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KATHMANDU, Nepal — Police in Kathmandu fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters opposed to a US-funded infrastructure program that was presented in Parliament for ratification on Sunday, witnesses and officials in Nepal’s capital said. Some protesters were injured in the clashes, they said. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a US government aid … Read more
OTTAWA, Ontario — Hundreds of police in riot gear swept through Canada’s capital Saturday, retaking control of the streets around the Parliament buildings and appearing to end the siege of Ottawa after three weeks of protests. Protesters, angry over the country’s Covid-19 restrictions and policies of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, retreated from the largest police … Read more
OTTAWA, Ontario — Hundreds of truckers clogging Canada’s capital stood their ground and defiantly blasted their horns Thursday, even as police arrested two protest leaders and threatened to break up the nearly three-week protest against the country’s Covid-19 restrictions. Busloads of police arrived near Ottawa’s Parliament Hill, and workers put up extra fences around government … Read more
A Metropolitan Police officer who worked on the parliamentary estate in Westminster has denied carrying out sex attacks on four women. Police Constable David Carrick, 47, who has been suspended by the force, appeared at Woolwich Crown Court on Thursday. The officer who served with the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command is charged with a … Read more
The mother of the first victim of Stephen Port has said history could repeat itself amid the “shambles” in the Metropolitan Police. Anthony Walgate, 23, who left Hull to study fashion in London, was fatally drugged in the serial killer’s flat in June 2014 after they met online. Police refused to treat his death as … Read more
A police officer has denied sexually assaulting a woman who he is said to have met on a dating app. PC Benjamin Mace, of Cambridgeshire Police, wore a suit as he appeared before Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. The 38-year-old, of Palmerston Road, Woodston, Peterborough, indicated a plea of not guilty to the single charge … Read more
Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Bas Javid has admitted racism is a problem in the country’s largest force. Mr Javid also acknowledged “people who have racist views and are racist” are among the force’s staff. When asked on BBC Newsnight if he accepted racism “is a problem in the Metropolitan Police”, Mr Javid replied: “Yes, … Read more
Elon Musk jabbed at federal auto safety officials after they forced Tesla to recall a feature that allows drivers to play fart sounds and other bizarre noises over their car’s external speakers. Tesla recalled nearly 600,000 vehicles last week to tweak the “Boombox” feature, a late 2020 update that let drivers swap out their normal … Read more
A top Metropolitan Police officer who wrote the force’s current drug strategy has been accused of taking cannabis, LSD and magic mushrooms. Commander Julian Bennett, who also chaired misconduct hearings, took the three drugs while on holiday in France between February 2019 and July 2020, a gross misconduct hearing heard on Monday. Bennett is also … Read more
