Search for Esther Dingley: Spanish police say it’s ‘impossible’ and all but give up

Searching for the missing British hiker Esther Dingley is ‘impossible’ Spanish police have said, as rescuers all by give up due to vicious snow storms blocking the mountain trails in the Pyrenees where she was last seen. Spain‘s Guardia Civil’s Mountain Rescue brigade in Benasque abandoned their hunt for the 37-year-old Briton on Friday ahead … Read more

The police force that fails to log 220 crimes A DAY: Manchester service comes under fire

The police force that fails to log 220 crimes A DAY: Manchester service comes under fire for ‘letting victims down’ by not recording one in five offences A report revealed that more than 80,000 alleged offences were not recorded Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said 40 per cent of allegations were ‘screened out’  HM Inspector of Constabulary … Read more

Female police officer shows horrific facial injuries inflicted on her by 16-year-old boy

Female police officer shows horrific facial injuries inflicted on her by 16-year-old boy she was arresting WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Photos show female police officer’s injuries She was attacked during a stop and search of a 16-year-old boy on September 12  The thug, of Swadlincote appeared at Leicester Magistrates’ Court on Monday He will be sentenced … Read more

Protesters torch Christmas tree in Albania amid riots over ‘fatal police shooting’ of man

Protesters torch Christmas tree outside interior ministry in Albanian capital amid riots over the death of man ‘shot by police during coronavirus curfew’ Police fired teargas at hundreds of Albanians tonight who flocked to Tirana  They are demonstrating against the ‘fatal police shooting’ of Klodian Rasha, 25 Rasha was allegedly killed on Tuesday by a … Read more

NYPD use police horses to break up fights in Times Square with the equines trampling over two men

Send in the cavalry: Mounted cops use their horses to break up brawl in Times Square Police horses dashed to the scene of violent punch-ups in Times Square  It’s not clear what triggered the fights but fists flew resulting in a bloody brawl The NYPD horses were used to break up one of the fights … Read more

Police arrest one man and ‘offer support’ to dozens of women after raids on brothels across London 

Police arrest one man and ‘offer support’ to dozens of women after raids on brothels across London Met Police made welfare checks at 18 addresses in nine boroughs across London Offered support to 46 women, five of them suspected victims of modern slavery A 36-year-old Hungarian national was arrested on suspicion of controlling prostitution By … Read more

Police reveal missing British hiker’s domestic life ‘was not as idyllic as social media suggested’

Police have revealed that missing British hiker Esther Dingley’s domestic life ‘was not as idyllic as social media suggested’ as footage has emerged showing her just days before her fateful walk. CCTV video shows Miss Dingley in a supermarket in the Spanish Pyrenees, where a shopper who saw her described her as looking ‘sad and … Read more

Festive fundraiser threatened with £10,000 fine by police because of Christmas lights outside home

Killjoy police officers have threatened a festive fundraiser with a £10,000 fine over his Christmas lights display – warning it could be causing a breach in Covid rules. Officers say Trevor Payne’s full-blown festive lights – which he puts up each year to raise money for mental health charities – are drawing ‘large gatherings’ outside … Read more

Police forces begin using ‘next generation’ speed guns on UK roads

Motorists beware, police forces around the country are trialling new handheld speed guns that will make it far easier for them to catch and fine road users who exceed limits. A number of UK constabularies – including Northumbria Police and Warwickshire Police – in recent months have announced they are beginning to use the latest version … Read more

Police issue urgent appeal after killer flees jail with two other inmates

Police issue urgent appeal after killer flees jail with two other inmates – with the public urged not to approach the three men Lewis Daniel Thornton, 29, was convicted of manslaughter in 2016 He absconded from HMP Sudbury on Saturday with two other inmates Derbyshire Police have issued an urgent appeal and are hunting the … Read more