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‘Stop And Search Saves Black Lives’ Says Former Met Police Officer

A prominent former Metropolitan police officer has said that stop and search saves black lives, by “stopping black youths killing other black youths”. This comes after a member of the Riots Victim and Communities Panel has said that it is “highly likely” that a drop in stop and search has contributed to a rise in knife crime in London.

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Bomb Threats Made Against Eight Jewish Schools Across UK

At least eight Jewish schools across the UK received bomb threats on Monday, according to the Community Security Trust. The threats are the latest in a series of similar such warnings that have marked the resumption of the school year. A recorded message, with

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UK Police Chart Soaring Rates of Anti-Semitism

There has been a dramatic 61 per cent increase in anti-Semitic hate crime in the UK capital over the past 12 months according to the latest statistics released by London’s Metropolitan Police. A total of 483 anti-Semitic crimes were committed up

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Terrorism Arrests Reveal Britain’s Jihad Hotspots

Analysis of terrorism arrests in Britain carried out in the last two years shows the towns and cities that form the UK’s terror hotspots, and a sharp increase in the number of women detained for terrorist offences. Data from across Britain

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Senior Officer Says London Police Could Handle Paris-Style Attack

LONDON (Reuters) – London police could deal with an attack by heavily armed marauding terrorists, one of the capital’s most senior officers said on Wednesday, rejecting suggestions the mostly unarmed force would struggle to cope with a Paris-style assault. Following

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London Police Chief Calls For More Armed Officers

The number of armed police officers trained to deal with terror attacks in London is to increase by a third in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, with the total number eventually doubling, the head of the Metropolitan Police

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