Man attacks London women with bladed weapon
August 21st, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) A black man, aged between 18 and 25 years, is being hunted down by London police after he attacked two women and slashed them with a ... Read more...
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Anti-Assad protesters attack Russian embassy in London
August 17th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad pelted the Russian embassy in London with stones overnight, causing significant damage to the building, the embassy said in ... Read more...
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Cab drivers protest against use of Olympic lanes
July 24th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 24 (IANS) London police said a man jumped into River Thames during an Olympic protest by the city's cab drivers.Several dozen cabs drove slowly and tooted their horns ... Read more...
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10 held during Queen Elizabeth’s jubilee programme
June 4th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 4 (IANS) At least 10 people have been arrested during Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in London, police said Monday.Metropolitan Police commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe said that despite 1.5 ... Read more...
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Five held on terror charges in Britain (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 24 (IANS) Five men suspected of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism were arrested Tuesday in Britain, Scotland Yard said.Anti-terror police swooped on a series ... Read more...
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UK police arrest five terror suspects near London
April 24th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by BNO News
LUTON, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- Five men were arrested in a town near the British capital of London on early Tuesday morning on suspicion they were preparing acts of terrorism, police said. ... Read more...
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Murdoch’s Sky News admits hacking emails
April 5th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 5 (IANS) Rupert Murdoch's Sky News channel has admitted to hacking emails by authorising its reporters on at least two occasions.The potentially embarrassing revelation can further dent the ... Read more...
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CNN news map locates London in Norfolk
January 31st, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Someone will definitely have to answer some questions to bosses at CNN after the network’s news map placed London at the wrong side. CNN, regarded as ... Read more...
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Drones to patrol skies above Olympic Stadium
November 25th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The London police and military will not be leaving anything to chance during the next Olympic Games which will take place in the country, reports say. The ... Read more...
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Ian Botham’s son worried about his kidnapped dog
November 25th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The police in Britain are investigating the case of a missing dog. This dog is no ordinary dog because the owners are ready to offer £2,500 cash ... Read more...
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Pakistan denies report of MQM leader’s killers’ arrest
November 14th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 14 (IANS/AKI) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik Monday rejected a claim made by London police that two suspects have been arrested in Pakistan in connection with the murder ... Read more...
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Nod for London police to use rubber bullets on student protesters
November 9th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 8 (IANS) Students protesting in central London Wednesday over hiked university fees run the risk of getting shot at by rubber bullets, the police said Tuesday.A police spokesman ... Read more...
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Man stabs baby-girl during brawl with wife
October 22nd, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 22 (IANS) A man in Britain allegedly knifed his seven-month-old baby daughter while having a heated row with wife.Police had to be called to a flat in Wembley, ... Read more...
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India seeks Mirchi’s extradition
October 12th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) A day after Iqbal Memon alias 'Iqbal Mirchi', a close aide of gangster Dawood Ibrahim, was arrested in London, India Wednesday said he was a ... Read more...
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Maharashtra wants custody of mafia leader Iqbal Mirchi
October 12th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) The Maharashtra government wants custody of drug kingpin Iqbal Mirchi for various offences in the state and has asked the Interpol wing of CBI to get ... Read more...
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Dawood aide Iqbal Mirchi held in London: CBI
October 11th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Iqbal Mirchi, a close aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, has been arrested in London, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said here Tuesday.
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Anti-slavery raid in the UK manages to rescue 24 men
September 14th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Sept 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Anti slavery raid in the United Kingdom have resulted in the freedom of 24 men. Some of the rescued men had spent about 15 years at the ... Read more...
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Amy Winehouse’s house robbed after her death
August 11th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The London police are hunting for missing personal belongings of the late singer Amy Winehouse. The singer’s personal items including unreleased songs, lyric books, personal letters and ... Read more...
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Phone hacking: UK police arrest former News of the World editor
August 10th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- British police on Wednesday arrested a twelfth person in relation to alleged phone hacking at the now-defunct News of the World, officials said. It is believed to be ... Read more...
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London riots: Over 100 policemen, five service dogs injured
August 10th, 2011 - 6:55 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The riots in London have injured 111 police officers and five service dogs, Scotland Yard said in a statement Tuesday.Many officers remain hospitalised with ... Read more...
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Justin Timberlake’s bodyguard arrested?
August 5th, 2011 - 8:05 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Pop star Justin Timberlake's bodyguard has reportedly been arrested after he allegedly assaulted a member of the paparazzi outside a restaurant.The "Friends with Benefits" actor was ... Read more...
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Phone hacking: UK police arrest former News of the World managing editor
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- British police on Thursday morning arrested an eleventh person in relation to alleged phone hacking at the now-defunct News of the World, officials said. Reports said he is ... Read more...
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Singer Amy Winehouse found dead in London apartment
July 24th, 2011 - 1:26 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO WIRE) -- British singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her home in north London, police confirmed on Saturday.Sky News reported that the 27-year-old singer was found dead by ... Read more...
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Every fifth London police PR person worked for Murdoch
July 20th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS) Almost one in five members of the Metropolitan Police's public relations team is a former News International (NI) employee, the Daily Express reported Wednesday.According to Met ... Read more...
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London police accused of bungling phone-hacking probe
July 20th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS) London police have been accused of a "catalogue of failures" in the News of the World phone-hacking inquiry in a damning report by MPs, ... Read more...
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Another British police officer resigns over phone-hacking scandal
July 18th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) A day after Britain's Metropolitan Police chief stepped down following the phone hacking scandal, Scotland Yard's top counter-terrorism officer John Yates also resigned over the same ... Read more...
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Rebekah Brooks released on bail
July 18th, 2011 - 8:50 am ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) Rebekah Brooks, the former head of British newspaper publisher News International, was released on bail early Monday following her arrest over phone-hacking allegations, Xinhua reported.The 43-year-old ... Read more...
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Rebekah Brooks arrested over phone-hacking allegations (Lead)
July 17th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 17 (IANS) Rebekah Brooks, the ex-chief executive of the News International (NI), was arrested Sunday by police probing the allegations of phone hacking by the News of ... Read more...
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British teen hacker could be extradited to US
June 22nd, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 22 (IANS) A British teenager who has been arrested on suspicion of launching cyber attacks on the CIA and the US Senate could be extradited to that ... Read more...
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Imogen Thomas ‘calls police over Twitter threats’
May 26th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, May 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former Big Brother contestant and the lady at the center of Ryan Giggs’ infidelity scandal, Imogen Thomas has reported to the police that she is receiving death ... Read more...
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Wine worth a million pounds stolen in London
May 26th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 26 (IANS) Rare and expensive wines worth more than one million pounds have been stolen from a warehouse in London, police said.A gang of at least six men ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi, London police seek close ties
May 23rd, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 23 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi police and the London Metropolitan Police have signed an agreement to boost cooperation in the areas of public relations, training, exchange of expertise ... Read more...
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Many UK royal wedding security steps would not work in US
April 22nd, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 22 (ANI): Americans may be surprised to know it would be difficult to implement many of the security preparations in the United States that are being put in place ... Read more...
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Female London Olympic stadium guard arrested with explosives
March 31st, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.31 (ANI): A female London Olympic stadium security guard was arrested this week on suspicion of possessing explosives.The 40-year-old dog handler was taken into custody after her vehicle was searched in ... Read more...
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Number of armed teens doubles in a decade in UK
March 20th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 20 (ANI): A new survey has revealed that the number of teenagers convicted for carrying knives has doubled in a decade in England.Courts are finding under-18s guilty of carrying knives ... Read more...
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