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PC Edwin Sutton faced the sack from the Met Police when he was accused of breaching professional standards by using a "dangerous" method to stop the alleged bag snatcher by driving into the moped's path.

The pictures of the building near Castle Carrock, in Carlisle, Cumbria have sparked outrage on social media after they were shared by NestsNotNets.

A prominent Brexiteer has been ridiculed after hailing unprecedented crowds at a recent Peterborough rally – only to be reminded of the numerous times political events have attracted significantly more people. Guido Fawkes reporter Tom Harwood took to Twitter to boast about the crowd at the Brexit Party rally this week. He said: “Peterborough rally for the Brexit Party. When was the last time British politics saw something like this?? Astonishing. They’re doing three rallies a week!” But he was...

Major political parties are being urged to include veganism at the centre of food and farming policies after declaring a national climate emergency. The Vegan Society is imploring politicians to “translate this announcement into action” by adopting policies that encourage plant-based diets, offer vegan food in public sector canteens and support farmers in moving away from farming animals. Formal letters signed by the charity’s chief executive have been sent to the Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, UK Parliament, the Scottish National...

BBC Question Time has been criticised for inviting Nigel Farage to speak on tonight’s show. The Brexit party leader will join Fiona Bruce for a debate in Northampton as UK political parties gear up for the European Parliament elections at the end of the month. Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd, Shadow Economic Minister Jonathan Reynolds and Anna Soubry MP will also be participating in the discussion. But despite having no manifesto, no MEPs, no MPs and no transparency with...

At a press conference, the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the EU "would have been the only ones to destroy the lies which were circulated". But during the 2016 EU referendum campaigns, he said, David Cameron had requested that he keep out of it. Juncker said the bloc regretted following the advice of David Cameron and letting the lies the Leave campaign told go unchallenged. "It was a mistake not to intervene and not to interfere because we would...

Researchers say that the first ever global assessment of the location and extent of the planet's remaining free-flowing rivers highlights severe "degradation"

The individuals aged between 29 and 53 were arrested as part of Operation Stovewood - an investigation into child sexual exploitation.

Jeremy Corbyn suggested the Prime Minister might take some tips from Jurgen Klopp on how to get a good result in Europe during PMQs today. The Labour leader referenced Liverpool’s incredible comeback after the reds overturned a 3-0 deficit to Barcelona in the Champions League to progress to the final last night. The win sets up the possibility of an all-English final in both the Champions League and Europa Cup which could be played out as Britain cements its political...