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Moment police tackle man who stabbed female officer in the head with bread knife

Declan Diedrick has been jailed for five years for the attack on PC Hollie Matthews

The Independent UK

Explained: All the allegations against Nigel Farage as police probe Reform's Clacton campaign expenses

Claims Farage exceeded the legal spending limit while fighting his Clacton seat are the latest in a string of allegations made against the Reform UK leader

Evening Standard

Police assessing allegations of Reform UK overspend in Farage election campaign

Reform has strongly denied breaking the law on election spending.

Evening Standard

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Prison officer admits relationship with inmate after photo found

The 48-year-old tutor first met the inmate in the summer of 2023

The Independent UK

Ex-England and Premier League footballer arrested at London airport over ‘attempted rape’

Essex Police began an investigation after his pervious partner made a complaint several weeks ago, according to reports

Evening Standard

Almost 4,000 cyber-flashing crimes recorded since becoming an offence

The Met Police recorded the highest number of cyber-flashing crimes (268), followed by West Midlands Police (240) and Essex Police (192).

The Independent UK

Police officer responding to emergency died in horror A12 crash

The officer who sadly died in the incident has been described as ‘courageous’ and a ‘dedicated professional’

Evening Standard

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A12 closure LIVE: Crash shuts major road linking London and Essex with closure expected through evening

The A12 is currently completely closed between junction 15 at Margaretting and junction 12 for Ingatestone

Evening Standard

Eight arrested as migrants found hiding in lorry on M25

Essex Police said six men and two women were taken into custody on suspicion of immigration offences

Evening Standard

Migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu is second person to be freed by mistake from HMP Chelmsford

The prison staff at HMP fell for a fake email posing from the Royal Courts of Justice

The Independent UK

Prisons to begin extra checks after asylum seeker debacle

Hadush Kebatu was wrongly allowed to walk free after sexually assaulting a teen

The Independent UK

Lammy to face questions after arrest of sex offender mistakenly freed from jail

Hadush Kebatu was found and arrested by police officers on Sunday morning in Finsbury Park.

The Independent UK

Timeline of events in case of asylum seeker who was released accidentally

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was accidentally released from HMP Chelmsford on Friday.

Evening Standard

Asylum seeker tried to return to prison ‘several times’ after release in error

Police said Ethiopian national Hadush Kebatu is carrying a ‘distinctive white bag with pictures of avocados on it’.

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In just 117 days ‘repulsive’ asylum seeker has sparked national anger and crises

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was convicted of the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl eight days after arriving in the UK.

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Dangerous Blunder: Deportation-Bound Sex Offender Mistakenly Freed and At Large in London

A convicted sex offender due for deportation has been mistakenly released from HMP Chelmsford, triggering a major manhunt across London. The blunder has intensified scrutiny of Britain's overstretched prison and immigration systems amid rising political backlash.

The Independent UK

Asylum seeker released in error spotted in London area, police say

An asylum seeker, Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, who was jailed for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, was accidentally released from HMP Chelmsford instead of being transferred to an immigration detention centre. Kebatu, an Ethiopian national, was last seen in the London area after boarding a train from Chelmsford, prompting an…

The Independent UK

Timeline of accidental prison release and arrest of Epping migrant sex offender

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was accidentally released from HMP Chelmsford on Friday

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Evening Standard

Asylum seeker released from prison in error seen in London area, police say

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was accidentally set from HMP Chelmsford on Friday.

The Independent UK

Hadush Kebatu manhunt live: Met Police issue update after mistakenly released sex offender ‘takes trains across London’

Metropolitan Police make direct appeal to Hadush Kebatu to hand himself in

Evening Standard

Manhunt continues for asylum seeker released from prison by mistake

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu had been jailed for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in Essex.

Evening Standard

Asylum seeker freed in error from prison seen taking train to London

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu had been jailed for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl.

Evening Standard

Fourth man jailed for violent disorder outside hotel housing asylum seekers

Police said the 28-year-old acted in an ‘intimidating way, encouraging other people there to face off against our officers’.

Evening Standard

EastEnders star Jacqueline Jossa gets speeding conviction after postbox blunder

The actress, who plays Lauren Branning on the hit soap, has been landed with a court bill of more than £1,400 after her error

Evening Standard

Man killed after crashing car into tree named as Metropolitan Police officer as tributes pour in

PC Louie Day, 23 worked for Scotland Yard’s East Area Command and was described as a ‘popular’ colleague

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