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Police Accused of Condoning Antisemitism Amid Dispute Over Protest Arrests

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Police have been accused of condoning the “scourge of antisemitism” after a number of forces declined to commit to arresting protesters who chant “globalise the intifada,” despite a tougher stance announced by senior policing leaders. The controversy follows a joint statement issued on Wednesday by Sir Mark Rowley, commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, and Sir

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‘Devastating Consequences’: Force Urges Motorists to Stop Drink-Driving

Metro /

West Mercia Police has criticised motorists who continue to drive while over the limit, saying it is “extremely frustrating” that some drivers still take to the road after drinking despite decades of awareness campaigns. New figures show that 13 people have died on the region’s roads in the last three years in crashes where alcohol

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Female Officer Banned for Life Over ‘Unwanted Sexual Approach’ to Senior

Female Officer Banned for Life Over ‘Unwanted Sexual Approach’ to Senior

Crime /

A former North Yorkshire Police officer has been permanently barred from the profession after she attempted to kiss a senior colleague during a night out, behaviour a misconduct panel ruled amounted to gross misconduct. Brogan Canning touched the male officer’s leg, grabbed him by the neck and tried to kiss him while saying, “you know

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