British Police
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British PM Rishi Sunak calls on police for tougher action on 'mob protests' amid fears over Gaza war
World | Feb 29, 2024, 11:13 PM ISTSunak remarked that there was a growing consensus that mob rule was replacing democratic rule after British MPs expressed fear for their safety amid tensions over the Israel-Hamas war. He launched a new policing protocol that is expected to toughen police response to protests ahead of elections.
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UK: Indian restaurant manager killed while cycling back home on Valentine's Day, 8 arrested
World | Feb 22, 2024, 11:54 AM ISTVignesh Pattabhiraman, 36, was cycling back from his workplace at an Indian restaurant when he collided with a vehicle at the Cadugan Place junction in Reading. One of the suspects behind his death has been identified as Shazeb Khalid, 24, who appeared before a court on Wednesday.
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UK: British police investigating first case of 'virtual gangrape' of 16-year-old in Metaverse
World | Jan 03, 2024, 02:49 PM ISTThe teenager did not suffer any injuries as there was no physical attack, but she suffered the same psychological and emotional trauma as someone who has been raped in the real world, said officers. UK authorities believed that a prosecution is unlikely due to lack of physical touch.
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New UK legislation grants police expanded powers to clamp down on protests
World | Jul 02, 2023, 10:55 PM ISTProtesters can face up to three years in prison if they are found digging underground tunnels to obstruct building works in the country. Obstruction of major transportation projects carries a sentence of six months.
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London teacher killed on 5-minute-walk to pub, cops arrest suspect
World | Sep 24, 2021, 04:50 PM ISTNessa’s killing — as she walked to meet a friend a few minutes from her south London home — has renewed concerns that women are not safe on the city’s streets. A vigil is due to be held in Nessa’s memory on Friday.
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Stolen 15th-century Ming dynasty vase worth $3 million recovered in UK
World | Oct 23, 2020, 09:42 PM ISTBritish police say they have recovered a 15th-century Chinese vase valued at 2.5 million pounds ($3.3 million) that was stolen in Switzerland last year. It is thought to have been stolen from a Swiss collection in June 2019 by a London-based organized crime gang.
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Two British nationals critical after exposure to unknown substance
World | Jul 05, 2018, 12:59 PM ISTA man and a woman in their 40s were admitted to hospital after they were found unconscious at a residential building in Amesbury, from exposure to an unknown substance.
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British police respond to shooting at London's Oxford Circus subway station
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London Tube train terror attack: British Police arrest 18-yr-old man; threat level remains ‘critical’
World | Sep 16, 2017, 05:04 PM ISTBritish authorities increased the country’s terror threat level to “critical,” meaning they think another attack may be imminent. British soldiers are being deployed across the country at public sites to assist police.
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British police reject Princess Diana murder claim
World | Dec 17, 2013, 04:19 PM ISTLondon: Scotland Yard today said that it has found “no credible evidence” to support a claim that the British Special Forces were involved in the tragic death of Princess Diana in a 1997 Paris car
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1,000 British doctors charged with alcohol abuse
World | Feb 04, 2013, 12:00 AM ISTLondon, Feb 3: Doctor heal thyself. Over 1,000 doctors in Britain have faced disciplinary hearings for alcohol and drug misuse over the past five years, a media report said.Figures from the General Medical Council show
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Julian Assange not leaving embassy says WikiLeaks
World | Jun 29, 2012, 10:13 PM ISTLondon, Jun 29: WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange has defied a British police summons and won't be leaving the Ecuadorean Embassy in London until he hears about his asylum bid, a member of his defense fund