Officer Tasered machete-wielding attacker to ‘save my own life’, court told
A police officer has given a dramatic account of how he fought to “stay alive” when he was attacked by a white van man wielding a 2ft rusty machete.
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Nearly half those charged with London knife deaths were previous blade offenders
Almost half of people charged with knife killings in London over the past three years had previously committed an offence involving a blade, new figures suggest.
Man charged after hot drink thrown at Rangers player Alfredo Morelos
A man has been charged after a hot drink was thrown at Rangers player Alfredo Morelos during a match against Motherwell.
Man charged with murdering student near Harrods
A man has been charged with the murder of an Omani student who was stabbed to death in a robbery near Harrods.
‘Heroic’ boys receive commendations after rescuing woman and baby from canal
A group of seven schoolboys have been called “heroic” after helping to rescue a woman and her baby from a canal in Widnes.
Police thanked after treating Newcastle-mad pensioner, 97, to first game ever
Police have been thanked after treating a 97-year-old Newcastle United fan to her first-ever game in nine decades of support.
CCTV footage released by detectives hunting killers of Omani student
Detectives investigating the murder of an Omani student have released CCTV footage of two men they want to identify.
Two arrested after dog tied to rock rescued from river
A man and a woman have been arrested after a dog was found drowning in a river tied to a large rock.
Dog tied to rock rescued from River Trent
Police are appealing for information after a drowning dog tied to a rock was rescued from the River Trent.
Teenage terrorist claims he was ‘tipped off’ about police raid
A teenage terrorist facing jail for plotting an attack claimed he was tipped off about a police raid by a member of his neo-Nazi network.
‘Sinister and evil’ woman in paedophile ring to be freed from prison
A female paedophile involved in a “sickening ring” is to be released from prison, the Parole Board has confirmed.