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Footage shows PC Sperling from Surrey Police running after the alleged thief who was escaping the manhunt on a bike in Guildford. The Good Samaritan driving a grey van then pulls up alongside the officer and offers him a…
A number of officers were injured and five police cars and three fire engines were damaged, with the disorder linked to misinformation that a building would be a house of multiple occupation (HMO) for asylum seekers, the…
A video, filmed on Thursday night, shows fireworks being launched in the street in all directions, which police said was one of several incidents linked to anti-social behaviour across the region. More than 600 fireworks…
The case against her was dropped at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court after police said she had been wrongly identified. They added that her sister was now being sought in connection with the alleged offences. At an earlier…
The case is believed to be the first prosecution of its kind in the UK and comes after the Crown Office investigated about 6,000 deaths related to the pandemic. Calum Inglis, 34, from Edinburgh, was serving a short…
Seven people were arrested and a police van set alight in violent flashpoints during what was Scotland's biggest police operation since the visit of President Donald Trump last year. A police officer and an ambulance…
The Welsh government said that evidence suggests a link between "consumption of high-caffeine energy drinks and negative health outcomes", and was considering a ban on under-16s buying them. BBC Wales spoke to young…
At the same court on Friday, four of Lashley's children watched as he was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 10 years and 10 months. Judge Chambers said the defendant had hidden Lashley's body in their cellar…
Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said he would fight for more money from the Treasury for “investment” for reforms aimed at giving people “opportunities” instead of “an assessment, a cheque, and a goodbye”. The…
Shortly after 10.25pm on Tuesday, October 27, officers were called out to reports of a shooting in Parkfield Street, with crowds attending two separate concerts at the nearby O2 Academy Islington. They found two men…