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'Al-Qaeda fighters' killed in Yemen
ALJAZEERA Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:16:07 GMT
Raid said to have killed two fighters amid claims of high civilian death toll.
Laser shone at police helicopter
BBC Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:54:20 GMT
A man and woman are arrested in connection with two laser attacks on the Bedfordshire Police helicopter.
Arson inquiry after gorse fires
BBC Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:55:50 GMT
Gorse fires in Cornwall are being treated as suspected arson by police and fire officers after 31 incidents in eight days.
Civil service strike under way
GUARDIAN Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:00:52 GMT
Union claims 200,000 workers are taking part in walkout over redundancies but government says impact has been mild Civil servants have begun a 48-hour strike, leaving court hearings postponed, job centres operating a minimum service and 2,000 driving tests cancelled.
Fall in armed officer incidents
BBC Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:32:40 GMT
Firearms officers were deployed to fewer incidents in Nottinghamshire in the past year, the Home Office says.
Major blaze at recycling plant
BBC Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:17:45 GMT
Four fire crews are tackling a major blaze at a recycling plant in Campsie outside Londonderry.
Drivers fined for no seat belts
BBC Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:29:36 GMT
More than 100 drivers are fined during a police crackdown on people not wearing seat belts in Suffolk.
Drone strike in North Waziristan
DAWN Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:15:22 PKT
At least two missiles were fired by a suspected US drone near Miramshah in the North Waziristan tribal region.
Hotel fire treated as suspicious
BBC Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:58:48 GMT
A fire at a disused hotel in Malvern, Worcestershire, is being treated as suspicious.
Museum reopens after fire damage
BBC Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:53:15 GMT
A Gloucestershire museum that was badly damaged by fire reopens with a day of free entry.
Airport bomb Twitter man charged
BBC Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:37:15 GMT
Police charge a man who was arrested after an alleged threat to blow up a Doncaster airport was posted on a social networking site.
Tube 'censors' street art adverts
BBC Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:38:40 GMT
A poster showing the band Massive Attack's album artwork, is the latest advert to be censored on the Tube by Transport for London.
UFO 'seen over Chelsea stadium'
BBC Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:31:41 GMT
A police officer saw an unidentified flying object over Chelsea's stadium, newly released files claim.
Stolen items shown to find owners
BBC Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:53:16 GMT
More than 200 stolen goods found during police raids go on display in Norfolk to try to reunite them with their owners.
New referendum strategy for SNP
BBC Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:40:28 GMT
The Scottish government devises a new plan to try to prevent an independence referendum being killed off at Holyrood.
Court orders facilities for Abdul Qadeer Khan
DAWN Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:07:30 PKT
His lawyer said police last month obtained court authorisation to enhance security measures, citing threats on Dr Khan’s life.
Hotel damage runs into thousands
BBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:09:01 GMT
A large fire at at hotel in Burrington, Herefordshire, causes hundreds of thousands of pounds of damage.
Crime tools to aid work overseas
BBC Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:56:44 GMT
Tools seized by Suffolk Police are being given to developing countries to help train people in a trade.
Repairs start after museum fire
BBC Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:41:45 GMT
Thousands of items from a collection at a Gloucestershire museum that was badly damaged by fire are sent away while the building is repaired.
NY crime statistics doctored by police: survey
PRESSTV Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:54:21 GMT
A controversial report reveals that high-ranking officers at the New York Police Department (NYPD) have consistently manipulated crime statistics in a bid to show the city as safe and secure.
Crews tackle large fire at barn
BBC Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:27:15 GMT
Crews tackle a fire at a barn containing 25 tonnes of straw near Tadcaster.
Worse Than War by Daniel Jonah Goldhagen | Book review
GUARDIAN Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:05:32 GMT
Ian Pindar welcomes a powerful study of man's inhumanity to man The literature of mass murder is riddled with clichés, says Daniel Goldhagen in this disturbing and impassioned study. Mass murder is not impersonal or beyond human control; it is not an expression of "human nature" or inevitable. Nor do people slaughter others out of blind obedience to authority. The perpetrators of genocide are not born killers, nor are we all potential mass murderers. And free will is not an illusion.
Appeal over discount store raid
BBC Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:34:51 GMT
CCTV images of two men are issued by police after an attempted robbery at a discount store in Suffolk.
Experts observe whale hunt noise
BBC Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:52:53 GMT
Whale researchers in Shetland say they have recorded killer-whale activity never before seen in the wild.
Bank robbers may have had handgun
BBC Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:43:23 GMT
Police now believe two robbers who targeted a bank on Tyneside may have been carrying a real or replica handgun.
Foreign currency stolen in raid
BBC Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:45:53 GMT
Thousands of pounds worth of foreign currency is stolen during a raid in Sunderland.
Airlift following fire on ferry
BBC Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:02:41 GMT
Fire which broke out in the engine room of a ferry off Falmouth sparks a major alert.
Funeral held for fallen soldier
BBC Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:17:29 GMT
A funeral is held in Eastbourne for Lance Corporal Michael Pritchard after he died in suspected friendly fire.
West Pier clean-up gets under way
BBC Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:12:33 GMT
The clean-up operation for Brighton's West Pier begins seven years after it collapsed in a storm and was destroyed in a fire.
Gilani asks for report on Karachi killings
DAWN Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:08:10 PKT
Gilani called the Governor and Chief Minister of Sindh and asked them to coordinate to help defuse the situation.
Arrests after Derby-Forest clash
BBC Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:42:22 GMT
Six fans are arrested after Derby County's one-nil victory over Nottingham Forest at Pride Park, police say.
Civilian police scheme defended
BBC Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:16:37 GMT
Humberside Police defends a scheme in which members of the public are employed to carry out investigative work.
Gunmen kill police officer in southern Yemen
PRESSTV Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:20:00 GMT
Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a police officer in Yemen's southern governorate of al-Mahrah, which has recently been the scene of violence.
Paramedic attack figures revealed
BBC Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:07:46 GMT
There were more than 230 reports of verbal or physical assaults on West Midlands ambulance staff over six months, NHS chiefs have said.
Workers threatened in armed raid
BBC Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:37:41 GMT
A CCTV image is released in a bid to trace an armed robber who raided a south Lincolnshire building society.
Illegal restaurant workers held
BBC Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:42:05 GMT
Illegal workers are found at two restaurants in Bedfordshire during raids by border agency officers.
Funeral service for attack victim
BBC Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:10:02 GMT
Family and friends of a Hull man who died after being attacked in Hull gather for a funeral service in the city.
Service for fire-damaged chapel
BBC Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:24:45 GMT
A chapel badly damaged by a fire at Liverpool Hope University three years ago re-opens.
Hero's hour?
BBC Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:31:05 GMT
Police attitude to 'have-a-go heroes' appears to shift
Experts to advise failing force
BBC Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:40:13 GMT
Police in Nottinghamshire call in colleagues in Northumbria to help tackle performance failings and boost crime figures.
No sackings over Worboys police failings
GUARDIAN Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:05:39 GMT
IPCC upholds complaints against five Met officers • Fury from victims as none faces disciplinary action A serial sex attacker remained free to continue preying on women because police officers made serious mistakes during their investigations and failed to take victims seriously, the Independent Police Complaints Commission will rule today. But the IPPC caused anger and dismay among campaigners by stopping short of recommending disciplinary hearings against those involved. It means that all the officers will remain in their jobs. The IPPC identified "individual and systemic" issues within the Metropolitan police
Findings against eight police officers in Worboys black-cab case - "individual and systemic" issues
GUARDIAN Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:56:58 GMT
No recommendations that any officer should face disciplinary hearings where ultimate sanction would be dismissal A summary of findings by the Independent Police Complaints Commission due today when it notes "individual and systemic" issues within the Metropolitan police during its inquiry into John Worboys, a black-cab driver who remained at large to drug, rape and sexually assault at least 85 victims despite numerous women reporting attacks over many years.
Taxi rape case police disciplined
BBC Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:25:53 GMT
Five police officers have been disciplined after the botched investigation of a taxi driver behind more than 100 sexual assaults.
Worboys victim 'not taken seriously'
BBC Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:21:28 GMT
After a critical watchdog report, a victim of serial sex attacker John Worboys says police failed to take her case seriously.
John Worboys victim says Met officers 'laughed' at her
GUARDIAN Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:05:40 GMT
19-year-old student was attacked in 2007 but police believed serial rapist's claim she was drunk One image seems to recur among the flashbacks and memories of Anna's ordeal at the hands of John Worboys and then her dealings with the Metropolitan police: the sight and sound of officers laughing as she attempted to describe what happened in the early hours, when she was drugged and incapacitated in the back of his cab. She claims they didn't take her seriously – they thought she had made it up. Nearly three years after she first went to the police alleging she had been the victim of a sexual assault by the driver of a black taxi, she is only now learning the truth of the failings and the full facts of her case.
Masked men raid jewellers store
BBC Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:39:19 GMT
Robbers target a Liverpool jewellers - the second time such a raid has been carried out in the city in two days.
Warehouse fire prompts evacuation
BBC Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:41:24 GMT
Up to 70 firefighters tackle a warehouse fire in Dorset, in which residents living close by have been evacuated.
Eight dead in Virginia shooting
ALJAZEERA Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:12:25 GMT
Police hunting for assilant after attack on a rural home in northeast United States.
Raid suspect stopped by passer-by
BBC Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:38:23 GMT
A suspected thief who stole two diamond rings is arrested after a passer-by caught and detained him until police arrived.
Arrest over 'Twitter bomb threat'
BBC Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:29:56 GMT
A man was arrested after an alleged threat to blow up a Doncaster airport was posted on a social networking site, police said.
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