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Lucy McHugh death: Man jailed over Facebook password refusal 31 August 2018 Image copyright Hampshire Constabulary Image caption Lucy McHugh was found stabbed to death in woodland at Southampton S…
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Return to News A teenager from Hertfordshire has admitted making bomb threats to thousands of schools and a United Airlines flight travelling from the UK to San Francisco last month. Yesterday at Luton Magistrates Court, George Duke-Cohan, 19, pleaded guilty to three counts of making hoax bomb threats following an investigation by the National crime Agency. Duke-Cohan sent the bomb threats that resulted in over 400 schools in the UK being evacuated in March 2018 for which he was arrested just days later. In April whilst under investigation, he sent a mass email to schools in the UK and the US claiming that pipe bombs had been planted on the premises. On 9 Aug…
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Firearms officers across the UK may have to surrender their weapons because of tougher rules aimed at detecting those who suffer from colour blindness, the Police Federation says. Hundreds of officers working with forces across England and Wales could be affected by the new tests for colour vision deficiency (CVD), also known as colour blindness. The Police Federation suggests the tougher rules may discriminate against disability and gender, as the majority of the 6,45 firearm officers working in England and Wales are male and therefore more likely to experience CVD. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/police-colour-blindness-rules-could-threatened…
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The 'crown jewels' of property sold off by the Metropolitan Police have been revealed today as the force admits it has "run out of things to sell". Britain's largest police force has been at "breaking point," according to bosses at the Metropolitan Police Federation. They have sold off their headquarters at New Scotland Yard, police stations and hundreds of flats in its portfolio to make hundreds of millions in savings. The sell-off has earned the Met £1bn in the past six years, but opponents said the force had "sold the crown jewels". https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/revealed-1bn-of-properties-sold-off-by-scotland-yard-a3926436.html My …
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Home News Lorry driver charged over port gun seizure Return to News 3 September 2018 A Czech lorry driver has been charged with possessing firearms after a haul of handguns was found in a truck arriving into Killingholme. National Crime Agency investigators were called in after Border Force officers stopped 45-year-old David Abeles as he drove his HGV off a ferry from the Hook of Holland to the north Lincolnshire port on the morning …
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Return to News 3 September 2018 More than 130 suspects – including a former police officer and five teachers – were arrested in a crackdown on online child sex offenders – as UK law enforcement today asks the tech industry to increase their help eradicating preventable offending. The suspects were arrested in a joint operation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and forces in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. During the recent week of action, 225 warrants were executed, 164 children safeguarded, and 131 arrests made for offences relating to indecent images of children. Of the arrests, 13 were registered sex offenders and 19 held positions of tru…
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Javid to warn over 'shocking' online child sex abuse 3 September 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Home Office says abuse of babies and children under 10 is becoming more frequen…
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Hundreds of firearms officers may have to lay down their weapons because of new rules designed to detect those who have problems with colour vision, says the organisation representing them. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/sep/02/armed-police-fear-impact-of-new-colour-blindness-rules
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Birmingham Prison taken over from G4S by government By Danny Shaw Home affairs correspondent, BBC News 20 August 2018 Image caption HMP Birmingham, formerly known as Winson Green Prison, has been run by G4S since 2011 Birmingham Prison is being temporarily taken over by the government from the private firm G4S, after inspectors said it had fallen into a "state of crisis". A new governor and extra staff are being brought in and the capacity of HMP Birmingham will be cut by 300. It will not be returned to G4S for at least six months…
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Police won’t investigate burglaries if a computer tells them not to bother trying to catch the culprit – in a move that has been slammed as a shocking insult to victims. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6122341/Norfolk-Police-leave-computer-decide-worthwhile-investigating-burglary-cases.html
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Police should dramatically increase the use of stop and search to combat spiralling gang violence, former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith demands today. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6103737/Police-dramatically-increase-stop-search-tackle-Lawless-London-major-report-demands.html
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Solihull murders: Mother and daughter stabbed to death 27 August 2018 Image copyright Google Image caption The mother and daughter were found stabbed in Northdown Road just after 00:30 BST …
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Coventry child rapist jailed for 20 years 28 August 2018 Image copyright West Midlands Police Image caption Nathan Potts has been jailed for 20 years followed by eight years on licence …
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Home News Five men charged following Cornwall cocaine seizure Return to News 31 August 2018 Five men arrested as part of the National Crime Agency-led operation, which has so far resulted in the recovery of a significant quantity of cocaine from a vessel in Cornwall, have now been charged with conspiracy to import cocaine. UK nationals Nigel Clark (63) and Dean Waters (60), the skipper of the catamaran Richard Must (48) from Est…
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31 August 2018 Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman jailed for life with minimum term of 30 years for plot to kill UK PM in Downing Street This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the lates…
