19 h. ago Suspect 'pulls knife out on tram' in Manchester as armed police race to the scene

A 17-year-old boy was seen being hustled into a police van by armed officers after an incident that witnesses said left bystanders 'scared' in South Manchester on Monday

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19 h. ago Primary school locked down in 'knife threat' as police race to 'critical incident'

A primary school in Wales was locked down following a threat about people armed with 'knives' - police said a 'critical incident' had been declared

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19 h. ago The Huntingdon knife suspect’s race should not be bullied out of the police

Editorial: The train attack has shown yet again how revealing a suspect’s ethnic identity rarely quells the anger of those who want to weaponise a tragedy

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19 h. ago Armed police race to scene after reports of 'machete' brawl in south Manchester

Witnesses said there were 'loads of kids fighting with machetes'

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66 h. ago Police seal off Scots street as armed cops and fire crew race to ongoing incident

ARMED cops have been scrambled to a residential street this evening. Police rushed to The Loan area of South Queensferry in Edinburgh this afternoon. Cops also alerted the fire service at 5.20pm and one appliance was dispatched to the scene. The nature of the incident is currently unknown. Speaking to The Scottish Sun, one resident...

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3 d. ago Thousands join protests in Rio favela after deadliest ever police raid

Demonstrators demand inquiry after operation on Tuesday in which at least 121 people were killedThousands of protesters have gathered in the Rio favela that this week suffered the deadliest police operation in Brazilian history to demand an inquiry into the killings and an end to security policies that have turned working-class neighbourhoods into “war zones”.At least 121 people, including four police officers, were killed on Tuesday during a police assault on the Complexo da Penha and the Complexo do Alemão, two large tapestries of favelas in north Rio. The operation made global headlines when scores of mutilated bodies were dumped at the entrance to one of those favelas. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Manchester synagogue attacker died from multiple gunshot wounds after he was shot by armed police, inquest hears

The Islamic State supporter deliberately crashed his car outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester on October 2 and began knifing worshippers.

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4 d. ago Manchester synagogue terror attacker killed by armed police, inquest hears

Terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, died after he sustained multiple gunshot wounds when he was shot by armed police responding to his attack on a synagogue, Manchester Coroner’s Court has heard.

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6 d. ago Hero Manchester synagogue attack victim was shot dead by armed police officer as he tried to stop terrorist from entering building, inquest hears

Melvin Cravitz, 66, died when Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, went on the rampage with a knife at the Heaton Park Synagogue, in Manchester, earlier this month.

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6 d. ago Manchester Synagogue terror attack victim died 'from single gunshot fired by armed police officer'

Heroic Adrian Daulby had held the doors shut for two minutes as knife nut terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie tried to get into the Synagogue and was tragically killed by a stray bullet from a police marksman

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9 d. ago Scots child dies after incident near Aberdeen park and ride as police race to scene

Emergency services were called to Skene Road in Aberdeen after the alarm was raised at around 8.40pm on Saturday, October 25.

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1 week ago Drug dealer armed with huge knife brutally attacked man waiting for taxi

Joshua Lee has been jailed

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2 w. ago Louvre 'crown jewels' police in race against time to find thieves or lose loot forever

French police have just 48 hours to hunt down eight priceless artefacts stolen in broad daylight from the Louvre before they are 'gone forever', experts say

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2 w. ago Man United get VAR explanation after Liverpool denied penalty over Amad incident

Liverpool appealed for a penalty in the first half against Manchester United after a Cody Gakpo cross hit Amad's arm at Anfield

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2 w. ago 'Luxurious' £359 Emporio Armani Quartz watch reduced to £99 in time for Christmas

Shoppers will need to be quick if they want to take advantage of the deal

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3 w. ago Car flips onto roof in horror Scots road crash as police race to scene

Emergency services raced to Hawkhead Road at its junction with Barshaw Park in Paisley after the alarm was raised at around 11.45am on Sunday.

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3 w. ago Jose Mourinho's brutal Man Utd transfer tactic in massive Arsenal move

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has opened up on his explosive relationship with Jose Mourinho at Manchester United, which eventually led to the Armenian joining Arsenal in 2018

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3 w. ago Firefighters in bulletproof vests followed armed police into Manchester synagogue during terror attack

A fire crew was among the first emergency services on the scene as they came across the attack on their way to another 999 call, it has emerged

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3 w. ago CCTV released of man with arm in sling after £9,000 of handbags are robbed from Selfridges

Police believe the man may be able to assist with ongoing enquiries

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3 w. ago The Perfect Neighbor review – a notorious shooting through the eye of a Florida cop’s body

Geeta Gandbhir’s study of the Ajike Owens killing turns police footage into a devastating lens on fear, race and a nation fatally addicted to firearmsThe true crime genre has a new medium, or maybe even a whole new language and grammar: police body cam footage. Faces of victims, witnesses and possible perpetrators loom up to the cameras, sometimes in the harsh glare of headlights or flashlights as the officers approach, their faces and voices eloquent of wariness or panic or indignation or suspiciously contrived innocence. And we often incidentally glimpse the faces of the officers themselves, one standing by blankly while the other asks the questions with what sometimes seems like extraordinary diffidence – though perhaps this is because they know they are being recorded.We have already had the Netflix true-crime documentary American Murder: Gabby Petito, about the slaying of an Instagram influencer by her boyfriend, whose main point of interest was body cam footage and in which, a...

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