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We had a big topic running for the general election , so I thought I'd create one for our next big vote as a nation. So the question is... Brexit or Bremain? Sent from my iPhone using Police Community
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Coronavirus: WHO concern at cases outside China 21 February 2020 Image copyright EPA Image caption Lebanon has confirmed its first case - a woman returning from the Iranian city of Qom The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern at the number of coronavirus cases with no clear link to China or other confirmed cases. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's comments follow Iran's announcement of two more deaths, bringing the total there to four. The window of opportunity to contain the virus was "narrowing", he said. …
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Before posting news stories...Rules!
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This section of the forum is for you to post any non UK Police related stories. Please note that due to copyright restrictions you must only include the title, the first line of the article and a link to the original article. Articles from the BBC can be posted in full, but must also include a link to the original article. So before posting an article from a newspaper please check to see if it is available from the BBC instead. We are allowed to post a limited number of Police Oracle articles, in full, each month. Therefore, if you want to share a Police Oracle story, please only include the first line of the article and a link to the original article. …
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My London. The notorious London gangland killers who aren't so tough now in prison for stabbings and shootings
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These are the faces of the men behind some of London's most notorious gangland killings in recent years https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/gallery/notorious-london-gangland-killers-who-28772899 Glad thugs like this are now off the streets and serving there time in jail and streets a bit more safe.
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A driver who was trapped behind the wheel of an out-of-control Jaguar I-Pace has revealed to MailOnline how he cheated death as his car accelerated up to 100mph on the busy M62 motorway without brakes. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13166739/Driver-80k-Jaguar-Pace-reveals-moment-realised-electric-vehicle-gone-rogue-raced-motorway-police-rammed-isnt-time-happened.html Good job police where on hand to stop the car and why the electric vehicle went wrong.
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Vulnerable care residents are being looked after by unqualified migrants as rogue operators exploit Home Office loopholes, a Mail investigation shows. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13152411/Undercover-investigation-reveals-cash-care-jobs-scam-rogue-fixers-charging-unqualified-migrants-20-000-work-permits-vacancies.html
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Daily express. Foreign crooks could be deported to make room in overcrowded British prisons
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Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said in some instances "it's in the public interest" to get criminals out of the country. https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1870706/prisoners-deported-albania-poland-romania-alex-chalk Not could be, all foreign crooks should be deported from the UK.
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Daily express. Shamima Begum set to find to find out if she can return to UK and regain citizenship
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The former Jihadi bride's lawyers have argued that the Government failed to treat her as potential victim of trafficking. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1869869/shamima-begum-jihadi-bride-syria-isis-court-appeal Hope she is never allowed to ever. come back to the UK 👍 she made her choice to go to join ISIS.
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Shocking video footage showed the moment a pensioner had his trousers pulled down before being fatally pushed to the ground. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13013281/Appalling-moment-feral-yob-17-pushes-pensioner-floor-causing-heart-attack-62-year-old-tried-steady-gang-mercilessly-pulled-trousers-earlier.html I'm making notes as if I want to kill someone I'll only get 12 months!
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Msn News. Police target Black kids as they ramp up use of stop and search on children
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More than 100,000 children aged 10 to 17-years-old were stopped and searched last year as officers increasingly use the tactic on young people. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/police-target-black-kids-as-they-ramp-up-use-of-stop-and-search-on-children/ar-BB1hg9df?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=35b3bb81239d47559b2f74d165d0a126&ei=15
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A retired police officer described the criminal justice system as 'broken' yesterday after he was fined for pursuing a shoplifter in his car – while the offender escaped prosecution entirely. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12933887/Retired-policeman-64-fined-pursuing-shoplifter-car-thief-gets-entirely-scot-free.html I see his point but you cant drive down a one way street as you are not a warranted officer to do so just bad luck when trying to do a good deed.
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A gun-running crime boss who used his girlfriend as 'pawn in his enterprise' has been ordered to pay back just £1 following an investigation into his ill-gotten gains. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12980931/crime-boss-supplied-heroin-cocaine-weapons-gangs-Manchester-600k-criminal-empire.html My own opinion is this judge is a joke Our courts and an embarrassment and not fit for purpose
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A gun-toting Jamaican gangster who opened fire on a busy street in broad daylight dodged deportation after a mutiny by airline passengers, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12960113/Farce-gangster-gunman-deport-Home-Secretary-berates-plane-mutiny-gooders-thwarted-removal-thug-jailed-blasting-away-rivals-bloody-street-gun-battle.html
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A judge teamed up with a gang of crooked lawyers to fleece the taxpayer out of nearly £2m in false legal aid claims, a court heard. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12948175/Immigration-judge-teamed-crooked-lawyers-fleece-taxpayer-1-8m-false-legal-aid-claims-case-Indian-restaurants-employing-illegal-workers-court-hears.html
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Daily mail. ISIS fanatic who snuck into Britain illegally is given UK citizenship despite security service terror threat warning 1 2
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An ISIS fanatic who MI5 warns poses a terror threat to Britain has been granted the right to live in the UK after sneaking into the country illegally, the MoS can reveal. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12913061/ISIS-fanatic-Britain-illegally-UK-citizenship-security-terror-threat.html What is wrong with judges letting someone stay who poses a danger to the British public and the UK.