The Latest Breaking News from Police

Viral TikTok 'Wrong Way Driving' Trend Kills Seven People, Including Two Armed UK Police Officers

A deadly A66 wrong-way crash that killed seven people, including two armed police officers, has intensified scrutiny of dangerous-driving videos circulating on TikTok and other social media platforms.

International Business Times UK · Aug 24

‘Better than The Godfather’: how we made brutal Yorkshire crime classic Red Riding

‘The show’s hardly an advert for Yorkshire. Sets would have a burnt-out car and maybe an upturned shopping trolley. Locals would say, “Can’t you put a nice floral arrangement there instead?”’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

Police investigating double murder seize more than 4,000 hours of CCTV footage

Two men were found injured on August 16.

Evening Standard · Aug 24

Several hospitalised after chlorine gas leaks at water treatment plant in Nagpur

A chlorine gas leak at a Nagpur water treatment plant caused panic. Nearby residents ran for safety and many people gasped for breath. Several individuals were hospitalized after the incident occurred early Monday morning. Police evacuated residents within a 200-meter radius to safe locations. Emergency services and NDRF teams worked…

The Economic Times · Aug 24

A66 'joyride' crash: Twelve arrested in connection with head-on collision that killed two police officers

Some of those arrested over the A66 investigation are suspected of ‘participating in the activities of an organised crime group’, police said

Evening Standard · Aug 24

Mum Reportedly Catches Bankrupt Brian Hickerson Hiding Hayden Panettiere's Items in Secret Storage Unit

Hayden Panettiere's mother alleges Brian Hickerson pawned the late actor's belongings and hid others in storage months before her death, deepening questions around her final year.

International Business Times UK · Aug 24

French police accused of rising use of violence to stop Channel crossings

NGO criticises ‘human cost’ of UK-funded crackdown on attempts to set off from French beaches in small boats

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

12 arrested after A66 crash which killed two police officers and five young men

Pc Matthew Blades and Pc Tom Clough, were killed when a Volkswagen Passat – which had been pursued by police – was driven the wrong way along a dual carriageway

The Independent UK · Aug 24

7-year-old got tired on a hike up Mount Fuji, so his father left him at a bench 8,200 ft above sea level and told him to wait

He would have been alone for over 7 hours.

We Got This Covered · Aug 24

Teenager in A66 crash that killed two cops was awaiting trial for racially abusing and assaulting officers

Makai Saddington, 18, had been awaiting trial on charges of racially abusing and assaulting police officers

Evening Standard · Aug 24