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Two brothers who were stopped and searched after they bumped fists in the street to say hello to each other, are suing the Metropolitan Police. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/brothers-stopped-search-fist-bump-sue-police-a4573420.html is this the race card again.🙄
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The National Crime Agency has issued a wanted appeal after a man charged with firearms offences failed to appear at court. Clinton Blakey, 35, of Dunstarn Drive, Leeds, was due to appear at Leeds Magistrates’ court today [29 Oct] after being charged with offences relating to the supply of firearms in the Yorkshire and Merseyside areas. Blakey is also wanted for breaching prison licence conditions and a warrant has been issued for his recall to prison. The NCA is appealing for information to help trace him. NCA Operations Manager, Nigel Coles, said: “Clinton Blakey is suspected of being involved in the illegal supply of firearms is now trying to evade justice. We need…
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A DRINK-driver who dodged a ban by saying his girlfriend had died has been jailed for lying — after she answered the door to cops. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13047740/drink-driver-jailed-dead-girlfriend/
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HEARTBROKEN family members have paid tribute to a police community support officer who died after testing positive for coronavirus. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/uknews/13048777/heartbroken-family-pcso-coronavirus/
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THE Met Police has announced a Covid crackdown on London's most infected boroughs as they deploy more cops to catch rule-breakers. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13049832/met-police-covid-coronavirus-london-crackdown/
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MEMBERS of the public have a "civic duty" to report neighbours breaking coronavirus lockdown rules, a police chief has said. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13050959/police-chief-urges-report-coronavirus-rule-breakers/
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ROADSIDE breath tests for suspected drink- drivers have fallen to their lowest level on record, official figures show. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13040270/breath-tests-drink-drivers-lowest-level/
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The public inquiry into undercover policing might never have happened were it not for a chance discovery in a van in Italy. Lisa Jones was having a “blissful holiday” in July 2010 touring the mountains with her boyfriend, an environmental activist who went by the name Mark Stone. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/indepth/secrets-and-lies-untangling-the-uk-spy-cops-scandal/ar-BB1atehX?ocid=spartan-dhp-feeds
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A MAN has died after he was knifed in a horror attack near a Crawley train station. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13041130/three-bridges-stabbing-man-dies-knife-crawley/
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BORIS Johnson’s massive expansion of police stop and search powers has seen arrests soar by nearly a third. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13039706/stop-and-search-arrests-soar-third/
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A WELSH police force has been slammed for a "shameful" photo of spot checks on train passengers during a 17-day firebreak lockdown. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13018420/police-slammed-shameful-checks-rail-wales-lockdown/
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A 52 year old man from Hertfordshire was arrested this morning in connection with potential offences against the Bounce Back Loan scheme and other frauds. He was arrested at his home address in Hoddesdon and a search of his premises and a lockup recovered £17,000 in cash and a number of high value watches. NCA Branch Commander Simon Gower commented: “This arrest is the first by the NCA in relation to potential fraud against the Government’s Bounce Back Loan scheme. The man arrested is suspected of falsely applying for the loan and allegedly using the money on personal items.” Any fraudulent applications against the scheme may be criminally prosecuted for which penaltie…
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A woman who has been ordered to hand over more than £80,000 in a National Crime Agency investigation claimed £25,000 of it was found under her grandmother’s bed. Chinese national Yuting Zhang, 36, claimed the £25,000 – paid into her bank account in old £50 notes – had actually come to her legitimately from under her grandmother’s bed in China. She could not explain how the money got there originally. Zhang, of Charminster Road, Bournemouth, had a total of £80,000 in two bank accounts which the NCA believed was laundered money. Agency investigators became aware of potential frauds linked to her bank accounts in 2018 and used two Account Freezing Orders to restrain th…
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ARMED police and troops could be drafted in to protect Britain's vital vaccine stocks after hospital chiefs warned anti-vaxxers could target sites administering the jab. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13030160/armed-police-troops-guard-coronavirus-vaccine-anti-vaxxers/
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A MARRIED cop was today found not guilty of murder after he admitted killing his lover in a "kerfuffle" as she revealed their 11-year affair to his wife. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/uknews/13031613/married-cop-murdering-lover-feared-affair/
