Plumes of smoke rose over Myanmar’s largest city today as security forces fired on unarmed protesters to bring the death toll to more than 200. Terrified residents have fled the industrial neighbourhood in Yangon that has been turned into a battle zone, with burning barricades billowing in the streets and bullets whizzing over them. Hardline … Read more
Security forces in Myanmar dug up the grave of a 19-year-old protester and filled it with cement after she was shot dead during anti-coup demonstrations. Authorities entered the cemetery in Mandalay just hours after mourners laid Angel, whose real name was Ma Kyal Sin, to rest – claiming an autopsy was required to investigate her … Read more
Another boost for Mail Force as Experian joins forces with charity website to raise £220,000 for school laptops Students are facing the mammoth task of catching up on months of lost learning Thousands more children will now have a laptop or tablet to access schoolwork Campaign has been given a £221,999 boost to get disadvantaged … Read more
Another boost for Mail Force as Experian joins forces with charity website to raise £220,000 for school laptops Students are facing the mammoth task of catching up on months of lost learning Thousands more children will now have a laptop or tablet to access schoolwork Campaign has been given a £221,999 boost to get disadvantaged … Read more
Line Of Duty is back on March 21 and in anticipation of the sixth and final series, the BBC released a full-length trailer on Tuesday. The action-packed teaser shows AC-12’s Superintendent Ted Hastings, Detective Inspector Kate Fleming and Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott investigating the ‘force’s highest profile murder’. A cloud of suspicion is raised over … Read more
Myanmar security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to break up a protest in Yangon on Saturday, just hours after a United Nations special envoy called on the Security Council to take action against the ruling junta for the killings of protesters. The Southeast Asian country has been plunged in turmoil since the military … Read more
Myanmar security forces shot dead at least three protesters on Sunday as the country’s military leaders stepped up the use of lethal force to quash opposition to their recent coup. The junta is battling to contain a massive street movement demanding it yield power and release ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was … Read more
A police watchdog has warned forces ‘risk losing trust’ over the use of stop and search as it admonished them for failing to explain why black people are more likely to be targeted. It found police forces are still unable to explain the disproportionate use of powers, such as stop and search and use of force … Read more
Police have blamed ‘lockdown fatigue’ after figures revealed that nearly 40 per cent of all Covid-19 fines were handed out in just four weeks in January and February. Data published by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) shows a total of 68,952 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) were issued by forces, including 63,201 in England and … Read more
Fishermen on Lake Superior swap their boats for snowmobiles as they drill holes in the ice to ply their trade Stunning photos show a team of fishermen at work on a frozen Lake Superior in Bayfield, Wisconsin The men have to cut through the ice in order to cast their nets underneath and swap boats … Read more