Mayor Sadiq Khan announces £110m police cuts just hours after Met chief vows illegal rave crackdown

Mayor Sadiq Khan announces £110m police cuts just hours after Met chief Cressida Dick vowed to crack down on London’s illegal raves in showdown talks with Home Secretary Priti Patel Mayor Khan revealed scale of cuts just hours after pledge from Dame Cressida Met Commissioner spoke out after talks with Home Secretary this morning Mrs … Read more

Donald Trump signs new immigration crackdown for rest of the year

Donald Trump signs new immigration crackdown for rest of the year banning half a million new visas to ‘boost U.S. jobs’ in wake of coronavirus crisis Trump is signing new immigration restrictions which an official said are to help free up jobs for American workers He is freezing new visas being issued in a series … Read more

Crackdown on statue vandalism: Justice Secretary Robert Buckland pledges laws to protect monuments

Crackdown on statue vandalism: Justice Secretary Robert Buckland pledges new laws to protect monuments with tougher sentences for perpetrators after campaign by 120 Tory MPs Robert Buckland says laws against desecration of memorials are ‘inadequate’ MPs will present a proposed Desecration of War Memorials Bill this week Justice Secretary Mr Buckland said he ‘fully agrees’ with … Read more

Hong Kong police clash with protesters on anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown

Hong Kong police have clashed with protesters after thousands defied a ban to mark the 31st anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown. Officers fired pepper spray to disperse protesters who defied an official ban and gathered in a park to mark the 31st anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on democracy students. The scuffles broke out … Read more

Hong Kong residents defy a police man and mark the Tiananmen crackdown

Police in Hong Kong have fired pepper spray to disperse protesters who defied an official ban and gathered in a park to mark the 31st anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on democracy students at Tiananmen Square. The scuffles broke out in the working-class Mong Kok district when demonstrators tried to set up roadblocks with metal … Read more

Support for Hong Kong crackdown by China sparks fury

Support for Hong Kong crackdown by China sparks fury: HSBC bears brunt of backlash By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:10 BST, 4 June 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 4 June 2020 HSBC and other British firms are facing a backlash for supporting Chinese national security laws in Hong Kong that critics say … Read more

Fake phone numbers are blocked in crackdown on coronavirus fraud

Blocked! These fake Covid-19 texts have been bombarding Britons but crackdown is launched on number spoofing scams 70 numbers involved in sending scam coronavirus texts have been blocked Banks and police have created ‘white’ and ‘black’ lists for real and fake numbers Fraudsters have been bombarding Britons with phishing emails and texts – with more … Read more

Met Police to crackdown on motorists abusing London’s clearer roads by speeding

Lockdown speeders who abuse clear roads are targeted by police after one driver was caught at 151mph on the M1 Metropolitan Police launch new unit to crackdown on speeders during lockdown Road safety chiefs say average speeds on some roads have gone up 50 per cent Figures show one driver caught speed speeding at 73mph … Read more