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NewsYahoo News UKPolice bust six women at 'Come Dine With Me' lockdown party in Hull
The six women met for a dinner party despite Hull recorded the highest rolling seven-day rate of new Covid-19 cases in England.
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Georgia secretary of state: ‘We want to make sure that it's easy to vote, but hard to steal’
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is on a mission to prove to both Republicans and Democrats that his office can be trusted to run an honest election. “I'm a Republican through and through and never voted for a Democrat,” Raffensperger told Yahoo News. "[But] no matter what side you're on, we don't want anyone cheating. We want to make sure that it's easy to vote, but hard to steal. That's really important to us."
NewsYahoo News UKTributes paid to 'lovely' grandmother-of-five, 48, found dead after fire in woods
Police in Manchester were called on Saturday evening to reports of a person on fire.
NewsYahoo News UKSecond man fined £10,000 for organising illegal warehouse rave where police officers were attacked
Bottles were hurled at officers at the warehouse in Yate, South Gloucestershire.
NewsYahoo News UK'Take off your masks': Four people arrested in Manchester after latest anti-lockdown march
There were anti-lockdown marches in Manchester, Liverpool and Brighton at the weekend.
NewsYahoo News UKRiot police called after gang of rampaging youths attack officers and cars
Riot police had to be called in after a gang of rampaging youths turned on officers, throwing objects at them and their vehicles in Halton, Leeds, on Saturday.
NewsYahoo News UKHomeless man jailed for dousing police officers in petrol and setting one on fire
Blagovest Hadjigueorguiev, 30, doused PC Darral Mares and PC Alan Lenton in petrol then set the former alight as they tried to evict him from Duchy of Cornwall land in Newquay, Cornwall.
NewsYahoo News UKBoy, 15, arrested after two girls stabbed on their way to school
The boy was arrested in Croydon, south London, after two 15-year-old girls were stabbed on their way to school in separate incidents.
NewsYahoo News UKFather jailed after crash from 100mph motorway race killed his son, 3
Israr Muhammed, 41, hit a tree after crashing off the M62 in 2018.
NewsYahoo News UKOfficers forced to flee after hooded gang shoot fireworks at police car in Birmingham
The police car was attacked by fireworks in Birmingham on Halloween night.
NewsYahoo News UKWoman, 29, stabbed housemate 30 times in frenzied attack two days before she was due to be deported
Awa Zongo, 29, was jailed for life after stabbing her housemate 30 times and pouring boiling water over her in a frenzied attack in Wigan, Greater Manchester.
NewsYahoo News UKTeenage boy, 15, dies after being stabbed during street brawl in London
The 15-year-old died in hospital after being stabbed during the brawl in Wandsworth, south-west London on Thursday (October 29).
NewsYahoo News UKMP calls for police to reopen Croydon cat killer probe
Conservative MP Elliot Colburn called for the Met Police to reopen its investigation into the Croydon Cat Killer.
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'End SARS': Nigeria in peril as global calls to cease police brutality rise
Protests calling for an end to police brutality in the West African country of Nigeria turned deadly after soldiers in Lagos opened fire on demonstrators Tuesday, killing at least 12 people. Soldiers from a police unit called the Special-Anti-Robbery Squad, or SARS, shot at protesters who had gathered in the Lekki toll gate area of Lagos, according to Amnesty International. “[There was] no provocation whatsoever,” Chioma Agwuegbo, an activist in Nigeria, told Yahoo News. “People were just singing the national anthem and holding the flag. I have never, ever seen anything like this in my entire life.”
NewsYahoo News UK'Plain stupidity': Bride and groom pose for wedding photos on railway track
Network Rail said there were more than 5,000 trespass incidents this summer.
NewsYahoo News UKVolunteers with speed guns 'to be deployed nationwide' to target speeding motorists
There are already a number of areas where volunteers patrol communities with speed guns.
NewsYahoo News UKHorror crash claims fourth victim after teen dies in hospital days later
Nathan Cartwright, 18, became the fourth victim of the crash in Kingswinford, West Midlands, when he died from his injuries in hospital.
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‘He didn't deserve this’: Family and friend of Jonathan Price say his killing was a wakeup call
Jonathan Price, a Black man, was killed by a white police officer after breaking up a domestic dispute on Oct. 3 in his hometown of Wolfe City, Texas. Many people within the small town are realizing that racism is not just a big-city issue, but a country-wide problem. Now, the entire town is rallying behind Price, demanding justice and accountability by way of a murder conviction for the officer that killed a beloved man within the community.
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Louisville small-business owner says everyone has a responsibility to work towards positive change: ‘It is time for every business to take a stance’
Olivia Rose Griffin, owner of the Limbo, a tiki bar in downtown Louisville, Ky., likened the last several months to slow-motion whiplash. The coronavirus pandemic and Breonna Taylor protests have brought the local economy to a near standstill. But Griffin says that's nothing compared to lives being lost. She feels that every business has to "take a stance" on the issues that matter.
NewsYahoo News UKCrowd shouted 'light them up' as eight police officers doused in petrol after motorbike chase
Two officers were treated in hospital after being covered in fuel during the incident in Basildon, Essex, last year.
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Black women lead protest in Louisville to honor Breonna Taylor
Protesters took to the streets of downtown Louisville, Ky., Friday night as they have for months to continue pushing for justice for Breonna Taylor. Taylor, 26, was killed by police on March 13 after they entered her home while she and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, were sleeping. After months of demonstrating, supporters, led by Black women, are left grappling with the stinging aftermath of the investigation and a fractured relationship with law enforcement that, for some, may be damaged beyond repair.
NewsYahoo News UKCroydon shooting: 'Dedicated' officer shot dead inside police station
The police officer, who has not yet been identified, was shot at 2.15am on Friday by a man who'd been detained at Croydon Custody Centre in South London.
NewsYahoo News UKDrunk driver busted giving false name after police officer recognises him from school
The drunk driver reportedly tried to give a false name to police when he was pulled over but was recognised by an officer who remembered him from school.
NewsYahoo News UKJail for teen burglar who posted films of his crimes on social media
Dylan Monks, of Rochester, Kent, was arrested after he posted a film of himself breaking into a car on social media.
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Mother of Black 12-year-old boy who had police called on him during virtual learning for playing with a toy gun speaks out
A Black seventh grader from Colorado had the police called to his house for playing with a toy gun during virtual art class. His mom, Dani Elliott, believes that if anyone did anything wrong, it was the school, and she says they don’t understand the severity of their actions. “I could have been easily burying my son today,” she said. “I could be planning a funeral for my son because of their negligent actions.”
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