4 d. ago Pheobe Bishop's housemate James Wood is released without charge after being taken into police custody

Police have announced a major development in the case of missing teenager Pheobe Bishop after housemate James Wood was taken into custody.

Economics

8 d. ago Four pedestrians from the same family mowed down by motorist in the center of Grenoble

The two women and one of the teenagers were critically injured, while the other teenager appeared to be less seriously injured. Police have the BMW driver in custody

Politics

8 d. ago Man in custody after three police officers seriously injured during arrest

The man was arrested after attacking the three officers and fleeing to a nearby property

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1 week ago Watchdog launches investigation after man who dialled 999 for help died in police custody

“It’s important that an independent investigation is carried out to fully establish the circumstances when someone has died in police custody"

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1 week ago Lords watchdog investigates Tory peer over ‘erroneous’ travel claims

Earl of Shrewsbury is fifth peer to face an inquiry after Guardian reporting into upper houseThe House of Lords watchdog has launched an investigation into a Conservative hereditary peer who admitted he “erroneously” made claims last year for travel expenses he did not incur. He is the fifth peer to face an inquiry after Guardian reporting into the upper house.The Earl of Shrewsbury is being examined for a potential breach of rules after revelations he received reimbursement for mileage for four journeys between his home in Derbyshire and Stafford station, which he cannot have made as he was either in London or Liverpool.Ian Duncan, a Conservative peer who helped to secure a meeting with a government minister for a Canadian nuclear technology company he was advising.Richard Dannatt, a former head of the army who offered to secure meetings with ministers for undercover Guardian reporters posing as commercial clients wanting to lobby the government.David Evans of Watford, a Labour pee...

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1 week ago Liverpool crash suspect's neighbours speak out as wife 'found out after seeing car on TV'

The man arrested after the Liverpool parade crash is still in police custody

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1 week ago Homeless woman stabs fellow transient to death in parking lot after church let them use property to sleep

Kahpri Wells, 32, is in police custody for her alleged role in the death of 28-year-old Tyrone Lee Wetzler

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1 week ago Liverpool suspect details were released for key reason in wake of Southport murders

A 53-year-old man remains in police custody after over 50 people, including children, were injured when a car drove into supporters during a Liverpool FC trophy parade

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1 week ago Watchdog investigates Tory peer over nuclear firm’s meeting with minister

Lord Duncan of Springbank is the fourth peer to face a parliamentary inquiry after Guardian reportingThe House of Lords watchdog has launched an investigation into a Conservative peer who helped to secure a meeting with a government minister for a Canadian nuclear technology company he was advising.The watchdog will examine evidence that Ian Duncan potentially breached parliamentary rules when he facilitated an introduction between the minister and the company’s chief executive while he was on the company’s advisory board. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Three remain in custody over crash that left policeman in critical condition

Two men, aged 28 and 38, and a 37-year-old woman, all from Slough, are being held in connection with the incident.

Events

2 w. ago Teenager in critical condition after a mother and three of her children die in London fire

Man, 41, arrested at scene of fire in north-west London on Saturday remains in custody, Metropolitan police sayA teenage girl injured in a fire that killed a mother and three of her children in north-west London on Saturday is in a critical condition in hospital, police have said, as officers continue to question a man suspected of their murders.A 43-year-old woman, a 15-year-old girl and two boys aged eight and four died at the scene of the fire which gutted two homes in the Stonebridge area of Brent in the early hours of Saturday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Five New Orleans jailbreak fugitives still at large as police arrest alleged helpers

Several people held in connection with jailbreak as manhunt enters second week and criticisms mount over jail managementSeveral people have been arrested on accusations of helping some of the 10 men who broke out of New Orleans’ jail on 16 May – and half of the escapers remained on the run as a manhunt for them entered its second week, according to authorities.Police said on Friday that they had booked Casey Smith, 30, a day earlier on allegations that she provided transportation to at least two of the escapers in the hours after the jailbreak. She had allegedly admitted to doing that alongside another woman whom police took into custody on Wednesday, identified as 32-year-old Cortnie Harris, Smith’s cousin and the girlfriend of one of the escaped men, Leo Tate, 31. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man who found James Bulger's body died after night in police custody as cause revealed

James Riley, 44, who discovered the body of the murdered toddler, likely swallowed packages of drugs before his death in police custody, an inquest has found

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2 w. ago A Texas man is seeking justice for his brother who died in police custody: ‘He was a good person’

Glenn Smallwood had schizoaffective disorder. Instead of a hospital, police took him to jail and strapped him to a chairTwo days before he died, a 33-year-old father and US army veteran named Glenn Smallwood Jr was talking about building a house. His younger brother, John, was remodeling a home in Lufkin, Texas, where both brothers lived, and Glenn asked whether he could help.“He was so happy about the idea of working with me and turning his life around,” John said. “He was thinking positively about his future. I think about this memory often.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Moment Chris Brown has KFC and clothes delivered to police station where he was remanded in custody charged with attacking nightclub man

In the footage his long time friend and manager Anthony Wilson can be seen approaching Pendleton Police Station in Manchester after Brown was charged and remanded to custody.

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3 w. ago Second arrest after suspected arson at properties linked to Keir Starmer

Man, 26, apprehended at Luton airport by counter-terrorism police in connection with fires that included damage to a carA second man has been arrested in connection with suspected arson attacks on two properties in London and a vehicle linked to Keir Starmer, police have said. The 26-year-old was arrested at about 1.45pm on Saturday at London Luton airport on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life, the Metropolitan police said. The arrest was made by counter-terrorism officers from the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit, and the suspect has been taken into police custody in London, the force added. Officers from the Met’s counter-terrorism command have led the investigation into the three incidents. One was a fire at the prime minister’s family home in north-west London, which he lets to his sister-in-law, the Guardian understands. The blaze was reported to police by firefighters in the early hours of Monday. Police said damage was caused to the pro...

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3 w. ago Chris Brown remanded in custody over alleged nightclub assault as trial date set

Chris Brown has been remanded in custody after he was charged by the Metropolitan Police with one count of grievous bodily harm with intent

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3 w. ago Justice Dubai style: British father, 33, is sentenced to 40 YEARS in hellhole jail... ONE WEEK after being caught with £2,000 of cocaine

British father Sam Dorman, 33, from Glossop, Derbyshire, was taken into custody following a police operation earlier this month.

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3 w. ago Schoolboy, 13, and man in custody after 'student held as he was attacked by pack'

A 13-year-old boy and a 30-year-old man, both from Cwmbran, Wales, were arrested on assault charges after a distressing video showed a schoolboy being assaulted by a 'pack' of individuals.

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3 w. ago Man and boy, 13, arrested following Welsh 'schoolboy attack' video

Both the man and the boy remain in police custody

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