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Dale Farm: Demolition continues after traveller walk-out

21.10.11
Bailiffs are to continue demolishing properties on the UK's largest illegal travellers' site after travellers and supporters left the site ... more

Thirty four arrested as bailiffs move in to reclaim Dale Farm

20.10.11
Essex police have made 34 arrests at Dale Farm as bailiffs moved in to smash the main gate at the UK's largest illegal travellers' site... more

Travellers and 100 activists taunt police at start of eviction

19.09.11
A woman leading the Dale Farm protest can be unmasked as a radical Cambridge University graduate with a history of taking part in illegal direct action... more

Woman held after care resident dies

15.08.11
A woman has been arrested after a care home resident died and two others were taken to hospital... more

Get off my land: Eviction looms at country's largest travellers' site

01.07.11
Eviction notices could be served within days at what is thought to be the country's largest travellers' site ... more

Girl, eight, jumps from window as sister and mother are shot dead

06.06.11
A mother and her three-year-old daughter were shot dead in their family home early today hours before a custody hearing to decide the child's future... more

Police contact prosecuters in Chris Huhne case

26.05.11
Police investigating allegations that Cabinet minister Chris Huhne dodged punishment for speeding make contact with prosecutors... more

Father billed for upkeep of cement lorry that killed son

03.03.11
Father whose son's body was found in a concrete mixer lorry tells of his shock after he was sent a bill of more than £1,700 for its upkeep and preparation for the inquest. ... more

Jet scrambled as man makes threats on Stansted plane

24.01.11
Fighter jet was today scrambled to escort a plane into Stansted Airport after a passenger allegedly made threats during the flight... more

Police put wrong fuel in cars... despite being told not to 110 times

13.01.11
Police force had to spend thousands of pounds fixing vehicles after officers put petrol in diesel cars — despite 'talking' fuel caps warning them not to... more

Deaths from violence in the home rise by 40%

09.12.10
The number of women killed by a violent partner has soared by more than 40 per cent in the last year, new figures reveal... more

Clamping firm in rogue trader probe to be struck off

22.11.10
Notorious “rogue trader” car clamping firm faces being dissolved for failing to file accounts... more

Toxic chemical alert after couple are found dead in car

20.09.10
Man and a woman were found dead in a car today in a suspected 'chemical' incident, firefighters said... more

Woman accused of stealing soldier son's payout dies

16.06.10
Mother accused of stealing thousands of pounds of compensation money awarded to her soldier son when he lost a leg has died, police confirmed... more

New probe as family of cement mixer victim claim 'cover-up'

14.12.09
Death of a man crushed in a concrete mixer lorry seven years ago is to be re-examined after his father claimed foul play and accused police of a cover-up... more

Police clash with revellers outside blazing nightclub

14.09.09
Moment police clash with partygoers outside a blazing Essex nightclub where Pixie Lott was set to appear... more

Muslim 'hate crime victim' is arrested

04.09.09
A Muslim community leader who said he had been abducted and told to stop running prayer sessions is in custody after being arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice... more

Jermain Defoe accuses police of harassment after he’s stopped again

18.08.09
England football star Jermain Defoe accuses police of harassment after being pulled over just days after announcing he would sue the same force for 'wrongful' arrest... more

Jermain Defoe to sue police over 'racist' arrest

14.08.09
England and Tottenham Hotspur footballer Jermain Defoe is suing the police, claiming he and other footballers are regularly pulled over when driving because they are black... more

Boys jailed for Facebook rape

01.05.09
A detective warned of the risks of social networking websites as two teenagers were jailed for raping a girl they had met online... more

Drip bags found 'sabotaged' at hospital after girl, 3, dies

22.04.09
Detectives are investigating the death of a three-year-old girl at a hospital where intravenous drip bags were found to have been punctured, apparently on purpose... more

Disabled woman killed in her car

02.03.09
A disabled woman was found bleeding to death in her car having been repeatedly stabbed... more

Police order pubs to 'spy' on customers with CCTV

18.02.09
Pubs are being told to "spy" on customers with CCTV, it emerged... more

'Robocop' Pc sacked after racist remark

12.11.08
A traffic policeman dubbed "Robocop" for his record number of arrests has been sacked for making a racist comment... more

Naming serious criminals ‘breaks human rights law’

11.11.08
Britain's elite crime-fighting force has been barred from naming and shaming some of the country's most serious criminals because it could infringe their human rights... more

Police use £1,000-an-hour helicopter to trap speeding drivers

27.08.08
A police helicopter targeting speeding motorists at a cost of £1,000 an hour has been attacked by campaign groups as dangerous and expensive... more


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