Devoted BBC listener found dead after worried radio newsreader tipped off police when ‘Clara from Bude’ didn’t make her weekly call Woman rang BBC Radio Cornwall at exactly 8.10am every Saturday and Sunday Newsreader Joanna Twist became concerned when Clara stopped calling Ms Twist and colleague were the only two people to go to funeral … Read more
Greta Thunberg will be given a police escort when she arrives in Bristol for her UK climate rally today where thousands of children are expected to join her amid warnings of crushing Greta Thunberg, 17, set to speak to 15,000 activists at a protest Bristol today Police said the sheer size of event means safety measures … Read more
Baton-wielding Spanish riot police clash with Wolves fans in Barcelona ahead of their Europa League game at Espanyol, with one supporter left unconscious in the street Wolves supporters in Barcelona clashed with Spanish riot police on Wednesday The Premier League side are in Spain to face Espanyol in the Europa League One supporter was seen … Read more
Safety fears have been raised as thousands of children prepare to attend a mass protest today featuring Greta Thunberg. Parents have been warned to be vigilant at the Bristol demo attended by the 17-year-old climate activist – who is set to visit a 50ft high mural of herself – amid concerns that the city will … Read more
Fearless police officer jumps into freezing canal in St Petersburg and crawls over cracking ice to rescue helpless man Andrey Postnikov recorded clip from the side of the Griboedov Canal in Russia Stricken man, who appears to have fallen from bridge, lies motionless in the ice Officer heroically pulls him from water before he is taken … Read more
Met Police ridiculed for posting rude photo of two ‘inappropriately posed’ baton rams in bizarre tweet asking people to report their neighbours for drug-dealing The safer neighbourhoods team for Borough and Bankside tweeted the image A picture of two battering rams was posted in an appeal to catch drug dealers One social media user questioned … Read more
Sporadic violence hit parts of Delhi overnight as gangs roamed streets littered with the debris of days of sectarian riots that have killed 33 people, police said Thursday. Thousands of riot police and paramilitaries patrolled the affected northeast fringes of the Indian capital of 20 million people, preventing any major eruptions. The unrest is the … Read more
Police seize Mercedes, BMWs and Jaguars in dawn raids across Essex involving 300 officers after probe into theft of dozens of cars worth more than £3m Police were sent to a farm near Romford, Essex early this morning for dawn raids At least nine arrests made and 20 warrants executed in the raids at around 5am Dramatic … Read more
Riot police on the Greek island of Lesbos yesterday fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters against the creation of a new detention centre for migrants as the latest outburst of unrest entered a second day. The Athens government infuriated residents of five Aegean islands – all straddling a key route to Europe used … Read more
Greta Thunberg’s UK rally could grow so large that standard safety measures to protect demonstrators ‘may not be adequate’, police and local officials warn Climate activist Greta Thunberg will address a large-scale protest in Bristol The City Council and police warned the public not to underestimate its size Officials warned children may not be safe at … Read more