Real World News
This is a place to discuss things of a serious nature that aren't connected to policing. It can be news stories or subjects of interest unrelated to policing in this country or abroad.
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Iran nuclear deal: UN urges Trump not to walk away 3 May 2018 Related TopicsIran nuclear deal Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Guterres warned the Iran deal cannot be scrapped withou…
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Cambridge Analytica: Closure "will not stop investigation" 3 May 2018 Related TopicsFacebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal Image copyright Reuters Image caption Cambridge Analytica's name has …
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Peter Wrighton murder: Alexander Palmer doctors 'warned' of knife hoard By Robby West and Matt Precey BBC Look East 3 May 2018 Image copyright Norfolk Police Image caption …
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Trump lawyer Ty Cobb exits Russia inquiry 2 May 2018 Image copyright AFP President Donald Trump's lawyer for the probe into alleged collusion between his election team and Russia is out, the latest legal shake-up in the case. Ty Cobb will be replaced by…
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2 May 2018 Related TopicsFacebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal Image copyright Getty Images Political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, the firm at the centre of the Facebook data-sharing scandal, is shutting down, it says. The firm was accused of improperly using data on behalf of political clients. The Facebook data of up to 87 million people…
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2 May 2018 Related TopicsFacebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal Image copyright Getty Images Political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, the firm at the centre of the Facebook data-sharing scandal, is shutting down, it says. The firm was accused of improperly using data on behalf of political clients. The Facebook data of up to 87 million people…
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Iowa approves one of strictest abortion bills in US 2 May 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A Midwestern US resident during an anti-abortion rally in Washington DC …
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Armenia crisis: Protesters bring cities to standstill after vote 2 May 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption Protesters of all ages returned to Republic Square in the capital as Armenians respond…
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Breast screening error 'affects 450,000 women' 2 May 2018 Image copyright Science Photo Library Around 450,000 women in England missed out on a final routine breast screening appointment before their 70th birthday due to a failure to send invitations. O…
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Breast screening error 'affects 450,000 women' 2 May 2018 Image copyright Science Photo Library Around 450,000 women in England missed out on a final routine breast screening appointment before their 70th birthday due to a failure to send invitations. O…
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A masked man stormed into a McDonald’s restaurant brandishing a knife and threatened staff before making off with vouchers from the chain’s Monopoly game, police said. The man, hooded and with his face covered, was caught on camera striding up to the counter with a knife concealed by his side. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/shocking-moment-masked-thug-threatens-mcdonalds-workers-with-a-knife-as-he-raids-fast-food-a3828756.html
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Mueller 'threatened Trump with subpoena' amid Russia probe 2 May 2018 Related TopicsRussia-Trump inquiry Image copyright PA/reuters Image caption Mr Mueller (right) threatened to force Mr Trump t…
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Commons Speaker John Bercow accused of bullying private secretary By Chris Cook and Lucinda Day BBC Newsnight 1 May 2018 Related TopicsWestminster sexual harassment scandal Image copyright Getty Images …
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RAF strikes on IS in Iraq 'may have killed civilians' By Jonathan Beale Defence correspondent, BBC News 1 May 2018 Image caption Mosul was retaken in December, three years after being seized by IS …
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Paris police arrest 200 after violent May Day riots 1 May 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCars were set ablaze and shops wrecked by masked and hooded rioters Police in Paris have arrested nearly 200 masked demonstrators who smashed shop windows and torched cars during annual May Day protests. Far-left anarchist groups, kno…
