The Latest Breaking News from Police

Met police launch inquiry into alleged overseas donations to Reform UK

Scotland Yard confirms it is investigating allegations broadcast by Channel 4 News after undercover sting

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9

Mother who falsely accused 10 men of raping her has prison term increased

She made false reports causing men to be held in custody at police stations, lose jobs and partners, and be separated from their children

The Independent UK · Sep 9

Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations after undercover sting

Nigel Farage has insisted he and his aides ‘had done nothing illegal’ and that no money changed hands – but the Met says ‘there are potential offences requiring investigation’

The Independent UK · Sep 9

Brazil Supreme Court Crisis Just Swallowed the Federal Police Chief, Too: Inside Judicial-Banco Master Scandal

Protests, a purged police chief and a Friday deadline: how the Banco Master scandal is testing Brazil's Supreme Court weeks before the presidential vote.

Latin Times · Sep 9

UK police shooting: Officers open fire on knife-wielding suspect after woman stabbed in Luton

A man was seriously injured after police opened fire during an incident involving a knife-wielding man in Luton on Tuesday afternoon, prompting an independent investigation.

The Times of India · Sep 9

Sound of da Harassment Prosecution

Defendant's playing "the KRS-One song entitled 'Sound of da Police' at a high and disruptive volume from her vehicle while simultaneously directing offensive, suggestive, and threatening remarks toward the complainant near the complainant's home" "may reasonably be interpreted as intended to alarm, annoy, threaten, or harass."

Reason · Sep 9

Man shot by police after woman stabbed in Luton home

The incident has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct

The Independent UK · Sep 9

A Motorcyclist Died And Two Others Were Killed. A False Flock ID Helped Police Arrest The Wrong Person

Outsourcing our critical thinking skills, whether it's to Flock or to anything else, is dangerous to humans, and the Lindsey Isaacs case just goes to show why.

RideApart · Sep 9

John Swinney vows action against those linked to Glasgow tenement fire misinformation

John Swinney has pledged people who spread misinformation leading to a block of flats being set on fire in Glasgow can expect action from the police

The National (Scotland) · Sep 9

Balaclavas to be banned from major UK city as wearers face instant £70 fine

Evidence gathered by police identified more than 180 city centre incidents involving face coverings or balaclavas

The Independent UK · Sep 9