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Pregnant woman found guilty of aiding knife terror plot 26 October 2017 From the section Birmingham & Black Country A pregnant woman has been found guilty of helping her husband buy a knife to carry out a terror attack in Birmingham. Madihah Taheer, 21, from the city, denied preparing an act of terrorism by assisting her husband Ummariyat Mirza earlier this year. Woolwich Crown Court heard the husband and wife team h…
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Pregnant woman found guilty of aiding knife terror plot 26 October 2017 From the section Birmingham & Black Country A pregnant woman has been found guilty of helping her husband buy a knife to carry out a terror attack in Birmingham. Madihah Taheer, 21, from the city, denied preparing an act of terrorism by assisting her husband Ummariyat Mirza earlier this year. Woolwich Crown Court heard the husband and wife team h…
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Four Met officers have been cleared of gross misconduct over an 18-year-old man who died when his moped crashed as he was being followed by police. Henry Hicks, 18, was trying to flee from officers in two unmarked cars when he died, an inquest jury found. Police were following Mr Hicks at more than 50mph when he crashed on a moped in Islington, in December 2014. A Met Police disciplinary panel ruled the four officers were not technically in a police pursuit at the time. The Hicks family left within seconds of the decision being announced and made no comment. Image copyright Google Image caption Henry Hicks died after he collided with …
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Police 'let down' modern slavery victims, says report 24 October 2017 From the section UK Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAurel was forced to work and felt he couldn't escapeVictims of modern slavery are being let down "at every stage" by police in England and Wales, a report has said. Cases had been closed without any enquiries being made, and in some cases detectives didn't speak to the victims,…
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Police 'let down' modern slavery victims, says report 24 October 2017 From the section UK Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAurel was forced to work and felt he couldn't escapeVictims of modern slavery are being let down "at every stage" by police in England and Wales, a report has said. Cases had been closed without any enquiries being made, and in some cases detectives didn't speak to the victims,…
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Nuneaton bowling alley incident: Man charged 24 October 2017 From the section Coventry & Warwickshire Image copyright PA Image caption Warwickshire Police was called to MFA Bowl in Bermuda Park at around 14:30 BST on Sunday A man has been charged with a number of offences following an incident at a bowlin…
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Nuneaton bowling alley incident: Man charged 24 October 2017 From the section Coventry & Warwickshire Image copyright PA Image caption Warwickshire Police was called to MFA Bowl in Bermuda Park at around 14:30 BST on Sunday A man has been charged with a number of offences following an incident at a bowlin…
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Twitter Ads info and privacy Report End of Twitter post by @warkspolice Another eyewitness, Sarah Fleming, said she was in the Frankie and Benny's restaurant when it went "on lockdown". "No-one was allowed in or out," she told Sky News. "So everyone is a little bit scared at the minute." The ambulance service said it has "a number of resources" at the scene, including a hazardous area…
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Anger over Donald Trump's UK crime tweet 20 October 2017 From the section UK Politics Image copyright Getty Images The US President, Donald Trump, has sparked an angry backlash in the UK with a tweet linking a rise in the crime rate to "radical Islamic terror". He said: "Just out report: 'United Kingdom crime rises 13% annually amid spread of Radical Islamic terror.' Not good, …
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The Metropolitan police are to stop investigating many lower level crimes as a result of spending cuts, a senior police officer has said. Full Story - Guardian I know many commentators in the press and social media are lambasting this, however common sense says cutting spending will lead to less officers which will lead to more crimes not being investigated. Why are people surprised?
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This is the dramatic moment police stormed a house to arrest a terrorist who had plotted a bomb attack in the UK. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/dramatic-moment-police-storm-house-of-terrorist-who-plotted-uk-bomb-attack-a3663231.html Nice to know the Police got this scumbag before he done any damage.
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COPS who claim their skint force is overstretched found time to ride dodgems on duty. Full Story - The Sun So the Sun journo Dean Wilkins cannot tell the difference between Police Officers, Special Constables and PCSO's, he also omits the fact that most of the officers came in 1 hour before start of shift. The language by the journo is so provocative " The army of police sparked uproar yesterday" Problem is the general public read articles like this and think police cuts are not really a big issue.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41677046 This is being reported across a lot of the papers and news programmes. Difficult reading again for chiefs and the government. Surely it is becoming harder and harder for them to keep their heads buried in the sand particularly when we are talking about rises in violent crime, knife crime and serious offences such as murders. This linked with the recent discussions on the unprecedented terrorism threat. There was a minister on the news at lunchtime regurgitating the same old lines about protecting police budgets, flat cash or slight increases in budgets etc etc. I also think they have used up the excuse now of …
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The events held in London, Manchester and Birmingham are only open to ‘women and black or ethnic minority’ people who have applied to join the force. Full Story - Metro Daily Mail Version For once comments under a DM article about the police seem to be spot on.
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Parsons Green tube stabbing: Victim named as Omid Saidy 17 October 2017 From the section London Image copyright Met Police Image caption Omid Saidy was stabbed to death outside Parsons Green Tube A man killed outside Parsons Green Tube station was stabbed after confronting a drug dealer, Scotland Yard has said…
