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Skipton Aldi stabbing: Victim was supermarket worker 22 December 2017 Image caption Floral tributes have been left outside the Aldi store in Keighley Road A woman who was stabbed to death in an Aldi supermarket was working in the store at the time, the town's mayor has said. The 30-year-old was attacked in the store in Skipton, North Yorkshire, at a…
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A white van man who launched a foul-mouthed tirade at police officers after refusing to be breathalysed was hauled into court under a Victorian law that dates back 168 years Full Story - Daily Mail
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Hyde Park Corner station was placed on lockdown by police amid reports of a suspicious vehicle on Thursday evening. The roads surrounding the central London tube station were also closed off while police assessed the vehicle. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/hyde-park-corner-on-lockdown-as-police-investigate-suspicious-vehicle-a3725581.html
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Damian Green had to go, but police face questions - Jeremy Hunt 21 December 2017 Related TopicsWestminster sexual harassment scandal Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJeremy Hunt tells Today Damian Green clearly breached ministerial code but calls sacking a 'sad moment'Theresa May had to sack Damian Green after he "lied" over what he knew about police claims to have found porn on his office com…
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'Extra £450m funding' for police in England and Wales 19 December 2017 A potential £450m in extra funding for police in England and Wales in the next financial year is to be announced by the Home Office, the BBC understands. Police and crime commissioners are to be given the power to raise the portion of council tax which goes towards policing by £12 per household annually. That would raise £270m while £130m for nat…
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Collapse of rape trials appalling, says attorney general 20 December 2017 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRape trial collapse student Liam Allan felt 'pure fear' The collapse of two rape cases in one week was an "appalling failure" of the criminal justice system, Attorney General Jeremy Wright has said. Two young men were cleared when it emerged that Met Police officers had failed to disclos…
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Stepfather jailed over boy's water park drowning 20 December 2017 Image copyright Dunn family Image caption Charlie Dunn was pulled from the Blue Lagoon children's pool at Bosworth Water Park The stepfather of a five-year-old boy who drowned at a water park has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years. Pau…
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Police today launched raids on a gang suspected of a series of smash and grab moped robberies in central London. In early morning raids officers swooped on four addresses in south London in an investigation into a number of robberies at high profile stores in central London and the City in recent months. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-launch-dawn-swoop-on-moped-smashandgrab-gang-a3723876.html
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Daniel Aimson, who joined GMP in 2002, was jailed for six years and four months Full Story - MEN
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18 December 2017 Police say they have been responding to reports of a "significant incident" at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk. The incident at the base used by the US air force is understood to have involved an individual in a vehicle trying to force his way through a checkpoint. Mildenhall was put into lockdown for a time. A person was arrested and is now in the custody of Suffolk Police, This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the full…
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Metropolitan Police review of sex case evidence 20 December 2017 Image copyright PA The Metropolitan Police is launching a review of all ongoing sex crime investigations, after the collapse of two rape cases in a week. On Tuesday, prosecutors dropped a case against a man charged with raping a child under 16 due to police providing "relevant" evidence in recent days. Last …
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UK 'Christmas terror plot': Police searches resume 20 December 2017 Image copyright PA Image caption Police and the bomb disposal unit were seen outside a property in Chesterfield, Derbyshire Counter-terror police are to resume searches of two properties after an alleged Islamist terror plot set to happen…
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Arthur Collins jailed for Dalston club acid attack 19 December 2017 Image copyright PA Image caption Arthur Collins had denied knowing the substance he threw was acid A man who threw acid across a packed London nightclub injuring 22 peop…
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Arthur Collins jailed for Dalston club acid attack 19 December 2017 Image copyright PA Image caption Arthur Collins had denied knowing the substance he threw was acid A man who threw acid across a packed London nightclub injuring 22 peop…
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'Extra £450m funding' for police in England and Wales 19 December 2017 A potential £450m in extra funding for police in England and Wales in the next financial year has been announced by the Home Office. Police and crime commissioners are to be given the power to raise the portion of council tax which goes towards policing by £12 per household annually. That would raise £270m while £130m for national priorities, suc…
