David White BBC Radio Cornwall BBC/Red Planet Pictures/Joss Barratt Zahra Ahmedi said she “really likes” her character Esther Williams Kath Peters BBC Radio Cornwall One of the stars of the hit BBC TV drama Beyond Paradise says the show has taken a “grittier” turn in its third series. Zahra Ahmedi plays DS Esther Williams, who...
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...
A police detective who pretended to work from home and spent hours browsing online shopping sites while on duty has been fired. Det Con Philippa Baskwill weighed down her keyboard so her computer would not go into standby mode, giving the impression she was working when she was not. The Avon and Somerset Police officer...
Kenya’s national high-school drama competition has been overshadowed by drama of its own after police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd that had gathered to watch a controversial play. The play, Echoes of War, highlights the role of digital spaces in governance and the power of youth in shaping societal change – with close...
Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo has had his Audi RS Q8 car seized by police after he was suspected of driving without a valid licence. The Ecuador international, 23, was stopped in the car, which costs a minimum of £125,000 if bought new, on Friday near the club’s training ground in Cobham, Surrey. “A man in...
PA Officers were sent to a building in Barne Barton at 21:00 BST on Wednesday A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and criminal damage after armed police were called to a property in Plymouth. Officers were sent to a building in Barne Barton at 21:00 BST on Wednesday after they received reports...
HEADLINES Devon & Torbay CCA sets sail for regional democratic deficit with £500,000 crew Combined county authority throws public accountability overboard as future regional strategic governance body ratifies constitution at inaugural meeting but fails to explain why so many staff needed to deliver so little at such colossal cost. Read more. Sidwell Street Post Office...
Joshua Nevett Political reporter PA Media Police forces will have dedicated teams of officers focused on patrolling town centres at peak times in England and Wales, under plans to be unveiled by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Sir Keir said he wanted to end the policing “postcode lottery” by ensuring every community had specialist neighbourhood...
“The old order has changed,” the Spokane Chronicle proclaimed on October 1, 1909. “The men are now chasing the police.” The Chronicle was referring to a flood of workers leaving Spokane for a nearby town. The workers aimed to demonstrate against the local police department’s brutal crackdown on labor activists speaking in public. The fact...
A five-vehicle crash involving police cars has closed part of the A1 in Newcastle. The collision happened just before 02:30 BST on the northbound carriageway near junction 75 and the Denton Burn roundabout. North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) said five people were taken to hospital. Pictures from the scene show damaged police vehicles and a...
Detectives investigating the death of a man who was shot through his window are working “around the clock”, police say. Barry Dawson, 60, was shot in his Elm Street home in Stanley, County Durham, on Saturday and died at the scene. A 37-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder...
A 20-year-old man has been charged with assault after Manchester City midfielder Jack Grealish was allegedly slapped following Sunday’s 0-0 draw with rivals Manchester United. The Daily Mail reported that Grealish, 29, was confronted as he made his way off the pitch at Old Trafford following the goalless derby. Greater Manchester Police announced in a...
A police officer driving a van who followed two teenagers before they both died in an e-bike crash in Cardiff, will not face criminal charges, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) says. The CPS said there was insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction. The driver of the police van, along with another officer...
A man has been arrested after a police officer was assaulted in a city centre park. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called at 12:40 BST after a man reportedly verbally abused members of the public and made threats at Northernhay Gardens in Exeter. Police said one officer was attacked but they were not...
A former Devon and Cornwall Police firearms response officer has appeared in court charged with harassment without violence. Harry Tangye, 56, of Lusty Glaze, Newquay, appeared at Bodmin Magistrates Court on Thursday accused of harassing Sofia Cann between 25 August and 7 September 2024 in Newquay. The retired officer was accused of pursuing a course...