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One Dead, Three Injured In Pub Shooting

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:29:30 +0100

A murder investigation has been launched following the fatal shooting of a man believed to be in his early 20s.

Probe as man dies in pub shooting

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:11:23 +0100

A man has died and three others were wounded after a shooting in a pub, police said.

Millionaire's Daughter Jailed For Riots Role

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:55:21 +0100

Millionaire's daughter Laura Johnson has been jailed for two years for driving looters on a late-night crime spree during last summer's riots.

Lawyers clash at McAreavey trial

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:16:35 +0100

Attempts to explore the sex life of murdered honeymooner Michaela McAreavey and her husband provoked fierce clashes at the trial of two men accused of the crime.

Ex-detective on misconduct charges

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:01:01 +0100

A former detective specialising in rape and sex assault cases is to be prosecuted for faking police records.

Ex-soldier jailed for sex attacks

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:06:30 +0100

A former soldier who carried out a string of sex attacks has been jailed indefinitely.

Female Murdoch employee held in bribery probe

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:18:08 +0100

Police arrested a woman who works for Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm News International on Friday as part of an investigation into the bribery of public officials, the company said.

Lloyds ex-security chief charged with £2.5 mn fraud

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:34:42 +0100

A former security chief of Britain's Lloyds Banking Group was charged on Friday with a £2.5 million ($3.9 million, 3.1 million euro) fraud.

Officer attacked in security alert

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:53:22 +0100

A police officer received minor injuries after he was attacked with bricks, stones and petrol bombs while attending a security alert in Newry.

Police get Libya visas for 1984 cop murder probe

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:17:40 +0100

British detectives probing the 1984 murder of a policewoman outside the Libyan embassy in London have been granted visas to pursue the investigation in Libya, police said.

Brave schoolboy wins police award

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:02:56 +0100

A schoolboy who was stabbed while trying to prevent a fellow pupil being attacked and a man shot in the stomach while seeking to foil a robbery at a jeweller's have been honoured at a police bravery awards ceremony.

UK police head for Libya to probe 1984 murder

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:22:58 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - A Scotland Yard team is to fly to Libya to investigate the murder of police officer Yvonne Fletcher, who was shot dead outside the Libyan embassy in London in 1984, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday. Fletcher, 25, died after being hit by a shot fired from the embassy during a demonstration against former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. After an 11-day siege, 30 Libyans in the embassy were deported and no one was ever charged with her killing. Cameron told reporters the police team visit was a "really positive step forward. ...

Shafilea Trial: Sister 'Haunted By Murder'

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:10:59 +0100

The sister of murdered teenager Shafelia Ahmed finally told police she witnessed what happened because she "just had to let it out", a court has heard.

Libya visit in Wpc murder inquiry

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:40:00 +0100

A Metropolitan Police team is to fly to Libya to continue the investigation into the murder of Wpc Yvonne Fletcher, the Prime Minister has announced.

14-year-old charged after boy death

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:54:23 +0100

A 14-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with assault after another boy collapsed during an altercation and later died.

School clash boy dies in hospital

Thu, 24 May 2012 15:49:11 +0100

A 14-year-old schoolboy who collapsed during an altercation with another boy has died in hospital, police said.

McAreavey suspect accuses police

Thu, 24 May 2012 15:08:33 +0100

One of the men charged with murdering Michaela McAreavey alleges that police tried to suffocate him with a towel and held his head in a bucket of water while he was interrogated, a court in Mauritius has been told.

Shopkeeper loses wife murder appeal

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:26:24 +0100

A shopkeeper found guilty of bludgeoning his postmistress wife to death has lost a Court of Appeal challenge against his murder conviction.

837 police corruption complaints

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:35:39 +0100

Police recorded more than 800 complaints about corruption over three years, a report has revealed.

Rebekah Brooks Faces Wait On Further Charges

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:32:31 +0100

Former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks has had her bail renewed over allegations of phone hacking and illegal payments to police and other officials.

Man charged in crane driver murder

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:14:57 +0100

A 25-year-old man arrested in Italy has been charged with murdering a crane driver whose body was found in his burnt-out car in Britain.

Cricketer Kevin Pietersen fined over Twitter rant

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:13:41 +0100

Kevin Pietersen was fined an "undisclosed sum" by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday following a Twitter attack on former England batsman Nick Knight.

Killer goalie offered club trial

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:20:17 +0100

A goalkeeper jailed for killing two young boys in a car crash while drink-driving has been offered the chance to restart his career after he is released from prison.

Calcium-heart attack link found

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:06:31 +0100

Calcium supplements, taken by millions of elderly people and post-menopausal women to prevent bone thinning, may double the risk of having a heart attack, a study has found.

Tabloid story prompted SFO to nab Tchenguiz - lawyer

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:18:43 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's embattled Serious Fraud Office pushed for the arrest of Robert Tchenguiz, one of the country's most high-profile property magnates, in part because of an unverified report in a free London tabloid, a court heard on Wednesday. Ken Macdonald, lawyer for Robert the younger brother of Vincent Tchenguiz who are both accused of fraud linked to the collapse of Iceland's Kaupthing bank in 2008, said the SFO decided he was a flight risk and should be arrested partly because the Metro daily reported his house was for sale. ...

Anti-social measures 'not enough'

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:29:03 +0100

Government plans to enable residents to force police to take action over anti-social behaviour after three separate incidents or five complaints are not good enough, a victims' group has said.

Call for police to probe failed bid

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:20:56 +0100

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment has been urged to call in police to investigate the scandal of a failed bid involving senior Northern Ireland civil servants to set up a bioscience and technology institute, a report has revealed.

Yard detectives 'took payoffs'

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:57:19 +0100

Three police detectives face accusations of taking illegal payments from private investigators for information in an alleged case of "apparent corruption right at the heart of Scotland Yard".

Two people held over 1998 murder

Tue, 22 May 2012 17:44:48 +0100

Two men have been arrested in Belfast about a murder in the Irish Republic in 1998.

Smithwick Tribunal handed extension

Tue, 22 May 2012 17:29:36 +0100

The deadline for an inquiry into alleged Garda and IRA collusion in the murder of two senior RUC officers during the Troubles has been extended.

Student banned over Muamba tweets

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:35:49 +0100

A British student jailed for making offensive Twitter comments about English Premier League footballer Fabrice Muamba after he collapsed during a match was on Tuesday banned from his university.

Model Murder: Boyfriend Gets At Least 16 Years

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:50:03 +0100

A wealthy jeweller's son has been jailed for at least 16 years for killing his "trophy" girlfriend in a jealous rage.

Boy, seven, dies after house fire

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:49:32 +0100

A seven-year-old boy who was taken to hospital following a house fire has died, police said.

Killer told he may never be freed

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:47:49 +0100

An anti-paedophile vigilante who murdered a gay man he wrongly believed to be a child molester has been told he may never be released from prison.

Six hurt as gas blast destroys home

Tue, 22 May 2012 03:57:02 +0100

A suspected gas explosion has injured six people, including three police officers.

Military to take charge of air space for Olympics

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:39:05 +0100

Military is to take charge of London's airspace for the first time since 1945 as part of the huge security operation set up to police the Olympic Games, according to The Times.

Man Charged Over GM Crop Trial Lab Vandalism

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:33:19 +0100

A man has been charged with criminal damage after a break-in at a research centre where a trial of GM wheat crops is taking place.

Six Hurt As Suspected Gas Blast Hits Flats

Mon, 21 May 2012 22:40:15 +0100

Three police officers, a paramedic, an engineer and an elderly resident have been injured after a suspected gas explosion at a flat.

Policeman badly hurt in gas blast

Mon, 21 May 2012 22:18:22 +0100

A police officer has suffered serious burns to his face in a suspected gas blast which injured five others.

'Disgust' at police killer sentence

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:52:04 +0100

The widow of murdered police officer Constable Stephen Carroll has spoken of her "disgust" at the jail term handed to one of the killer gang.