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theguardian.com | 15 min. ago NEW

Police release images of six men sought after violent disorder in Portsmouth

Hampshire and Isle of Wight force says it wants to speak to men in connection with anti-migrant unrest that left seven officers injuredPolice have released images of six men they would like to speak to after violent disorder in Portsmouth last week that left seven officers injured.About 200 people gathered at Eastney Marina on Sunday night after a small boat carrying asylum seekers arrived on the south coast having crossed the Channel. The activists dispersed the following day in the early hours. Continue reading...

thehindu.com | 42 min. ago NEW

No restrictions on private vehicles during Tirumala Brahmotsavams, say police

Condemning the social media post to this effect, Superintendent of Police Subbarayudu says that a case will be filed on the false campaign, and advises pilgrims not to give credence to such mala fide information

thehindu.com | 42 min. ago NEW

75% of students who tested positive for drugs in Mangaluru now test negative: Police Commissioner

theguardian.com | 43 min. ago NEW

Four dead in Louisiana stabbing spree as police search for person of interest

Sheriff’s office identifies Kaegan Jude Solet, 47, as person of interest after series of stabbings in Houma leaves four deadPolice are searching for a person of interest after a series of stabbings in Houma, Louisiana, left at least four people dead and another person in critical condition in hospital.The Terrebonne parish sheriff’s office identified Kaegan Jude Solet, 47, as a person of interest, after deputies were initially called to the Ashland Drive area of Houma and located a juvenile with apparent stab wounds. Continue reading...

dailymail.com | 1 hrs. 21 min. ago

Protester, 76, who went to Portsmouth anti-immigration demo in female Islamic dress is charged with concealing his identity

Timothy Miller, 76, of Southampton, is accused of wearing or using an item to conceal his identity at a protest, Hampshire Police said.

thehindu.com | 1 hrs. 42 min. ago

Belagavi police make security arrangements for Ganesh festival

Strict measures are being taken to prevent any untoward incidents during the Ganeshotsava celebrations. Security personnel are being deployed in two phases for the festival: Belagavi Police Commissioner

thehindu.com | 1 hrs. 43 min. ago

Telangana Police facilitate ₹139.68 crore refund to 24,189 cyber fraud victims this year

iol.co.za | 1 hrs. 51 min. ago

Gauteng police arrest 1,154 suspects in weekend Operation Shanela II crackdown

Gauteng police arrested 1,154 suspects during Operation Shanela II, including suspects linked to serious crimes, immigration offences, drug possession and drunk driving.

thehindu.com | 2 hrs. 13 min. ago

CM alleges conspiracy to disturb peace, says police told to remain alert about BJP using anti-social elements

Earlier, terming the Congress ‘anti-Hindu’, Ashok said: ‘Even the British did not restrict the Ganesha festival'

bbc.co.uk | 2 hrs. 32 min. ago

US embassy child abuse images suspect flown from UK before police interview

The individual worked at the US embassy in Vauxhall, south London, had diplomatic protection, despite not being a diplomat.

thehindu.com | 3 hrs. 15 min. ago

Two youths hack friend to death in Kakinada over intimate photos, videos

Accused allegedly planned to use data stored on victim’s cellphone to extort money from families of women featured in them, say police

iol.co.za | 3 hrs. 58 min. ago

Police seize Mandrax worth R2.05m from truck in Kraaifontein

A truck driver was arrested in Kraaifontein after police allegedly seized 41 000 Mandrax tablets.

dailymail.com | 4 hrs. ago

Have they no humanity? How Spanish police have intensified the grief suffered by families of nine British expats killed in a wildfire - with one woman finding her father's bones in his burned-out BMW in a car pound FIVE WEEKS later

When Danielle Gillam-Kirton was given an urn of her parents, who were among nine Brits killed in a Spanish wildfire, she had no reason to suspect there was anything more to remember them by.

thestar.com | 4 hrs. 7 min. ago

Two decades after school shooting, survivor now serves as a police officer in Monreal

Former Dawson College students and survivors James Santos, centre, Meaghan Hennegan, left and Hayder Kadhim attend a ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the shooting in which one person was killed and 19 others wounded, in Montreal on Friday, Sept.…

thestar.com | 4 hrs. 8 min. ago

Turkish authorities launch crackdown on LGBTQ+ and HIV support groups

FILE - People run from the police during a march in support of transgender people and their rights during the LGBTQ Pride week, in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Dilara Acikgoz, File)

theguardian.com | 5 hrs. 17 min. ago

Dover unrest exposes serious flaws in Britain’s handling of far-right extremism

Authorities were caught off guard by the disruption, which they labelled a ‘protest’ despite mass intimidation tacticsTo anybody watching the videos of a group of masked men, all wearing black, descending on the port of Dover last weekend, it was immediately obvious that something novel and disturbing was happening: a mass intimidation in uniform not seen in Britain since the 1930s.Yet to the police and the rest of the UK’s intelligence apparatus, the arrival of the men chanting “stop the boats” was a surprise, despite the fact that residents of a village 18 miles away tried to report that dozens of men were congregating there on the Friday, threatening to go to Dover and “attack Muslims”. Continue reading...

dailymail.com | 5 hrs. 26 min. ago

Indian villagers tie up worker when he arrives to fix cell tower because they are furious at poor 5G connectivity

The technician, named locally as Aditya Bhan Singh, was tied and bound with cables to a mobile tower in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur, in what police have called a dispute over connectivity issues.

iol.co.za | 5 hrs. 51 min. ago

Child-protection groups alarmed by alleged police rapes

Lobby groups are concern about the number of police officers who are arrested for sexually molesting women, including underage girls.

thehindu.com | 6 hrs. 37 min. ago

Over 60 Tibetans detained in Delhi over protest against Xi Jinping

The protesters carried the Tibetan national flag and ran towards the venue when they were stopped by Delhi Police officials and detained

smh.com.au | 6 hrs. 40 min. ago

Police release CCTV in hunt for two men after Hamilton Hill shooting

Police believe it to be an isolated incident and there is currently no concern for the safety of the public.

nypost.com | 7 hrs. 39 min. ago

Mississippi police say more arrests coming in death of black mom of 4 found hanging from tree

Police sought and arrested 51-year-old Jarques Ratliff, who is black, when they encountered him walking on the street.

smh.com.au | 7 hrs. 56 min. ago

Two women fighting for life after colliding with police car

Two women are fighting for life in hospital, after colliding with a police car in Sydney's west.

smh.com.au | 7 hrs. 56 min. ago

Man with kids arrested following alleged carjacking in Sydney

A 36-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly carjacked a woman, cut another man’s hand and led police on a chase with two children in tow in Sydney’s west.

thehindu.com | 8 hrs. 18 min. ago

Uttar Pradesh rights panel seeks report on encounter deaths of Ankit Balyan murder suspects

Mohit and Sumit were killed in an encounter with the Shamli police and the Special Weapons and Tactics team

theguardian.com | 8 hrs. 20 min. ago

Tesco alerts police as supermarket becomes latest victim of scam ‘endorsement’ ads

Exclusive: Supermarket joins line of firms and sports stars including Bellingham and Haaland to have their image hijacked via adsTesco has alerted City of London police after it became the latest in a string of companies and sports stars, including Barclays bank and Lewis Hamilton, to have its image hijacked in a “scam” by unlicensed casinos advertising via Facebook and Instagram.The supermarket chain is among several household-name businesses to have been targeted in an apparent effort by casinos that cannot legally operate in Britain to capitalise on their brand recognition. Continue reading...

mirror.co.uk | 8 hrs. 23 min. ago

'Bomb' found in North Wales village as houses evacuated before 'explosion'

Police and an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team were called to Sychdyn near Mold in North Wales on Friday evening, and houses were evacuated over reports of a 'bomb'

dailymail.com | 8 hrs. 28 min. ago

US secretly flew American diplomat out of UK without telling British police after he was found with child abuse images in dawn raid

The ex US serviceman, who was working at the American Embassy in Nine Elms, south London, was allegedly taken from his flat in Putney on August 25.

thehindu.com | 9 hrs. 8 min. ago

Woman killed; husband, son injured in attack on Manipur village

“Suspected militants opened indiscriminate fire at Tollen Kuki village, located near NH-37, which connects Imphal with Jiribam, around 4 a.m.,” says police

smh.com.au | 9 hrs. 35 min. ago

Frankston man accused of stalking multiple women using Apple AirTags

Police believe a 65-year-old man who allegedly taped tracking devices to four women’s cars may have targeted a further 25 women in the area.

nypost.com | 9 hrs. 41 min. ago

At least 4 killed in Louisiana stabbing spree as police search for person of interest with violent past

At least four people were killed and a child is fighting for their life after a stabbing spree in Louisiana Saturday night as police launched a manhunt for a person of interest with a violent history.

thehindu.com | 9 hrs. 56 min. ago

Drug-induced gang rape: Four accused remanded in judicial custody in Kozhikode

The custody of the accused will be sought for a detailed interrogation as the police suspect the involvement of more persons in the incident

thehindu.com | 9 hrs. 56 min. ago

Three killed as speeding lorry rams auto in Vizianagaram

Police attributed the accident to the lorry driver’s rash and negligent driving

iol.co.za | 10 hrs. 2 min. ago

Five arrested for kidnapping, rape of Cape Town e-hailing driver

Police officer attached to Steenberg police station rescued the e-hailing driver.

theguardian.com | 12 hrs. 13 min. ago

Making Iraq ‘normal’ again: do mass arrests and cash seizures signal end to corruption?

Government insiders say the new PM is unleashing an ‘earthquake’ to clean up the system. But Iraqis have heard it all beforeThe gates of the Green Zone in Baghdad are made of five-metre-high armoured steel, reinforced with horizontal girders, and strung between concrete pillars and anti-blast walls. Police water cannon trucks are stationed nearby, along with armoured personnel carriers and squads of heavily armed soldiers.At the first sign of street protests – over failing electricity, unemployment or, more recently, the US-Israeli attacks on Iran – the gates are shut. X-shaped vehicle barriers, made from welded iron beams and mounted on wheels, sit ready at the roadside alongside coils of razor wire; both are slid across the street, sealing off the sprawling neighbourhood, home to the presidential palace, parliament, the prime minister’s office, the massive fortress-like US embassy, and other institutions, including the homes of scores of politicians and members of parliament. Continue reading...

nbcnews.com | 12 hrs. 22 min. ago

Alleged trespasser stopped outside Kamala Harris’ Malibu home

An alleged trespasser was stopped by police on former Vice President Kamala Harris’ property in Malibu, California, Friday, officials said.

smh.com.au | 12 hrs. 36 min. ago

Melbourne man charged with possessing violent extremist material

The 30-year-old was arrested by federal police at Melbourne Airport as he attempted to fly to the Middle East.

scmp.com | 12 hrs. 37 min. ago

Mainland Chinese HKUST student loses HK$1 million to scammer posing as official

A mainland Chinese university student in Hong Kong has lost about HK$1 million (US$127,500) in a scam, in which the fraudster claimed she was involved in a criminal case and demanded “guarantees” from her. Police said they received a report from a 19-year-old mainland woman who was student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) at 1.07am on Sunday. The force said the victim had earlier received calls from someone posing as a government officer, accusing her of being...

nypost.com | 12 hrs. 43 min. ago

Four Wisconsin cops injured after suspected drunk driver barrels toward crowd, sparks police chase

Four Wisconsin police officers were injured Saturday morning as a suspect drove into a crowd of people.

abc.net.au | 13 hrs. 2 min. ago

Man shot in Perth's Hamilton Hill as police search for two suspects

WA Police are urging the public to avoid Hamilton Hill and stay indoors, as two males who are believed to be involved in the shooting are still on the run.

smh.com.au | 14 hrs. 21 min. ago

Moss Moore’s murder was never solved. A Brisbane Festival show reopens the case

Luke Murphy’s Scorched Earth is a unique blend of police procedural and modern dance.