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Ilford turned into 'war zone' as police storm town centre and find injured man in car http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/ilford-turned-into-war-zone-as-police-storm-town-centre-and-find-injured-man-in-car-a3458801.html

More than 800 illegal firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition have been seized by counter-terrorism police and the National Crime Agency in just four weeks in a major crackdown to prevent extremists obtaining guns. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/800-guns-including-a-loaded-ak47-seized-by-counter-terror-police-a3459296.html

A seven day “firearms surrender” was announced today by Scotland Yard as a woman jailed for five years for storing a gun for her boyfriend issued a video appeal to other young Londoners not to ruin their lives. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/london-gangsters-can-hand-over-their-guns-with-no-consequences-until-11pm-on-sunday-a3458956.html

A man has admitted deliberately shining a laser pen at a police helicopter into the eyes of a crew member, as plans were announced for tough new powers to punish offenders. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/man-shone-laser-at-police-helicopter-causing-crew-member-to-lose-vision-a3458966.html

This was the dramatic moment a police car pursued two suspects on a stolen moped in a high-speed chase before knocking them off the bike. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/dramatic-helicopter-footage-shows-police-knocking-moped-drivers-off-bike-during-highspeed-chase-in-a3458226.html

Image copyrightA & K PHOTOGRAPHY Image captionThe new Mr and Mrs Garnett arrived at their reception in a unique way Newlyweds whose wedding car was involved in a crash on the way to their reception were escorted there instead by police. Emmott and Georgia Garnett were married at Burnley's register office on Saturday shortly before the collision. Police were called to Colne Road at about 15:00 GMT and offered to take the bride and groom to their reception at Cafe Cargo in Foulridge. Guests were "very shocked" to see the couple arrive in a police car. The groom said he did not think the incident was a sign of things to come, joking: "It was certa…

A Met officer has been ordered to pay £1000 in fines and handed a suspended sentence after he tried to headbutt a man he was arresting. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/pc-who-tried-to-headbutt-suspect-and-slammed-his-head-into-wall-fined-and-given-suspended-sentence-a3458191.html

Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Liverpool are examining a handgun found in a burnt-out car near the scene. Aaron Lewis, 26 and of Toxteth, was shot three times outside Anna Jung's Chippy in Grosvenor Road, Wavertree, at about 19:00 GMT on Wednesday. Police said the "cold-blooded, targeted attack" was related to organised crime. His family said his death had "broken their hearts" and they "wanted justice" but "no more gun death". A post-mortem examination revealed Mr Lewis died of multiple gunshot wounds. …

The West Yorkshire Police Federation has lead calls for Spit Guard to be rolled out to police officers on the front line. Nick Smart West Yorkshire Police Federation Chairman has echoed the calls and firmly believes that ‘all front line police officers” should be issues with spit guards. Nick Smart has been spending some time at Parliament talking to MPs about assaults on Police Officers and the key importance that spit guard has in relation to officer safety. MP Holly Lynch is introducing a 10-minute Bill to Parliament next week that aims to increase the maximum custodial sentences for assaults on police officers next week. As part of that work, Nick spoke to some…