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Protests against Israel-Hamas war expected in 13 London boroughs over weekend

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Yesterday - 07:00

Smaller marches will take place instead of single larger event and will be policed locally

Police said protests are expected “in around 13 boroughs” in London on Saturday after the seven-day Israel-Hamas ceasefire ended.

There are no plans for any major central London demonstrations of the sort that have been seen over the past two months, but a number of smaller events are planned, the Metropolitan police said.

Police injured as Legia Warsaw fans denied access to Aston Villa game

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 3 days ago - 22:27

Missiles were thrown at police as fans were held in coach park
Three officers injured before 2-1 victory for Aston Villa

Police were injured after violence from Legia Warsaw fans before their game at Aston Villa. Missiles were thrown at police as the visiting fans were held in the coach park near Villa Park, before they were due to enter for the Europa Conference League game on Thursday.

Three police were injured but the game started on time, although no Legia fans were allowed into the stadium before kick-off.

Met police officer who twice fired Taser at girl, 10, cleared of gross misconduct

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 3 days ago - 11:38

PC Jonathan Broadhead used stun gun within seconds of entering the girl’s home in south-west London

A Metropolitan police constable who fired a Taser at a 10-year-old girl brandishing garden shears has been cleared of gross misconduct by a disciplinary panel.

PC Jonathan Broadhead fired his Taser at the girl twice within seconds of entering her home in south-west London on 21 January 2021, after her mother called 999 when the child threatened her with a hammer and the shears.

‘Prolific and heartless’ serial romance fraudster jailed for 11 years

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 3 days ago - 11:36

St Albans resident David Checkley conned at least 10 female victims across UK out of £100,000

The police officers whose investigation led to the jailing of a serial romance fraudster for 11 years said he was “the most prolific and heartless” person carrying out this kind of fraud they had ever come across.

David Checkley, who also used the alias David Cohen, was sentenced on Wednesday after being found guilty of 19 counts of fraud and one count of theft after Met detectives linked his offending across the UK and identified a number of high value assets.

Levi Bellfield lying over Elizabeth Chau murder confession, Met decides

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 4 days ago - 13:06

Police will not seek warrant to dig up London site where serial killer claims to have buried Chau

Detectives have decided that the convicted serial killer Levi Bellfield is lying when he made repeated sworn confessions to the kidnap, murder and burial of Elizabeth Chau who went missing in 1999, the Guardian has learned.

The decision means the Metropolitan police will not seek a warrant to dig up the west London site where Bellfield claimed to have buried the remains of Chau, 19, a computer studies student when she went missing.

High court challenge to ‘constitutionally unprecedented’ UK anti-protest law

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 4 days ago - 12:53

National Council for Civil Liberties brings civil case to quash ‘back-door’ regulations making it easier for police to stop protests

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A new law making it easier for the police to put conditions on peaceful protests is “constitutionally unprecedented” and unlawful, according to a claim filed at the high court in London.

The legal challenge from the National Council for Civil Liberties, also known as Liberty , is seeking to have the controversial regulations quashed, given what the advocacy group describes as the draconian consequences for fundamental rights.

Stalking victims face ‘postcode lottery’, says coroner after Gracie Spinks killing

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 6 days ago - 17:42

Concerns raised over ‘consistency and availability’ of stalking advocates in UK police forces to support victims

Stalking victims face a “postcode lottery” of support due to a lack of advocates in police forces across the UK, a coroner has warned following the death of Gracie Spinks.

The 23-year-old was killed in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, by a work colleague, Michael Sellers, who had become “obsessed” with her after previously harassing a number of other women.

Met police officer Tasered 10-year-old girl twice, misconduct hearing told

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 6 days ago - 15:15

PC Jonathan Broadhead accused of using unreasonable force against girl who was holding garden shears

A Metropolitan police officer Tasered a 10-year-old girl twice after she threatened her mother with garden shears and hit her with a hammer, a misconduct hearing has heard.

PC Jonathan Broadhead is accused of gross misconduct over the use of force that was “not necessary, reasonable and proportionate” when he responded to the mother’s 999 call. The hearing was told he used the Taser within “approximately eight seconds” of entering the house in south-west London on 21 January 2021.

At least 1,500 police officers to cover London protests over Israel-Hamas war

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Saturday, 25 November - 06:00

Marches and rallies taking place on Saturday and Sunday will take a stand against antisemitism and show support for Palestine

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More than 1,500 officers will be on duty this weekend in London as police prepare for further protests related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The Metropolitan police said 500 officers from outside London will be on duty.