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President Trump compares protesters targeting statues to ‘Nazis and terrorists’

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President Donald Trump continued his crusade against protesters targeting statues and national monuments, in a fiery Fourth of July speech comparing the ‘radical left’ to Nazis and terrorists.    Speaking from the White House South Lawn on Saturday during the ‘Salute to America’ Independence Day celebration, Trump struck a combative tone, doubling down on his attack … Read more

Tory peer says targeting of Sir Winston Churchill’s statue echoes ‘fascist days of Islamic State’ 

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The move to board up the monument of Sir Winston Churchill has been compared by one Tory peer to the ‘fascist days of Islamic State’ in Syria.   Tory Lord Marlesford said the targeting of statues amid fears of a clash between Black Lives Matters activists and far-right groups in the capital gave way to raising the … Read more

Police chiefs will review use of Tasers over fears officers are targeting ethnic minorities

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Police chiefs will review use of Tasers over fears officers are targeting ethnic minorities after figures showed black men are eight times more likely to have one drawn on them Police chiefs will carry out a review into the use of Tasers after recent incidents  Concerns have been raised that people from BAME backgrounds are … Read more

Professor RUSSELL VINER says it’s ‘incredibly unlikely’ there’s a new Covid-19 strain targeting kids

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It’s a mystery… but let’s not panic just yet: Emergence of a new strain of coronavirus that targets children is ‘incredibly unlikely’, writes Professor RUSSELL VINER By Professor Russell Viner For The Daily Mail Published: 22:13 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 28 April 2020 The first thing I want to stress about … Read more

Are thugs targeting NHS workers on their way to fight coronavirus?

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Are thugs targeting NHS workers on their way to fight coronavirus? Social media users share wild rumours of alleged assaults ‘for ID cards’  Social media users have bee claiming that NHS are being targetted by thieves Reports emerged in Twitter that of incidents where staff were being mugged   Metropolitan Police said they had not received any … Read more

Police carry out dawn raids across north of England Merseyside targeting county lines drug gangs

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Police arrest 46 people during dawn raids on ‘drug dens’ in huge county lines crackdown dubbed ‘Project Medusa’ – with ‘significant’ haul of Class A narcotics and £20,000 seized Fiver police forces worked together on ‘Project medusa’ to raid 11 properties  46 arrested, 36, from Merseyside, 5 from Lancashire, 1 Cumbria and 1 Scotland Another … Read more

Three Romanian pickpockets jailed for 16 months and will be deported after targeting concert-goers

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Three organised criminals who stole more than 20 mobile phones from fans at a Libertines concert and used a special bodysuit to hide the items have been told by a judge: ‘Go back to Romania – and don’t return.’ The trio targeted the gig at Nottingham’s Rock City venue in December, leaving music lovers stunned … Read more