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Parsons Green: Injuries after London Tube train blast 15 September 2017 From the section UK Image copyright PA London Underground passengers have been injured following an explosion on a District Line train in south-west London. Police and paramedics were called at 08:20 BST (07:20 GMT) on Friday to Parsons Green station in Fulham. Pictures show a white bucket on fire inside a supermarket bag, but does not appear to show extensive damage to the inside of the Tube train carriage. Witnesses described seeing at least one passenger with faci…
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Parsons Green: Explosion reported on London Tube train 15 September 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Twitter/@rrigs Emergency services are at the scene of a reported explosion on a District Line Underground train in south-west London. A picture on social media showed a white bucket inside a supermarket bag, but does not appear to show extensive damage in the carriage. …
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21 September 2017 From the section UK Police arrest a 17-year-old boy in south London in connection with last Friday's terror attack on a Tube train This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to …
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Parsons Green: Explosion reported on London Tube train 15 September 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Twitter/@rrigs Emergency services are at the scene of a reported explosion on a District Line Underground train in south-west London. A picture on social media showed a white bucket inside a supermarket bag, but does not appear to show extensive damage in the carriage. Witnesses described seeing at least one passenger with facial injuries. Others have spoken of "panic" as alarmed passengers left the train at Parsons Green station …
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UK 'biggest audience' in Europe for jihadist web content 19 September 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Reuters Online jihadist propaganda attracts more clicks in the UK than any other country in Europe, a report has found. Britain is the fifth-biggest audience in the world for extremist content after Turkey, the US, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, Policy Exchange's study said. …
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'Suspicious object' causes M1 closure near Milton Keynes 19 September 2017 From the section Beds, Herts & Bucks Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe bomb disposal unit was sent to assess the "suspicious object"Motorists have been stranded for hours after the discovery of a "suspicious object" forced the closure of the M1. The 11 mile (18km) stretch between junctions 15 at Northampton and 14 at…
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'Suspicious object' causes M1 closure near Milton Keynes 19 September 2017 From the section Beds, Herts & Bucks Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe bomb disposal unit was sent to assess the "suspicious object"Motorists have been stranded for hours after the discovery of a "suspicious object" forced the closure of the M1. The 11 mile (18km) stretch between junctions 15 at Northampton and 14 a…
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18 September 2017 From the section England A cyclist who knocked over and killed a 44-year-old woman in east London has been sentenced to 18 months in jail. Charlie Alliston, then 18, was travelling at 18mph on a fixed-wheel track bike with no front brakes before he crashed into Kim Briggs in February last year. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via…
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Officers who Tasered a man armed with two knives 11 times, hit him with a car and shot him used reasonable force, the police watchdog has found. Metropolitan Police officers fired on Joseph Hive several times with a stun gun in Brent, north-west London on 8 October 2015. When the Taser had no effect, they struck him with a patrol car before shooting him. Mr Hive, 30, was later taken to hospital with chest and arm injuries. The police had been called after Mr Hive had been seen wielding two blades in the street. Officers later reported that he had refused to drop the knives and was a danger to himself and others. 'Further force' Mr Hive wa…
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18 September 2017 From the section England A cyclist who knocked over and killed a 44-year-old woman in east London has been sentenced to 18 months in a young offenders' institution. Charlie Alliston, then 18, was travelling at 18mph on a fixed-wheel track bike with no front brakes before he crashed into Kim Briggs in February last year. He was cleared of the mother-of-two's manslaughter, but found guilty of bodily harm by "wanton or furious driving". This breaking news story is being updated…
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David Cockle's discovery of coins like this gold Merovingian Tremissis would have been acknowledged as the largest find of its kind if he had properly declared it A police officer jailed over the theft of high value 7th Century coins has been ordered to repay £15,000 or face an extra nine months in prison. David Cockle, 50, who was given a 16-month jail term in March, was given six months to pay by Ipswich Crown Court. Cockle, from Leigh, Greater Manchester, had admitted theft of the Merovingian Tremissis gold coins, estimated to be valued at about £4,000 each. He did not report his find in a Norfolk field and sold the coins for £15,000. At the or…
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Police have released images of the injuries suffered by an officer who was scarred for life when she was bitten by a man she was attempting to help http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/police-officer-scarred-for-life-after-bite-from-man-she-tried-to-help/ar-AArYBv6?li=AA59G2&ocid=spartandhp We must protect the protectors and there has to be a deterrent for those who attack police officers.
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The Polish trucker accused of killing eight people in a horror incident on the M1 motorway did not have a licence to drive his lorry, it was revealed on Thursday. http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/driver-in-m1-crash-that-killed-eight-people-did-not-have-lorry-licence-court-hears/ar-AArV4dv?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=iehp
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The government is to lift the 1% public sector pay cap for the first time for both police and prison officers, the BBC understands. Ministers are expected to accept recommendations for higher pay rises this week and also to pave the way for similar increases in other sectors. BBC political correspondent Iain Watson said it was the "first concrete example of the pay cap being dismantled". Unions, the opposition, and some Tories are calling for the cap to be lifted. Public sector pay was frozen for two years in 2010, except for those earning less than £21,000 a year, and since 2013, rises have been capped at 1% - below the rate of inflation. The hig…
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Colin Travi was found to have "used excessive and unnecessary force" A police sergeant who repeatedly punched a man in custody in the head has been sacked. Thames Valley Police officer Colin Travi was found to have breached the standards of professional behaviour at a misconduct hearing in Kidlington. A panel heard that the attack took place in Abingdon police station's custody suite on 18 August 2016. Mr Travi was found to have used "excessive and unnecessary force" when the man became agitated. Image copyright Steve Daniels Image caption The struggle took place after a man was brought into Abingdon police station's custody suite The panel …
