35 h. ago Suspect who admitted to hurling sandwich at DC cops on the street revealed to be a Justice Department employee

Attorney general announces firing of DOJ staffer seen in viral video: ‘We will come after you’

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37 h. ago Trump’s DC takeover is a move of staggering hypocrisy | Rebecca Solnit

Donald Trump is concocting a drama in DC because he would like us to really stop talking about the Epstein filesThe most violent day in the history of Washington DC, leaving aside the War of 1812, was 6 January 2021, and the instigator was Donald J Trump, who this week has endeavored to seize control of the nation’s capital, after reports that a former employee of the “department of government efficiency” (Doge) was assaulted in the city.In a sense the new event echoes the old; both are illegitimate power grabs made on the basis of lies. In 2021 it was a lie about the outcome of the 2020 presidential election; in the summer of 2025 it’s lies about crime levels. Reliable sources – including the Biden Department of Justice in January – have noted that violent crime there is at a 30-year low. Five people died as a result of that 2021 attack on Congress, and dozens of law enforcement officers were injured, some gravely, by the mob Trump incited. On his first day in office in 2025 he par...

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38 h. ago Pam Bondi FIRES DC man charged with felony for hurling sandwich at CBP officers after bombshell reveal he worked for DOJ

Bondi sent out a post on X on Thursday morning announcing the employee, Sean Dunn, was fired following the incident.

Events

38 h. ago Justice Department fires man accused of throwing sandwich at agent during Trump DC intervention

A man charged with a felony for hurling a sandwich at a federal law-enforcement official in the nation’s capital has been fired from his job at the Justice Department

Politics

67 h. ago New suspect ethnicity guidance ‘may not stop spread of disinformation’, policing minister admits

Police have been encouraged to share the nationality and ethnicity of suspects if there is a ‘policing reason to do’, but not immigration status

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68 h. ago Policing minister admits disinformation could still spread under suspect ethnicity guidance

Disinformation could still spread regarding suspects arrested under new guidance for police, the policing minister has said.

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7 d. ago Two thirds of Britons believe judges and the justice system have become too political, poll finds

Two thirds of Britons believe judges and the justice system have become too political, a poll reveals.

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7 d. ago Robert Jenrick demands end to 'activism' by judges as poll reveals most Brits think justice system is too politicised

A survey of 3,000 over-16s found 67 per cent of people agreed the criminal justice system had become over-politicised.

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8 d. ago Edinburgh residential street locked down by cops amid ongoing incident

The nature of the incident is currently unknown.

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1 week ago M&S apologises after girl, 14, was left 'freaked out' when 6ft 2in transgender employee asked if she needed help in bra department

Marks & Spencer has apologised after a transgender employee approached a 14-year-old girl in the bra section and offered to help.

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1 week ago Boy, 5, rushed to hospital after plunging from a height as cops close street

Boy, 5, rushed to hospital after plunging from a height as cops close street  The Sun

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3 w. ago Scots cops probe firebombing after Jeep torched last night in residential street

The incident took place in Paisley, Renfrewshire.

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4 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 Photos of US State Department workers getting hugs and applause as they're fired

Carrying boxes past signs of thanks for their service, fired State Department workers were hugged and applauded as they left their headquarters for the last time. More than 1,300 State Department employees fired in July, some focusing on intelligence activities, U.S. energy interests abroad, strategic competition with China and visa fraud. The lay offs are in line with a dramatic reorganization plan from the Trump administration.

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