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Police consider dropping terms ‘Islamist terror’ or ‘jihadi’ because they ‘don’t help community’

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Police consider dropping terms ‘Islamist terror’ or ‘jihadi’ because they ‘don’t help community relations’ ‘Alternatives suggested include ‘faith-claimed terrorism’, ‘terrorists abusing religious motivations’ and ‘adherents of Osama bin Laden’s ideology’ National Association of Muslim Police put forward its case at online conference Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, head of counter-terrorism policing, took the views of officers … Read more

Police consider dropping terms ‘Islamist terror’ or ‘jihadi’ because they ‘don’t help community’

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Police consider dropping terms ‘Islamist terror’ or ‘jihadi’ because they ‘don’t help community relations’ ‘Alternatives suggested include ‘faith-claimed terrorism’, ‘terrorists abusing religious motivations’ and ‘adherents of Osama bin Laden’s ideology’ National Association of Muslim Police put forward its case at online conference Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, head of counter-terrorism policing, took the views of officers … Read more

Police catch two teenage boys riding rented 11mph e-scooters along dual carriageway

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Two teenage boys were stopped by police after they were caught riding their hired electric scooters along a busy 70mph dual carriageway. The boys, who were slammed by the Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen for their ‘sheer stupidity’, were spotted by officers at Teesside Retail Park riding their 11mph Ginger Hire E-Scooters along the busy A19 … Read more

Police catch two teenage boys riding rented 11mph e-scooters along dual carriageway

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Two teenage boys were stopped by police after they were caught riding their hired electric scooters along a busy 70mph dual carriageway. The boys, who were slammed by the Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen for their ‘sheer stupidity’, were spotted by officers at Teesside Retail Park riding their 11mph Ginger Hire E-Scooters along the busy A19 … Read more

County lines kingpin caught him throwing crack cocaine worth £8,000 down the toilet in police raid

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Drug dealer Melvin Gambanga, 23, has been jailed for flushing £8,000 worth of crack cocaine down his toilet when police raided his home in Gravesend, Kent A county lines kingpin has been jailed for eight years after throwing £8,000 worth of crack cocaine down his toilet when police raided his home. Drug dealer Melvin Gambanga, 23, … Read more

County lines kingpin caught him throwing crack cocaine worth £8,000 down the toilet in police raid

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Drug dealer Melvin Gambanga, 23, has been jailed for flushing £8,000 worth of crack cocaine down his toilet when police raided his home in Gravesend, Kent A county lines kingpin has been jailed for eight years after throwing £8,000 worth of crack cocaine down his toilet when police raided his home. Drug dealer Melvin Gambanga, 23, … Read more

Israeli police use water cannons on demonstrators around Benjamin Netanyahu’s home

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Israeli police used water cannons on hundreds of demonstrators around Benjamin Netanyahu’s home last night as protests mounted against the Prime Minister over corruption claims and his handling of the coronavirus crisis. Hit by high unemployment, a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases and reimposed coronavirus curbs, Israelis have taken to the streets in almost daily … Read more

Funeral of Sudanese asylum seeker, 28, shot dead by police in Glasgow is delayed by an hour

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A Sudanese asylum seeker shot dead after stabbing six people in Glasgow has been buried an hour late after more than a hundred mourners arrived at his funeral.   Badreddin Abadlla Adam, 28, was due to be buried at Linn Cemetery in Glasgow at 2pm this afternoon. He was shot by armed officers last month after … Read more

Armed police search homes in quaint Devon market town

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Armed police search homes in quaint Devon market town in manhunt after victim is stabbed as residents are told to stay indoors Armed police spent more than an hour searching for a suspect in Totnes, Devon Witnesses said police, equipped with a range of weapons, searched for suspects A couple of officers were seen carrying plastic … Read more

Armed police search homes in quaint Devon market town

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Armed police search homes in quaint Devon market town in manhunt after victim is stabbed as residents are told to stay indoors Armed police spent more than an hour searching for a suspect in Totnes, Devon Witnesses said police, equipped with a range of weapons, searched for suspects A couple of officers were seen carrying plastic … Read more