21 h. ago Met Police plans to close half of London's police station front desks will 'undoubtedly' lead to spike in crime, union bosses warn

The force is proposing to permanently reduce the number of public-facing front counters from 37 to 19, despite the fact they were used to report 50,000 crimes last year.

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47 h. ago Live M60 traffic updates as 'police incident' leaves motorway closed

Manchester City has issued a warning for fans ahead of the Manchester Derby

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3 d. ago Met Police front desk closures will 'increase crime and staff stress' Unite claims

Exclusive: ‘Plans to close police front desks will lead to more crime, higher levels of crimes being unreported and increased staff stress,’ union leader claims

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3 d. ago Ambulance and police car in Edinburgh city centre crashes as road closed off

Emergency services were called to Lothian Road in the capital after the first incident took place outside Exchange Plaza at around 5pm on Friday.

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3 d. ago Family’s fury after police close case on British father’s Benidorm death, ruling it an accident

The family of Nathan Osman say they are “frustrated” after Spanish authorities have closed an investigation into his death, ruling it an accident

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3 d. ago Fury as Sadiq Khan admits he's known since last year of plans to close half of London police stations

Asked why he had broken a manifesto pledge to keep a 24-hour police front office counter in every borough, mayor says: ‘When the facts change, I change my mind’

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4 d. ago Who is Tyler Robinson? All we know about Charlie Kirk murder suspect in custody

Tyler Robinson, 22, was reportedly taken into custody on Thursday night as police finally close in on the suspect after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in front of thousands of people

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4 d. ago Police confirm contents of 'suspicious bag' that sparked evacuation and closed Manchester city centre road

A major cordon was in place for around an hour

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6 d. ago M23 latest LIVE: Gatwick travel warning as ‘serious police incident’ shuts motorway sparking six

Six-mile queues of traffic formed following the incident between junctions nine and eight from about 7am

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6 d. ago M23 latest LIVE: Motorway shut near Gatwick due to ‘serious police incident’ causing six

Six-mile queues of traffic formed following the incident between junctions nine and eight from about 7am

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6 d. ago M23 closure LIVE: Major UK motorway shut as incident causes rush hour chaos

Surrey Police have closed the M23 in both directions from its junctions with the M25 and Gatwick Airport this morning causing severe delays for motorists due to an incident

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7 d. ago M9 crash: Police close major motorway near Grangemouth after one vehicle crash

Drivers are being told to avoid the area and expect delays.

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8 d. ago Traffic hell as major motorway closed while police and fire crews swarm scene

Kent Fire, Police and National Highways staff are all at the scene, with a diversion in place as drivers as told to use the M26 and M25, as one commuter snapped the chaos

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8 d. ago Hidden for nearly four years: how the saga of fugitive father Tom Phillips unfolded in New Zealand

Sightings of Phillips and his three children were rare over the years and mystery surrounded how they survived in the remote wildernessTom Phillips shooting: latest updatesFull report: Father on run with children for nearly four years, shot dead by NZ police in exchange of fireIn a tragic end to a case that has captivated New Zealand for nearly four years, fugitive father Tom Phillips was shot dead by police after a burglary on Monday. Phillips had been on the run with his three children since 2021. One of the children was with Phillips during the exchange of fire near Piopio on Monday, while authorities said they had serious concerns for the other two children, who remained missing.The long-running mystery over Phillips and his children’s whereabouts has prompted multiple searches, offers of rewards, and pleas for information from family members and the police. New Zealand struggled to understand how, in a country of close-knit communities, Phillips could have evaded detection. Con...

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9 d. ago Mystery of boy's torso found in Thames after 'voodoo ritual' remains decades later

More than two decades since little Adam's torso was discovered in the river Thames, police are no closer to finding the boy's killer after he was slaughtered in a horrific "voodoo ritual"

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1 week ago World's biggest illegal sports streaming site Streameast shut down by police

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment teamed up with police in Egypt to close down Streameast, which had been visited more than 1.6 billion times in the past year

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2 w. ago Police close road after man 'struck by car' in south Manchester

The victim was rushed to hospital from the scene

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2 w. ago Russia to track all migrants and 'demand DNA' while UK hotel fury grows

Russia is days away from forcing migrant workers to download a mobile app which tracks their every moment and shares this information with police. It is also close to making DNA sampling compulsory.

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2 w. ago Live updates as M56 near Manchester Airport closed due to 'police incident'

There is heavy traffic on the motorway

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2 w. ago Top cop urges suspected police killer to 'lay down your firearms and give yourself up' as he vows hundreds of officers won't leave the area until they catch him

Live updates: Dezi Freeman, 56, remains on the run after he allegedly shot and killed two police officers at a property near the Victorian town of Porepunkah on Tuesday morning.

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