1 hour ago 40 hours of violence and fear as gunman stalks Minnesota politicians

Early Saturday morning, when a man dressed like a police officer knocked at the home of a Minnesota state legislator, marked the start of nearly 40 hours of violence and fear that swept through towns in an arc around Minneapolis

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9 h. ago Trial opens for lawsuit against pardoned Capitol riot defendant over police officer's suicide

Nine days after he helped defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of Trump supporters, Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith shot and killed himself while driving to work

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10 h. ago Investigation launched into horror crash following police pursuit

The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating the incident

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11 h. ago Police launch fresh probe into events leading up to family's horror arson deaths

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will reinvestigate the events leading up to the arson that killed Demi Pearson, 15, brother Brandon, and sisters Lacey, and Lia, and later mum Michelle

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11 h. ago Suspect in Minnesota shootings visited other legislators’ homes, say authorities

Officials say suspect accused of shooting two lawmakers went to two other legislators’ homes intending to kill themA man accused of dressing up as a police officer and shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers in their homes – killing one and her husband – also showed up at the houses of two other legislators the same night intending to assassinate them too, authorities revealed on Monday.Vance Luther Boelter, 57, was captured on Sunday night after a major two-day manhunt and charged by state prosecutors with the second-degree murder of the Democratic representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, at their residence in Brooklyn Park early on Saturday. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Suspect in Minnesota lawmaker killing visited other legislators’ homes, prosecutors say – live

Prosecutors said suspect Vance Boelter also visited the homes of two other lawmakers on Saturday while disguised as a police officerA federal judge is set to consider on Monday whether to extend an order blocking President Donald Trump’s plan to bar foreign nationals from entering the United States to study at Harvard University.US District Judge Allison Burroughs during a hearing in Boston will weigh whether to issue an injunction barring Trump’s administration from implementing his latest bid to curtail Harvard’s ability to host international students while the university’s lawsuit challenging the restrictions plays out. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Police launch investigation after human leg found on beach in South Ayrshire

Police Scotland say inquiry under way after officers called to Prestwick beach Police are investigating after a human leg was found on a beach in South Ayrshire in Scotland.Officers were called to the scene on Prestwick beach, a popular attraction with views of the Isle of Arran from the shoreline, on the morning of 10 June. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago ‘Nobody makes a record like that for the money’: how Gang of Four made Entertainment!

‘There was tension with the National Front and swastikas on walls. So I’m proud the album is an outsider classic – but feel depressed these songs are still relevant’I grew up in a really boring village in Kent, so moving to Leeds as a student was thrilling. It was an A-list place to see gigs. On the other hand, the buildings were as black as soot, the Yorkshire Ripper was around and you could feel the tension between the National Front and the south Asian community. I saw swastikas on walls and on an anti-NF march I was hit with a truncheon by a mounted police officer. So I gradually came up with the modest ambition to change the world. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Police issue update as officer injured after being reversed into in hit

The sergeant's legs were crushed in the incident

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18 h. ago Tasmanian police officer fatally shot on rural property while serving warrant

Deadly shootings are rare in Australia due to its strict gun laws

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18 h. ago Moment police officer blows vape smoke in clubgoer's face before launching unprovoked attack

PC Tyler McWalter, 30, from Kinver, Staffordshire, was sentenced to eight months in prison after choking Charlie Pottow at around 2.30am while on a night out on September 14, last year.

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36 h. ago Police are working 'night and day' to catch Ballymena rioters after alleged sex attack on local girl sparks violent disorder

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has welcomed a reduction in disorder on Saturday night after several consecutive days of rioting and attacks on police officers.

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38 h. ago Manhunt continues for suspect in shootings of Minnesota lawmakers

Gunman believed to have left Minneapolis region after killing one legislator and wounding anotherThe hunt for the man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses while impersonating a police officer, killing one legislator and her husband, continued on Sunday more than 24 hours after the killings.Vance Boelter, 57, now on the FBI’s most wanted list, is believed to have left the Minneapolis region after allegedly gunning down Democratic state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, at their home, according to CNN. Boelter is also suspected of shooting Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, at their residence, gravely injuring them. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Pussy Riot’s founder built a ‘police state’ in an LA art gallery. Then the national guard arrived

Nadya Tolokonnikova tells the Guardian she felt she had ‘entered a wormhole’ when her police state exhibition was shut down – by the police stateNadya Tolokonnikova, the co-founder of the feminist art collective Pussy Riot, was sitting in a replica Russian prison cell in downtown Los Angeles when the police started shutting down the streets around the art museum.Police helicopters hovered overhead. Somewhere, through a loudspeaker, an officer delivered a tinny order to disperse. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Man dies and girl, eight, injured after horror blaze breaks out at four

Police officers spotted the fire tearing through the property on the corner of Scott Street and South Street, Perth, while they were patrolling the area at around 1.50am yesterday.

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43 h. ago Scots man rushed to hospital after being found near Asda supermarket

Images from the scene show a police cordon being guarded by a uniformed officer and vehicles from the force parked outside.

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46 h. ago Everything known so far as US politician and husband shot dead

Another politician and his wife were wounded in the attacks on Saturday

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49 h. ago Authorities still searching for suspect in shooting of 2 Minnesota state lawmakers

A massive search is stretching into its second day for a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her suburban Minneapolis home

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50 h. ago Violent man punched and bit wife after drinking heavily at brother's wake

Gary John, 61, went on to assault a police officer by kicking him in the shin while resisting arrest.

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50 h. ago Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter texted roommate he ‘may be dead shortly’ after killings: Latest

Democratic state politician Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally shot in the early hours of Saturday

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