A former police officer has been jailed for 12 years after being found guilty of two rapes. Aron May, who served as a PC with West Midlands Police, was sacked by the force in May after his conviction at Worcester Crown Court in April. The 40-year-old, from Shropshire, had carried...

Former police officer jailed for two rapes

PC Oliver Platts admits to the breaches, saying it is “a case of misplaced enthusiasm”.

Officer who accessed confidential files 'immature'

Northamptonshire's police commissioner pledges to read the CVs of all candidates for top positions.

Commissioner asks how lying police chief got job

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Bodies of Lauren Evans, 22, and Daniel Duffield, 24, were discovered at a house in Hednesford, Cannock, on Tuesday

Police ‘not looking for anyone else’ after two found dead in Staffordshire

A man is in a critical condition in hospital after sustaining multiple wounds in a stabbing. Essex Police said officers were called to Seymour Street, Chelmsford, close to the entrance of Central Park, at about 18:40 BST on Friday to reports of a man being seriously assaulted. Emergency services, including...

Man in critical condition after stabbing

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

A doctor who was on drugs while seeing patients has been suspended. Nathan Sandles, who worked as a GP at Church Langley Medical Centre in Harlow, Essex, was found acting "drowsy, sleepy and disorientated" while on shift. He prescribed medication for himself by falsely using a patient’s name, the Medical...

GP suspended for being on drugs while on shift

A pharmacist who admitted to selling drugs without a prescription for his own financial gain has received a suspended sentence. In April, Gerard Cullinan, of Hillside Crescent in Belfast, pleaded guilty on behalf of his company Castlereagh Pharmacy Ltd to selling or supplying painkiller co-codamol and opioid fentanyl without a prescription between January 2017 and June 2020.

Pharmacist sold drugs without prescription

Four Sri Lankan fishermen have died and another two are critically ill after consuming an unknown liquid from bottles they found while at sea, according to local media reports. The sailors were said to be on a fishing trip when they retrieved the bottles around 320 nautical miles from Tangalle,...

Four die after drinking from bottles found in sea

Nyah Mway died after police mistook his replica gun for a real firearm and shot him in the chest.

Boy, 13, shot dead by New York police had replica gun, authorities say

The lead actor in the original detective series Bergerac has said he was offered a cameo role but turned it down. John Nettles, who is 80, said he was "too old" for the role. The original BBC series, which was based in and depicted Jersey and aired from 1981 to 1991, featured Nettles as Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac.

Bergerac star John Nettles turns down remake role

Wet 'n' Wild owner Serco Leisure confirms the sale, but does not reveal details of its new owner.

Waterpark sold to unnamed developer

Mask wearing has been reintroduced in medical settings due to a spike in Covid cases, Manx Care has confirmed. The measure across all of its sites includes employees working in patient-facing settings and members of the public visiting those in hospitals. Face masks are being supplied at the entrance to...

Mask wearing reintroduced in medical settings

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Police investigating the deaths of a paramedic and a student nurse found dead in Staffordshire say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.“We can now confirm that we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths of a woman and a man in Hednesford,” said a force spokesperson on Friday evening.Lauren Evans, 22, and 24-year-old Daniel Duffield were found dead at a house in Alpine Drive in Hednesford, Cannock, around 12.30pm on Tuesday.Mr Duffield was later revealed to be a paramedic at West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS), who appeared on series 11...

Staffordshire Police 'not looking for anyone else' in connection with death of paramedic and woman

Two men and a woman remain in custody for questioning, Cumbria Police say.

Three arrested and drugs seized in police raid

A man, 20, and a 16-year-old boy are charged with murdering 37-year-old Kyle Marshall in Bourne.

Two charged with murder over fatal park stabbing

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Verona, MS - On May 30, 2024, the Lee County Sheriff's Department, in collaboration with the North Mississippi Narcotics Unit, executed a search warrant in Verona, MS, following a prolonged investigation into illegal narcotics sales from a local shop according to a press release from the LCSD.

Lee County Sheriff's Department Executes Major Drug Bust in Verona

The family of a Dumfries woman who died in Crete 15 years ago has said police in Greece are reopening an investigation into her death. It would be the fourth investigation into Jean Hanlon's death, and follows a report being passed to prosecuting authorities from a private investigator. It identifies...

'Massive breakthrough' in woman's Crete death case

Chris Green, 32, who pulled over a woman, will have to complete a 12-month community order.

Man who impersonated police officer sentenced

Comments made included, “If there was a domestic violence victim who was fit, I would rape her”.

Police trainee sacked for domestic abuse rape comment

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Hull funeral probe: Anger over police chief claims

Families have spoken out after reports of alleged comments made by Humberside's chief...

Hull funeral probe: Anger over police chief claims

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