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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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British IS schoolgirl 'wants to return home' 13 February 2019 Image copyright Met Police Image caption Ms Begum was 15 when she left the UK in 2015 …
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BT is facing demands from councils and police to disable the free calls function on its new “smart” telephone boxes amid claims they facilitate drug dealing and anti-social behaviour. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/smart-phone-boxes-are-a-honeypot-for-drug-dealers-bt-told-a4116226.html
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Image copyright Paul Beard Image caption If Victoria Parry had been a man "it would have been straight down the stairs" to prison, a judge said A judge gave a serial drink-driver a chance to avoid jail because she is a woman. Victoria Parry, 30, hit three other cars after downing a bottle of wine. Judge Sarah Buckingham said Parry, an alcoholic who had escaped an abusive relationship, would have gone "straight down the stairs" to jail if she were a man. Although Parry "deserved" a prison term, the judge gave her three months to address her issues. The comments are being investigated by a judicial watchdog. Prosecutor Tim Sapwell said …
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Londoners are facing the possibility of a disrupted Easter weekend as Transport for London plans a series of closures across their routes. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/easter-weekend-2019-travel-planned-closures-across-tube-train-and-bus-routes-for-bank-holiday-a4116486.html
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Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder arrested in London 11 April 2019 Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Mr Assange took refuge in the embassy seven years ago to avoid extradition to Sweden over a sexual assault case that has since been dropped. T…
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Thousands of bikers flooded the streets of central London to protest against the prosecution of a soldier who served in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/soldier-f-protest-thousands-of-bikers-demonstrate-in-london-over-bloody-sunday-prosecution-a4116921.html
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Image copyright PA Image caption About 40,000 vehicles a day are expected to be affected by the charge The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) has come into force in central London. Drivers of older, more polluting vehicles are being charged to enter the congestion zone area at any time. Transport for London (TfL) hopes the move will reduce the number of polluting cars in the capital, and estimates about 40,000 vehicles will be affected every day. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said it was "important we make progress" in tackling the capital's toxic air. However, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said many small firms were "very worried abou…
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MPs have raked in more than £42 million from a second home property bonanza, an exclusive Mirror investigation has revealed. Politicians reclaimed thousands of pounds in mortgage interest payments for the properties at public expense under the discredited old expenses system. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/news/revealed-the-politicians-who-profited-from-£42million-second-home-property-bonanza/ar-BBVMpQe?ocid=spartanntp
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9 April 2019 Control of ailing UK department store chain Debenhams falls into hands of lenders, but stores continue to trade This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest a…
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5 April 2019 Botched IRA warning call caused or contributed to 21 deaths in 1974 Birmingham pub bombings, inquest jury finds This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest a…
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Brunei implements stoning to death under new anti-LGBT laws 3 April 2019 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Homosexuality was already illegal in Brunei …
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Latest news in that a woman in her 40s is in a 'critical condition' after she was stabbed in the back on Aberdeen Road, Edmonton, just after 7pm yesterday evening. Should I be not worried as all these are gang related, or are they random attacks on strangers or muggings? IMO it makes a huge difference ... if its just gang-banging I don't care.
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https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/31/us/colorado-red-flag-gun-law/index.html Americans are refusing to support a law that would take guns from violent people.
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Facebook to ban white nationalism and separatism 28 March 2019 Related TopicsChristchurch mosque shootings Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Facebook said it no longer felt white nationa…
