‘Extraordinary operations’: UK police bust gang smuggling 40,000 phones to China; Indian national among suspects

‘Extraordinary operations’: UK police bust gang smuggling 40,000 phones to China; Indian national among suspects

Police have dismantled an international organized crime gang believed to have smuggled up to 40,000 stolen mobile phones from the UK to China over the past year, worth millions of pounds.In what the Metropolitan Police describe as the UK’s largest operation targeting phone theft, 18 suspects were arrested and more than 2,000 stolen devices recovered.Two…

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Fury as civilian boss of skint UK cop union earns £600k in salary and bonuses - 20 times a junior PC's wage

Fury as civilian boss of skint UK cop union earns £600k in salary and bonuses – 20 times a junior PC’s wage

THE BOSS of the cash-strapped Police Federation earned £600,000 in salary and bonuses last year. It means the head of the rank and file officers’ “union” Mukund Krishna earned twice as much as Met Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley. Mr Krishna’s vast pay award was revealed to Parliament by Labour MP and former Met Police…

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Elon Musk's fiery message at London far-right rally: 'Fight back or you die'

Elon Musk’s fiery message at London far-right rally: ‘Fight back or you die’

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is facing criticism after delivering a fiery message at a massive far-right rally in London, telling protesters they must “either fight back or you die”. The remarks came on Saturday during the “Unite the Kingdom” march, organised by controversial activist Tommy Robinson. According to a report by The Independent, the Metropolitan…

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I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be it – The Irish Times

I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be it – The Irish Times

On Saturday, August 9th, UK police arrested more than 500 peaceful protesters on suspicion of terror offences. The vast majority of these arrests took place on Parliament Square, London, where Irish citizens such as Sinéad Ní Shiacáis, from Limerick, were among those detained, but in Belfast too, a woman was arrested by the PSNI. These…

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