Drugs, illicit goods and money have been seized by police in a series of raids over 48 hours. More than 280 police officers and staff were involved in the operation, with counterfeit goods worth £13,000 alone seized.
Oxford City Council’s plans to fit all of its 600-plus cabs with at least one CCTV camera to record all conversations between passengers have been condemned.
A trial is expected to last five weeks of two men accused of murdering two soldiers in 2009. Mark Quinsey (23) and Patrick Azimkar (21) were shot dead the night before they were due to be deployed to Afghanistan. The trial has been shown CCTV images of the incident.
The council evicting travellers from the illegal part of the Dale Farm site has gone to court to ensure no-one else occupies the land. Basildon Council has applied to the High Court and a preliminary hearing is expected today (Friday, November 4, 2011).
Overnight CCTV footage from a nearby company showed about 11 men taking part in a theft from an industrial estate.
The largest gothic cathedral in Northern Europe has been hit by thieves. Metal items worth a total of about £7,000 were all stolen from outside York Minster.
Speaking about repeated damage to a children’s playground, a councillor said: “Even if there was the money, and it was replaced, who’s going to guarantee that the same thing doesn’t happen again?" Susan Hallard’s resigned reaction signalled that the
Police have released CCTV images of two people they want to track down in connection with a murder inquiry.
The company responsible for the UK’s rail infrastructure says the situation with metal thefts is getting worse.
Thieves broke into a depot and literally lifted equipment by using a big crane. Two outbuildings were taken from the council-owned yard in Stirlingshire.