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Approximately 110,000 people gathered in Whitehall for the "Unite the Kingdom" event led by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, while around 5,000 counter protesters demonstrated against racism and fascism. Scotland Yard reported that police officers were assaulted and had to intervene in multiple locations to prevent the
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A transgender police officer, Lynsay Watson, was sacked last year after being found guilty of sending abusive messages to free speech advocate Harry Miller, who had previously criticized her online. Despite this, Miller was himself questioned under caution by Lincolnshire police over a tweet he posted about Watson's
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Police officers faced "significant aggression" and were assaulted as they tried to contain a far-right rally in London, organized by Tommy Robinson, which drew an estimated 110,000 people, while counter-protesters numbering around 5,000 gathered nearby. The event, dubbed "Unite the Kingdom," featured a guest
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A shocking racially motivated rape attack has taken place in Oldbury near Birmingham, UK, leaving a young British Sikh woman in her 20s allegedly sexually assaulted, raped, and beaten on Tuesday. The attack is being investigated by West Midlands Police as a racially aggravated crime, with the victim stating that
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Nine police officers based at Charing Cross police station in central London have been suspended over allegations of racist, homophobic, and misogynist conduct, including using excessive force on prisoners. The suspension follows an undercover investigation by the BBC in the custody suite at the station, which reportedly uncovered incidents that
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A former New Jersey police officer, Ayron Taylor, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for hacking into the email accounts of 5,000 college students and sharing nude photos of his victims. The scheme, which was described as an "extremely nightmarish invasion of privacy," began when
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The Supreme Court has issued a severe rebuke to the Maharashtra police for failing to investigate an eyewitness's statement in the 2023 Akola communal riots. Mohammad Afzal, a 17-year-old, claimed he could identify one of the assailants who assaulted him and killed an auto driver, Vilas Mahadevrao Gaikwad,
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The trial of three Brighton Beach police officers accused of attempting to cover up a rape has been postponed due to a funeral. The case concerns a woman who reported being raped in March 2023. Her rapist, Zwelakhe Mashaba, was released due to a notice claiming insufficient evidence issued by
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The Supreme Court has ordered the establishment of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the 2023 Akola communal riots, which resulted in the death of a man and injured eight others over a social media post. The court's directive came after a witness, Mohammad Afzal Mohammad Sharif,
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A police officer in Colorado Springs was treated for minor injuries after being struck in the head by debris following a vehicle crashing into a marked police SUV during a traffic stop. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. on southbound Interstate 25 at Circle Drive. The driver of the
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Activist Umar Khalid, facing charges of criminal conspiracy under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection to the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, has told a trial court that the whole case against him was "fabricated" and "reverse engineered". Khalid's lawyer, senior
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The Supreme Court has ordered the Maharashtra government to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the killing of a Hindu man during communal riots in Akola on May 13, 2023. The bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma castigated the local police for their alleged failure
