The Metropolitan Police is beginning operational use of facial recognition technology across London. It follows a number of trials of the cameras, which have been criticised by human rights campaigners as a risk to privacy. Here’s how the technology works, and why it has proved so controversial. – How does it work? Live facial recognition … Read more
An armed robber who fired a sawn-off shotgun at a police officer who tried to arrest him has been jailed for life. Terrifying bodycam footage shows Derrick Fatunbi, 23, firing at police as they tried to enter his flat in Hackney, east London. Fatunbi – who carjacked a Range Rover on March 18 2018 – was … Read more
‘Major’ fire in Paris as police evacuate Gare de Lyon railway station By MailOnline Reporter Published: 17:26 GMT, 28 February 2020 | Updated: 17:34 GMT, 28 February 2020 Paris police reported a fire Friday evening near the Gare de Lyon train station, which it said was being evacuated. ‘Avoid the area and allow the emergency … Read more
Devoted BBC listener found dead after worried radio newsreader tipped off police when ‘Clara from Bude’ didn’t make her weekly call Woman rang BBC Radio Cornwall at exactly 8.10am every Saturday and Sunday Newsreader Joanna Twist became concerned when Clara stopped calling Ms Twist and colleague were the only two people to go to funeral … Read more
Greta Thunberg will be given a police escort when she arrives in Bristol for her UK climate rally today where thousands of children are expected to join her amid warnings of crushing Greta Thunberg, 17, set to speak to 15,000 activists at a protest Bristol today Police said the sheer size of event means safety measures … Read more
Baton-wielding Spanish riot police clash with Wolves fans in Barcelona ahead of their Europa League game at Espanyol, with one supporter left unconscious in the street Wolves supporters in Barcelona clashed with Spanish riot police on Wednesday The Premier League side are in Spain to face Espanyol in the Europa League One supporter was seen … Read more
Safety fears have been raised as thousands of children prepare to attend a mass protest today featuring Greta Thunberg. Parents have been warned to be vigilant at the Bristol demo attended by the 17-year-old climate activist – who is set to visit a 50ft high mural of herself – amid concerns that the city will … Read more
Fearless police officer jumps into freezing canal in St Petersburg and crawls over cracking ice to rescue helpless man Andrey Postnikov recorded clip from the side of the Griboedov Canal in Russia Stricken man, who appears to have fallen from bridge, lies motionless in the ice Officer heroically pulls him from water before he is taken … Read more
Met Police ridiculed for posting rude photo of two ‘inappropriately posed’ baton rams in bizarre tweet asking people to report their neighbours for drug-dealing The safer neighbourhoods team for Borough and Bankside tweeted the image A picture of two battering rams was posted in an appeal to catch drug dealers One social media user questioned … Read more
Sporadic violence hit parts of Delhi overnight as gangs roamed streets littered with the debris of days of sectarian riots that have killed 33 people, police said Thursday. Thousands of riot police and paramilitaries patrolled the affected northeast fringes of the Indian capital of 20 million people, preventing any major eruptions. The unrest is the … Read more