BREAKING NEWS: Police abandon roadside breath and drug tests in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus Queensland Police will abandon stationary roadside breath tests amid COVID-19 They announced approach would take immediate effect on Monday afternoon The decision was made to ‘minimise health risks’ to officers and the community Similar measures have … Read more
Police launch murder probe after teenager, 18, stabbed to death in south London Officers called just before 3.30pm on Sunday to with Shooters Hill, in Woolwich They found the victim, believed to be aged 18, in the Woolwich Common area Despite efforts of passers-by, police and paramedics, the man died at the scene By Joe … Read more
Spanish police stepped up their operation to force people to stay indoors today, with officers driving up and down beaches with megaphones, warning of prison time and massive £25,000 fines for those breaking the lockdown – after the country’s deaths from the coronavirus doubled to 288 overnight. Footage shared on Twitter captures officers as they tell … Read more
It was a bright, cold day in Oxford and everywhere I looked, rainbow flags flapped and fluttered in the sharp wind. They flew from the ancient colleges along the High Street. They flew from the Town Hall. And what they said to me was ‘Your side has lost. There is nothing you can do about … Read more
A frequent flyer claims he ended up in a Mexican jail at the hands of corrupt police officers during a trip he took to reach a special loyalty status with an airline. TV and internet producer Andrew Kimmel, from Los Angeles, tells of his extraordinarily rotten luck on his Twitter account – a tale so … Read more
Police in Benidorm had run-ins with Brits as they tried to disperse large groups who had spent much of the day drinking take-away alcohol on the streets. Officers armed with batons had to break up one group at around 3pm on Saturday afternoon. Reinforcement arrived as two local police officers struggled to get them to … Read more
Pictured: Teenager, 19, who died after daylight ‘drive-by’ shooting near nursery in Coventry as police question two teenagers, including a 15-year-old boy, over his death Abdul Wahid Xasan, 19, from Coventry, died from gunshot wounds to his back Two teenagers, a 15-year-old boy and 19-year-old man have been arrested Police have found a burnt out … Read more
Man is arrested and bomb squad sent in after he ‘burst into a mosque brandishing a Bible and accused worshipers of insulting Christianity Witnesses said the suspected entered the mosque in Derby brandishing a bible After accusing worshipers of ‘insulting Christianity’ he tried to flee in a van He crashed the van into several cars … Read more
A suspected illegal immigrant was found by police inside a locked car roof box at a service station after he was heard ‘banging and screaming’. A British family were returning from a trip abroad and stopped the night before their arrival back in Britain in Calais, where it is thought the man climbed inside the … Read more
Italians were packing into supermarkets to stock up for a weeks-long quarantine today as police began roaming the streets to enforce a new nationwide lockdown. Panic-buyers were queuing with shopping trolleys outside 24-hour supermarkets in cities including Rome and Naples last night after prime minister Giuseppe Conte announced the latest drastic measures. Conte declared that … Read more