Guns don’t kill people. People kill people. But people don’t kill people with replica guns, because they are not guns. The point appears to be lost on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATFE), the nation’s top cops for enforcing federal firearms laws. It’s nearly illegal, and very difficult, for regular civilians to...
Police have launched a hate crime probe after Aberdeen fans were filmed apparently chanting abuse at a disabled St Mirren fan during a football match. The force said it had been alerted to a video of the incident, which the BBC has seen, posted on social media following Saturday’s match at St Mirren Park. Aberdeen...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West BBC PC Lucy Wyatt said the training was “invaluable” Police officers have been learning how to handle donkeys in a bid to tackle equine crime and welfare. Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police’s rural affairs team received training at the Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary on Wednesday as part of national...
Alex Moss BBC News, Yorkshire South Yorkshire Police Valentin Badica (from left), Ionica Badica and Cristian Damaschin were all jailed for their roles in the gang Members of a “dangerous” organised crime group have been sentenced for their part in a prostitution ring trafficking women into the UK from Romania. The “nationwide enterprise” saw 14...
The gloves have come off against Tren de Aragua, and not just in terms of deportations. Among the first actions Donald Trump took on taking office was to designate TdA as a terror organization. That simplified deportations already in the pipeline, as that designation can accelerate the expulsion process for anyone affiliated with terror orgs....
Police have arrested 48 people in south Devon during a large crackdown on organised crime capturing over £197,000 worth of drugs and counterfeit goods. Devon and Cornwall Police said its Proactive Unit (PAU) had seized £143,535 worth of drugs, 39 weapons, £47,155 in cash and £7,000 of suspected counterfeit goods in Teignbridge, South Hams and...
Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of England and he of ‘Two Tier’ policing fame, has yet more dishonor to heap on what is supposed to be his British plate, although that is increasingly questionable. Early in his term (back in September 2024), the PM and his ruling party introduced something called ‘Respect Orders.’ Labour had always...
Joanna Morris BBC Shared Data Unit BBC Councils across the country have issued warnings about fake QR codes in car parks Organised crime gangs are behind a sharp rise in scams linked to fraudulent QR codes, experts say. The national fraud reporting centre Action Fraud received 1,386 reports of people being targeted last year, compared...
Police raided 265 businesses, including barbers, mini-marts and vape shops Police officers smash through the back doors of a bright, modern barber shop in the market town of Shrewsbury. Inside they immediately detain two men – who we are later told are Kurdish asylum seekers. Both men are later released. It is the first of...
J.D. Vance said it was “excellent” that a strike collapsed a building. Thirteen civilians died, according to one count. Trump administration officials effectively admitted to and celebrated a war crime when discussing the U.S.’s airstrikes on Yemen earlier this month, a House Democrat and policy experts have said, citing newly leaked messages published by The...
Disabled people are unfortunately pretty used to attacks by the British corporate media – trying to make us out to be fakers or using our fear for clicks. This has of course massively ramped up in the last few months in the run up to evil Liz Kendall and Rachel Reeves announcing plans to kill...
Part of the Series Human Rights and Global Wrongs Activists in the Philippines say the stunning arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for a crime against humanity marks a major step toward accountability for the thousands of Filipinos targeted and killed under the pretext of...