There has been a third night of unrest in Sweden after protests against a far-right group which burned a copy of the Quran and planned to do so again.more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak were today notified that they would be fined for breaching covid restrictions during an informal social gathering in Downing Street.more
Thirteen people, including three Greek fans, were arrested in Marseille and around 30 policemen were injured. The incidents between the fans took place before and during Thursday's Confederation League football match between Olympique and PAOK Thessaloniki.more
Nearly two million anti-social behaviour reports have gone unattended by 34 police forces in England and Wales over the past three years, new figures show.more
Police entered the London residence of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska yesterday afternoon to remove from there a group of pro-Ukrainian sqautters who had occupied the property the previous night.more
Police, prosecutors and courts treat domestic violence cases routinely. The first proposal of punishment is already agreed upon with the suspect by a police officer; which is then accepted by prosecutors and then judges. And children are rarely treated as victims, according to a report by the Court Watch Poland Foundation.more
This year, by mid-February in Sweden, 11 people were killed in 41 shootings and 12 injured, according to police statistics. If the trend continues, 2022 could turn out to be a record year for escalating gang violence.more
A grand jury in Texas yesterday indicted 19 Austin police officers who intervened during protests after the killing of George Floyd . They were charged with assault with a weapon. Police Chief Joseph Chacon came to their defence.more
After truck drivers of the "freedom convoy" blocked the seat of the Dutch parliament in The Hague yesterday morning, the city's mayor decided to disband the unannounced demonstration. Police called on protesters to disperse and threatened to use force.more
The London Metropolitan Police, as part of an ongoing investigation, contacted Prime Minister Boris Johnson for clarification on the social events that took place in Downing Street during the covid restrictions, the British Prime Minister's office reported yesterday.more
The first-ever woman at the helm of a Met Police, Commissioner Cressida Dick, resigned from her position for almost five years. The reason she cited was the loss of trust on the part of the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.more
London's Metropolitan Police will later this week contact more than 50 attendees of parties and social gatherings in Downing Street for their statements, it was reported last night.more
Northern Ireland's former police force, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), engaged in "collusive activities" with loyalist militias in the 1990s and used killers as informants, according to a report published yesterday.more
Following the publication of a book on the abuse of nursing home residents in France, complaints from families of seniors are increasing. The government has announced a thorough investigation of the case, and the media is describing a systemic problem of staff shortages in nursing homes.more
The Dutch police have found the bodies of two Poles who went to work in the Netherlands. The last contact with the missing inhabitants of Przeworsk district - 21-year-old Konrad M. and 20-year-old Wiktoria M. - their parents had on January 31st - informed the spokeswoman of the Przeworsk Police Headquarters Justyna Urban.more
Scotland Yard must overhaul its culture of sexism, racism, bullying and homophobia after a damning report uncovered officers’ disturbing ‘jokes’ about rape.more
The much-anticipated publication of an internal government inquiry report into parties in Downing Street during the covid restrictions came into question today after police, who are conducting their own investigation, raised objections.more
Two elderly Jews were attacked and brutally beaten in north London on the evening before the International Holocaust Remembrance Day yesterday. Police arrested the 18-year-old perpetrator and said they were treating the attack as a hate crime.more
The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into parties held in No 10 during the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner Cressida Dick said they were looking into "potential breaches of Covid-19 regulations" in Downing Street and Whitehall since 2020.more
