatal bear attacks

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4 d. ago UK union leaders express fear over erosion of right to protest in open letter

Twenty-two union leaders criticise Met over arrest of people who took part in pro-Gaza march in JanuaryMore than 20 union leaders have expressed their deep concern over the apparent erosion of the right to peaceful protest, piling pressure on the Metropolitan police over its handling of pro-Palestinian marches at the start of the year.Paul Nowak of the Trades Union Congress, Christina McAnea of Unison, Daniel Kebede of the National Education Union, Matt Wrack of the Teachers Union and Eddie Dempsey of the RMT are among 22 trade union general secretaries who have criticised the Met’s decision to arrest and charge former union members who took part in peaceful protest on 18 January. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Man arrested over theft of £150,000 violin stolen from pub in Islington

Met Police said a 43-year-old man was arrested on June 25 on suspicion of theft

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6 d. ago Met again arrests protesters for allegedly holding signs supporting Palestine Action

Met again arrests protesters for allegedly holding signs supporting Palestine Action  The Guardian

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7 d. ago Ryanair flight descends into 'chaos' as police storm plane after 'disturbance'

A Ryanair flight from Palma De Mallorca to Edinburgh on July 9 was met by police after a 69-year-old man was arrested following a disturbance. The man was escorted from the plane

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8 d. ago Distressing video of sobbing and bloodied female police officer after she was 'attacked by Manchester Airport suspects' is shown to court

Constable Lydia Ward, who jurors heard is heavily pregnant, told of being 'terrified' after coming under attack - as new police footage was shown to a court.

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9 d. ago Two cops stomped on naked woman's head in a Sydney street before pepper

Two police officers have admitted to using unlawful force after attacking the 48-year-old schizophrenic woman in an industrial area at Emu Plains, in western Sydney.

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1 week ago Man arrested twice after pictures dedicated to Windrush generation vandalised

The exhibition was vandalised two weeks after it was put on display in Windrush Square in Brixton

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1 week ago Brother of Notting Hill Carnival killer who knifed mother to death in front of her daughter, three, is jailed for attacking police officer at the festival

Shakeil Thibou stabbed Cher Maximen with a zombie knife during last year's edition of the event. At the same time, his brothers Sheldon and Shaeim assaulted PC Oliver Mort.

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1 week ago Moment thug punches female officer in the face before she bravely brushes off the attack and pins him to the ground

The officer was viciously attacked as she tried to break up a fight between two men in the Lozells area of Birmingham on Sunday afternoon.

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says US, Europe deals will increase drone production

Married couple die in Russian strike against Kostyantynivka; Ukraine on agenda as Macron makes state visit to UK. What we know on day 1,230Russia and Ukraine struck each other with hundreds of drones on Sunday, throwing Russian air travel into disarray, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Ukrainian deals with western partners allowing Kyiv to scale up production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Six Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow, said its mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, while another two were reported outside Russia’s second largest city, St Petersburg. Rosaviatsiya, Russia’s civil aviation authority, reported temporary airport closures in the two cities and other regional centres and said dozens of flights had been delayed.In Ukraine on Sunday, Russian drones injured three civilians in Kyiv and at least two in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, located in the north-east, officials said. A Russian attack involving Shahed drones also targeted port infrastructure in Mykolaiv in central...

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1 week ago Met officer recalls terrifying moment she realised true horror of 7/7 attacks

Superintendent Anna Bearman, then 23, was a Met Police responder on 7 July

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