The 53-year-old is in custody after police received a complaint about a post that incited hatred.

Woman arrested over hate-related Facebook post

A court is told the gang supplied drugs with a street value estimated at more than £110,000.

Eight jailed for county lines drugs plot

The men are remanded in custody charged in connection with 1,000 plants found in Whitehaven.

Two men charged over cannabis farm

The Guardian

Almost 400 people have been arrested since far-right disturbances broke out, with unrest also in Belfast

Why are people rioting across England and how many are involved?

Four people have been arrested after what is believed to be monkey dust was uncovered during raids. Three females and one male remain in custody after West Mercia Police carried out two raids on properties in Telford. Officers targeted properties in Ketley Park Road, Ketley and Wilkinson Close, Snedshill, where...

Four arrested in raids targeting monkey dust

The pair spotted victims outside fast food restaurant and invited them to house party in Harehills.

Two men jailed after raping women at house party

Steve and Gill Wallis lost all of their possessions when a storage unit was deluged by the flood.

Couple left 'heartbroken' by burst water main damage

They came to east London in their hundreds, preaching a message of peace. Under grey skies, people chose to chant, clap and come together to stand up for those feeling fearful following events across the UK during the past week. Waltham Forest is a borough of sanctuary, meaning it welcomes...

'We're here to ensure no-one ever pushes us around'

Several photos have been circulating online purporting to show Olympic swimmers wearing swimsuits with the message "Not a dude!" crudely emblazoned on their crotches to protest the participation of transgender athletes in the Paris Olympic games. These posts appeared online on July 28 and August 2. However, it turns out...

No, Olympic swimmers weren’t wearing swimsuits emblazoned with a transphobic message

Jodie Beer is jailed for six years for trying to take cocaine, pills and phones into Parc prison.

Prison officer smuggled drugs in juice cartons

Georgia State

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Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

The Independent

 A grandmother was allegedly struck in the face with a Taser by a police officer at Manchester Airport moments after he kicked her motionless son, the family’s lawyer has claimed.Shameem Akhtar, 56, believed for a moment that both her sons – Fahir Amaaz, 19, and Muhammad Amaad, 25 – had been “killed” by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) after they were allegedly Tasered and later knelt on by officers, said their solicitor Aamer Anwar.Speaking at a press conference in Manchester city centre on Tuesday, Mr Anwar also revealed the “tirade of alleged racist abuse” from a male airline passenger that...

Police officer ‘hit grandmother in face with Taser’ in Manchester Airport incident

A man has been jailed for 38 months after inciting racial hatred online. Tyler James Kay, 26, previously of Ellfield Court in Northampton, admitted to publishing the inflammatory posts on social media calling for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set alight. The offence happened during a period of disorder...

Man jailed after inciting racial hatred online

This year's festival in Scarborough is no longer going ahead, organisers have announced.

Music festival cancelled due to low ticket sales

Nathan Murdoch says seeing the city come together has "made me proud".

'Life experiences changed my racist opinions'

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Savannah, GA

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

Colorado State

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

A small town in north-east England has a homelessness rate three times higher than the national figure. In Middlesbrough, at least six in every 1,000 households were classed as homeless between January and March this year, compared to two in 1,000 across England. The figure is the highest in the...

Further arrests as police tackle planned disorder

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