BBQ Ban by Siren: Was the National Wildfire Alert Overkill?
The alert, sent at the request of fire and rescue services during Britain’s worst wildfire year on record, used the same piercing tone reserved for storms and unexploded bombs.
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GMP Student Police Officer Charged with Rape and Kidnap After M62 Pursuit
Mohammad Hassan, 23, was arrested after Greater Manchester Police traced a car linked to a distressing 999 call and pursued it into West Yorkshire.
"An Utter Betrayal": The Early Release of PC Harper's Killers
When the prison system ran out of room, the government decided to let two police killers walk free. For Britain's emergency workers, the message is clear: political promises are worthless.
Hijacked at A&E: The Night a Stolen Ambulance Triggered a High-Speed Police Pursuit
When Marshall Leese drove off with a paramedic and patient still in the back, a routine hospital triage turned into a terrifying ordeal. Here is how police dog 'Foxy' brought the chaos to an end.
WATCH | He Opened the Police Car Door and His Cuffed Mate Legged It
Reader-submitted footage shows one of the cheekiest moments we have seen in a while. As a former officer, I will tell you exactly what jumped out at me, and the one check that should have prevented it
PC Andrew Harper’s Cowardly Killers Could Walk Free by Christmas. His Mother Found Out by Letter.
Two of the three men convicted of the Thames Valley Police officer’s death are set for early release under the Sentencing Act 2026. His widow has broken a four-year silence.
WATCH | He Grabbed a Boiling Kettle and Emptied It Over Her. John Davies Has Been Jailed for 14 and a Half Years.
A Birmingham man left a female West Midlands Police officer with life-changing injuries after pouring scalding water over her shoulders, neck and back during an arrest.
An Officer Was Knocked Unconscious in London Last Night (England Did Not Play)
Riot police were deployed to Edgware Road after Morocco fans turned violently on officers following their team’s 2-0 World Cup quarter-final defeat to France.
WATCH | Convicted Killer Released on Licence Tried to Throw PC Alice Beer Off a Balcony. She Thought She Was Going to Die.
Guy Pottle had already taken a life. He was let out of prison early. Weeks later, he bottled a new officer over the head and tried to push her to the ground several metres below.
You Always Check: A Former Officer's Opinion on Henry Nowak
After ten years on 999 response, I have never known a colleague dismiss a claim of stabbing.