The Met Police says it "won’t tolerate hate or intimidation" in the capital city.

More than 30 people charged after London disorder

The Standard

A Labour councillor has been arrested after he was allegedly filmed calling for far-right protesters’ throats to be cut at a rally in Walthamstow, northeast London.Cllr Ricky Jones, who sits on Dartford Borough Council in Kent, is said to have made the remarks while at an anti-racist demonstration on Wednesday night.Footage appeared to show the elected representative at the demonstration saying: “They are disgusting Nazi fascists and we need to cut all their throats.”The remarks were applauded by some of those at the demonstration.A man aged in his 50s was arrested at an address in southeast London, Metropolitan Police said....

Labour councillor arrested over 'cut throats' comments at Walthamstow rally

The wife of a Tory councillor has appeared in court charged with publishing written material to stir up racial hatred. Lucy Connolly, 41, a childminder from Northampton, appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Saturday morning, via a videolink, but did not enter a plea. She was remanded in custody until...

Wife of councillor remanded over racial hate charge

The Independent

More rioters are being sentenced in Leeds today (9 August), following days of unrest across the UK, off the back of a knife attack on three young girls in Southport.There have been over 400 arrests since the violence broke out, with police officers attacked, businesses destroyed, and emergency vehicles set on fire.Eight people have so far been sentenced, with offences ranging from violent disorder to possession of a weapon and assaulting emergency workers. Key hotspots for the riots have included Hull, Southampton, and Blackpool.On 29 July, three young girls were killed and 10 others injured after a man entered a...

Watch live: Rioters sentenced in Leeds after violent disorder erupts in UK

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

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'

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A check from an Irvine business was intercepted from the mail around May 3, according to the Irvine Police Department . This man is suspected of depositing the stolen check into an ATM account. The investigation is ongoing, but it would be helpful to the investigation to identify this suspect.

Man wanted for stealing a $20K check in Irvine and depositing it at an ATM

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

Danny Stenhouse says he hopes his success will inspire others.

Man's viral sanding videos helped turn life around

Police are seeking information after a man was arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a 35-year-old woman. On Friday, a 31-year-old man from Sheffield was detained in custody after the woman was discovered dead at her home in Wincobank. South Yorkshire Police attended her home on Walling...

Man arrested for murder after woman found dead

An 18-year-old man has admitted being part of a group who left a police community support officer (PCSO) fearing for his life as they violently rocked a police van during the rioting in Rotherham.Footage of the CCTV van being rocked from side to side, with its rooftop mast swinging alarmingly, was one of many dramatic images of Sunday’s violence outside a Holiday Inn Express housing more than 200 asylum seekers.A neighbour of Kenzie Roughley, of Barnsley Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, contacted police with video footage of him punching and kicking the vehicle, and his fingerprints were later found on the...

Man, 18, admits to helping rock police van during Rotherham disorder

 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

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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

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

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...

Town has triple national homelessness rate

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

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

As they were driving along the A358, Mr Bennett said his wife's contractions became "worse and worse". "I thought I would have one [contraction] per junction," said Mrs Bennett, jokingly. "I thought four or five minutes per junction, I can do that," she added. As her contractions grew closer, Mr...

Mr Bennett said: "She pulled out a baby, just right there and then as I was driving along."

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David Heitz

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 tribunal determines Dr Marc Whitehouse's fitness to practise to be impaired.

False prescriptions doctor's licence suspended

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Councillor arrested over counter-protest remarks

Labour says the behaviour is \"completely unacceptable and it will not be...

Labour says the behaviour is "completely unacceptable and it will not be...

Councillor arrested over counter-protest remarks

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