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Arrest after incident in Whitehall 27 April 2017 From the section UK A man has been arrested by armed officers after an incident in Whitehall, near Parliament, police have said. A witness described seeing two knives on the ground, one of which he described as a large bread knife. A Metropolitan Police statement said there were no injuries. Security remains tight outside Whitehall buildings following the terror attack on…
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Arrest after incident in Whitehall 27 April 2017 From the section UK A man has been arrested by armed officers after an incident in Whitehall, near Parliament, police have said. A witness described seeing two knives on the ground, one of which he described as a large bread knife. A Metropolitan Police statement said there were no injuries. Security remains tight outside Whitehall buildings following the terror attack on…
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Scotland Yard is set to splash up to £1.6million on a new fleet of elite SUVs to beef-up protection of Royals, government ministers and high profile figures from terror attacks. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/scotland-yard-set-to-spend-16m-on-range-rover-vogues-to-respond-to-terror-attacks-a3525166.html It would be nice to spend the money for more police officers we need on the streets then new cars .
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A specialist pickpocket squad which targets thieves operating on the London Underground is to be axed in a shake-up of policing on the railways. The so-called Dip Squad which has clocked up hundreds of arrests of pickpockets in recent years is to be disbanded at the end of the week. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/tube-pickpocket-squad-to-be-disbanded-a3525131.html
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Madeleine McCann: Police still pursuing 'critical' lead 10 years on 25 April 2017 From the section UK Image copyright PA Image caption Madeleine McCann was three when she went missing in 2007 Police investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance say a critical line of inquiry is still being pursued, 10 years …
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Madeleine McCann: Police still pursuing 'critical' lead 10 years on 25 April 2017 From the section UK Image copyright PA Image caption Madeleine McCann was three when she went missing in 2007 Police investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance say a critical line of inquiry is still being pursued, 10 years …
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Arthur Collins in court over London nightclub 'acid attack' 24 April 2017 From the section London Image copyright Met Police Image caption Police said Arthur Collins was arrested in Northamptonshire on Saturday The former boyfriend of The Only Way Is Essex star Ferne McCann has appeared in court charged with …
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Man held over car theft death 24 April 2017 From the section England Man held over death of ex-Navy officer thought to have been run over by his own car, Greater Manchester police say 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 …
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Bomb left outside Ardoyne school was designed to kill officers, say police 23 April 2017 From the section Northern Ireland Image caption Ch Supt Chris Noble said the device was "sizeable" and an attempt by dissident republicans to kill police officers Police have said a bomb which was left outside the gates of a primary school in north Belfast could have…
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A dedicated police squad has been set up to protect hospital staff from violent patients amid rising Accident & Emergency chaos http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/17/police-squad-deployed-protect-nhs-staff-attacks/
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Bomb left outside Ardoyne school was designed to kill officers, say police 23 April 2017 From the section Northern Ireland Image caption Ch Supt Chris Noble said the device was "sizeable" and an attempt by dissident republicans to kill police officers Police have said a bomb which was left outside the gates of a primary school in north Belfast could have…
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https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmic/news/news-feed/police-cannot-continue-to-fill-the-gaps-left-by-other-agencies/ Police forces are having to pick up the slack as cuts in other public services increase pressure on them, according to Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Thomas Winsor, in a report published today. In his annual State of Policing report, Sir Thomas draws attention to material pressures on police forces in England and Wales, which put the service under strain. The principal pressures he highlights are as a result of: the failures of other public services, especially in respect of children’s and adolescent mental hea…
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First coal-free day in the UK since Industrial Revolution 22 April 2017 From the section UK Britain went a full day without using coal to generate electricity for the first time since the Industrial Revolution, the National Grid says. The energy provider said Friday's lack of coal usage was a "watershed" moment. The UK's longest continuous energy period without coal until now was 19 hours - first achieved last May, and a…
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A conman posed as a Met police officer to persuade his victim to hand over thousands of pounds in cash from her life savings. The scam started when the thief rang a 51-year-old woman at her home in Waltham Forest on Thursday, February 9, telling her she had been a victim of fraud and her identification had been stolen. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/con-artist-posing-as-met-detective-cheated-woman-out-of-thousands-in-life-savings-a3520026.html
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Armed police may shoot terrorists behind the wheel to stop vehicles being used for terror attacks, a senior officer has said. Terror attacks in Nice, Berlin and Westminster have exposed the damage attackers can inflict using lorries or cars to plough into hugely populated areas. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/armed-police-will-open-fire-at-terrorists-using-vehicles-for-terror-attacks-a3518501.html
