I worked on murder cases, then my brother was shot dead: Met police officer whose sibling was killed

When Khafi Kareem received the call on a June morning urgently summoning her to the family home, her first instinct was that there had been an accident. ‘My brother said it was about Alex, but he couldn’t tell me over the phone,’ she recalls. ‘The worst thing I could think of was that my little … Read more

Retired CIA officer, 67, is charged with selling US secrets to China

Retired CIA officer, 67, is charged with spying for China by selling ‘highly classified’ US secrets to Chinese intelligence officers Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 67, of Honolulu, was arrested last week in FBI operation The retired CIA agent has been accused of selling classified US secrets to China  Authorities said Ma met with Chinese intelligence … Read more

Senior police officer who faced abuse about her hairstyle named chief constable 

A police officer who faced sexist and homophobic abuse about her hairstyle is Derbyshire’s first female chief constable. Rachel Swann was mocked by cruel TV viewers who threw jibes at her spiked, dyed hairstyle on social media while she was at the centre of the Whaley Bridge evacuation last year. Following a confirmation hearing by … Read more

Off-duty police officer dies after falling from a jet-ski off Welsh coast

Off-duty police officer dies after falling from a jet-ski off Welsh coast as force sends out ‘heartfelt sympathies’ to his family The alarm was raised shortly after 4.30pm on Saturday following the incident A huge rescue operation was then launched involving the Coastguard and RNLI However, despite medical intervention, the officer died at the scene  … Read more

Spring will be a ‘new dawn’ for Britain, says deputy chief medical officer

Spring will be a ‘new dawn’ for Britain and people should be able to live safely without fear of the coronavirus, says top government adviser Jonathan Van Tam Deputy chief medical officer said a working vaccine could transform daily life He said he hoped people could ‘live fairly safely’ by Easter next year  Though admitting … Read more

Woman, 33, who punched a court usher and tried to headbutt a police officer is jailed for a year

A woman who punched a court usher when she was ‘kept waiting’ for her case to be called on has been jailed for a year. Kimberley Walker, 33, had been waiting at Blackpool Magistrates’ Court when the female usher came to collect her.  As she did so, Walker launched at the woman, punching her to … Read more

Police officer who was hit by hijacked car supports calls for harsher sentences for cop killers

I back Andrew’s Law: Police officer who was hit by hijacked car supports calls for harsher sentences for cop killers amid fury over PC Andrew Harper case PC Gareth Phillips was run over by a criminal in a hijacked police car last August He backs campaign by PC Harper’s widow for police killers to get life … Read more

Police officer slams crowd who filmed and CHEERED his teenage attacker

Police officer slams crowd who filmed and CHEERED his teenage attacker after he was repeatedly punched in the face while dealing with an assault Disturbing footage shows Pc Brown of Bedfordshire Police coming under attack The constable was repeatedly battered in the face and suffered a bruised eye Teenager, 17, has been charged with assault, but … Read more