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Building society raiders sought

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:38:57 +0100

The men shown in these CCTV stills are being sought by police in connection with the robbery of a building society.

Briton dies in Indonesia after drinking 'tainted alcohol'

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:42:43 +0100

A British backpacker has died while trekking through the Indonesian jungle after she drank suspected tainted alcohol, police said on Saturday.

Madeleine McCann Case: New Suspects

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:07:03 +0100

Police have identified a number of suspects in the case of missing Madeleine McCann, Scotland Yard has disclosed.

Government launches investigation into two Serco, G4S contracts

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:14:30 +0100

By Christine Murray LONDON (Reuters) - The government said on Friday it had hired a team of auditors to investigate whether it was overcharged on two contracts with outsourcing firms Serco and G4S. The Ministry of Justice said auditors from professional services firm PWC would examine two contracts signed in 2005 which together cost the department 107 million pounds in 2012/13 for electronic tagging and monitoring of offenders released from prison. ...

Syria government supporters hack Financial Times

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:58:20 +0100

By Jim Finkle and Jennifer Saba (Reuters) - The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify. The Syrian Electronic Army, an online group that supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was behind the incident which followed a phishing attack on the company's email accounts, FT reported on its website. The attack is the latest in which hackers commandeered the Twitter account of a prominent news organization to push their ...

Anderson bowls England back into first Test

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:08:38 +0100

James Anderson took his 300th Test wicket and then ended a bold counter-attack by New Zealand's Ross Taylor as England fought back in the first Test at Lord's.

Dead children name usage 'common'

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:43:34 +0100

It was "common practice" for undercover police officers within Scotland Yard to use dead children's identities, an investigation has found.

British police identify new leads in Madeleine McCann case

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:16:52 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Friday they had identified people they want to question about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the three-year-old who went missing in Portugal six years ago. Madeleine disappeared from her room at a holiday resort in the Algarve, Portugal, on May 3, 2007, as her parents dined at a nearby restaurant, sparking a global manhunt and transfixing the world's media. ...

Protesters reject Farage accusation

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:00:21 +0100

Independence campaigners have hit out at Ukip leader Nigel Farage's attack on "anti-English" demonstrators whose protests led to him being barricaded in a pub during a campaign trip.

Historic telegram announcing end of World War One up for auction

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:56:40 +0100

A remarkable telegram announcing the end of the First World War ordered naval officers to not attack submarines unless "hostile intention is obvious."

Police Use Of Dead Children's IDs 'Common'

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:37:14 +0100

The use of dead children's identities by Scotland Yard undercover police officers was "common practice", a chief constable investigating the matter has found.

Cocaine found in cakes at airport

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:16:30 +0100

Two people have been charged with drug trafficking offences after cocaine worth up to £1 million was found hidden inside cakes at Gatwick Airport.

April: Bridger Was 'Upset' Over Benefit Loss

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:25:45 +0100

Mark Bridger told police he was feeling upset and emotional in the moments before April Jones went missing because his benefits were to be stopped, a court has heard.

Remy in QPR squad despite rape claim

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:04:02 +0100

Queens Park Rangers striker Loic Remy could play in his side's final game of the season at Liverpool on Sunday despite being investigated over rape allegations, the London club said on Friday.

Cyprus Soldier Death: Killer Jailed

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:08:53 +0100

A British tourist has been jailed for stabbing a 19-year-old soldier to death in a nightclub row at a popular Cyprus holiday resort.

Bridger's 'mental block' over body

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:42 +0100

The man accused of murdering April Jones told police he had a "mental block" about what happened to her body, a jury has heard.

Sean Rigg: New Call For Police Conduct Inquiry

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:06:43 +0100

There was "ample evidence" to suggest the officers who arrested 40-year old schizophrenic Sean Rigg in 2008 knew he was mentally ill, a second inquiry into his death at Brixton police station has concluded.

Meow Meow: Businesswoman Held After Drug Raid

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:06:36 +0100

A businesswoman has been charged with drug dealing after the biggest-ever police raids on suppliers of the party drug meow meow.

UK man jailed for Cyprus killing

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:36:14 +0100

A UK tourist has been jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of a British soldier in Cyprus, the Ministry of Defence said.

Fresh probe into musician's death in police custody

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:25:05 +0100

The police watchdog is to carry out a new investigation into the treatment of a musician who died in custody in 2008 after a review was sharply critical of its previous probe.

Briton jailed for 8 years for stabbing soldier in Cyprus

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:24:45 +0100

A Briton who admitted to killing a teenage British soldier during a disco fight in Ayia Napa resort in 2012 was jailed for eight years by a Cyprus court on Friday, an official said.

Man jailed for eight years for killing British soldier in Cyprus

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:55:38 +0100

LARNACA, Cyprus (Reuters) - A teenager from London was jailed for eight years in Cyprus on Friday for fatally stabbing an off-duty British soldier at a holiday resort on the island last year. Fusilier David Lee Collins, 19, from Manchester, died from knife wounds after a fight broke out in the resort of Ayia Napa in November. Mohammed Abdulkadir Osman, 19, had pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Charges against two other men arrested with him were dropped in a plea bargain. ...

Farage comes under fire on Scottish trip

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:21:27 +0100

Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's eurosceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP), had to be rescued from a Scottish pub by police in a riot van after protesters disrupted his press conference on Thursday.

Custody death case review published

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:20:56 +0100

Police could face misconduct proceedings over the way they dealt with a musician who died in custody, in the wake of a new review.

LulzSec 'Hactivists' Jailed For Cyber Attacks

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:13:15 +0100

Members of a group of British computer hackers who masterminded sophisticated cyber attacks on major global institutions from their bedrooms have been jailed.

Dead woman's husband found hanged

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:22:55 +0100

A husband is thought to have strangled his wife then hanged himself, police have said.

UKIP Leader Nigel Farage Barricaded In Pub

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:20:44 +0100

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has been escorted away from demonstrators in a police riot van during a campaign trip in Edinburgh.

Police hunt mother of dead toddler

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:54:06 +0100

The mother of a two-year-old girl whose body was discovered at a house is thought to have left the UK, police have revealed.

Farage evacuated after pub protest

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:54:06 +0100

Ukip leader Nigel Farage had to be evacuated from a pub in a police riot van after being mobbed by rowdy protesters.

Four Lulzsec hackers sentenced to jail in Britain

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:28:44 +0100

Four members of the LulzSec international hacking group were sentenced to prison terms in Britain on Thursday for masterminding cyber attacks on major global institutions, including Sony Pictures and the CIA.

LulzSec members jailed over hacking

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:42:14 +0100

Members of a group of young British computer hackers who masterminded sophisticated cyber attacks on major global institutions from their bedrooms have been jailed.

April jury views Bridger's car

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:01:08 +0100

A jury has viewed a car belonging to murder suspect Mark Bridger and the bike that was being ridden by schoolgirl April Jones on the night she went missing.

The moment high-speed police chase was stopped by family of DUCKS

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:57:35 +0100

A police chase in Portland, Oregon, came to an abrupt halt when a family of ducks got in the way of a speeding traffic officer.

UK sci-fi fans turn to the dark side at convention

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:56:35 +0100

Police officers were called to sort out a bust-up at a British science-fiction convention as rival groups of "Star Wars" and other sci-fi fans rowed, reports said Thursday.

QPR's Remy bailed in rape inquiry

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:17:12 +0100

QPR's France striker Loic Remy has been bailed after he was arrested on suspicion of rape, police said Thursday.

Inquest into heart attack death

Thu, 16 May 2013 03:17:30 +0100

An inquest is to be held into the death of a marketing manager from a heart attack after a paramedic refused to administer drugs.

Two arrested after pharmacy siege

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:39:36 +0100

A man and a woman have been detained by police after a three-hour armed stand off at a city centre pharmacy.

Edinburgh Stand-Off: Armed Siege At Pharmacy

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:08:12 +0100

Police surrounded a pharmacy in Edinburgh's Royal Mile in an armed stand-off with a man and woman.

LulzSec hackers "at cutting edge" of cyber crime, court told

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:14:33 +0100

By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Four British hackers who took part in 2011 cyber-attacks on targets ranging from the CIA to Sony were audacious, arrogant men whose motivation was "anarchic self-amusement", a court heard on Wednesday. The men, who have pleaded guilty to a variety of offences, were members of the hacking collective LulzSec, which caused millions of dollars of damage to corporate and government computer networks during an online crime spree that they boasted about on Twitter. ...

May: Life Should Mean Life For Police Killers

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:07:33 +0100

Police killers will face whole-life jail terms under changes to the current law, the Home Secretary has announced.