2 h. ago Armed police swarm Scots street amid reports of man in possession of weapon

Coronation Court in Tranent was taped off before two arrests were made

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31 h. ago Armed police cordon off street amid reports man 'has a weapon' as people watch from windows

Police are responding to a 'domestic incident' on a residential street

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32 h. ago Toxteth street on lockdown as 'man with a weapon' sees armed police flood the scene

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32 h. ago Liverpool 'armed incident' LIVE: City street on lockdown as man 'has weapon'

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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49 h. ago Met firearms officer lawfully killed a man who pointed a gun at police, inquest concludes

Giedrius Vasiljevas, 40, was shot dead by police in November 2023 after leaving his home armed

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3 d. ago Four arrested after corner store robbery involving gun and knife

Armed police was seen outside a home where the suspects might have fled

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5 d. ago South London police chase ends in crash as officers search for suspected armed robber

South London police chase ends in crash as officers search for suspected armed robber  My London

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9 d. ago Police chief apologises for failing to catch serial rapist armed cop as he gets 37th life sentence

A POLICE chief apologised yesterday for failing to catch a serial rapist armed officer as he got a 37th life sentence. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Valentine said of prolific predator David Carrick: “His actions bring shame on the uniform he should never have been allowed to wear. “We heard how he grossly misused the position...

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1 week ago Armed police raid city centre apartment block as two arrested for false imprisonment

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering and false imprisonment offences

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1 week ago Former Met officer David Carrick sentenced for rape and molesting child

Convicted serial offender given further life sentence for crimes against 12-year-old girl in 1980s and former partnerFormer police officer and convicted sex offender David Carrick has been sentenced at the Old Bailey to life with a minimum of 30 years for molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner. Carrick, 50, who served as an armed officer in the Metropolitan police, sexually assaulted the child in the late 1980s, his trial heard. More than 20 years later, he repeatedly raped a woman and subjected her to “degrading and humiliating” abuse during the course of a toxic relationship.Mrs Justice McGowan sentenced Carrick for the fresh convictions on Thursday after he was found guilty of two charges of rape, one of sexual assault and coercive and controlling behaviour towards the woman between 2014 and 2019, and five counts of indecent assault relating to the girl in the late 1980s. Carrick’s offences came to light after he pleaded guilty in 2022 and 2023 to 71 sexual offe...

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1 week ago Bomb squad called to Welsh town after 'suspicious device' donated to charity shop

Army personnel, police officers and firefighters were dispatched to a Welsh town on Tuesday

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1 week ago Memphis shopping mall 'shots fired' as armed police put area on lockdown

Police rushed to Wolfchase Galleria Mall in Memphis, Tennessee, following reports of a shooting

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1 week ago Wolfchase Galleria evacuated after gunshots heard as police swarm Memphis shopping mall

The Wolfchase Galleria in Memphis, Tennessee, has been swarmed by armed police after reports of gunfire in the complex as witnesses report a major police presence at the shopping centre entrance

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1 week ago UK Primary school in lockdown as man with 'air rifle' spotted pointing weapon

Eskdale Academy in Hartlepool was placed in lockdown on Monday morning after a man was seen in the street carrying what appears to be an air rifle at around 8.55am

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2 w. ago Ardal O'Hanlon admits he 'feels sorry' for Father Ted creator Graham Linehan and says he's made his gender

Graham was met by armed police when he touched down at Heathrow Airport and was detained on suspicion of inciting violence, but has since said he'll face 'no further police action.'

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2 w. ago Armed police shoot man seen ‘brandishing knife’ at Paris train station

Prosecutors said an officer used a ‘weapon’ on the man at Montparnasse station

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2 w. ago Armed police called and helicopter deployed after robbery reports

It's understood there were reports of a gun being used in the robbery

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2 w. ago Now it gets REALLY ugly: Holly Ramsay and Adam Peaty's family feud escalates further with claims of violent threats and an armed police escort as mutiny erupts amid slanging match

Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay's feud with his family has reached fever pitch after claims of threats of violence against the couple were reported - as their very public row escalates even further.

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2 w. ago Cocky gunman stunned as armed police arrest him for murder of Olivia Pratt

A new documentary examines the moment police marksmen arrest dangerous gangland hitman Thomas Cashman for the murder of nine-year-old who he shot dead in her own home

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2 w. ago Adam Peaty 'escorted from plane by armed police after abusive threats' amid family feud

The swimmer has reportedly banned his mother Caroline Peaty from attending his upcoming wedding to Gordon Ramsay’s daughter Holly

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