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CRIME & SAFETY

Met’s volunteer police chief dismissed over images on work phone

James Deller, head of the Special Constabulary, will be added to the College of Policing’s barred list after an accelerated misconduct hearing on 9 October.

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The rotating New Scotland Yard sign outside the Metropolitan Police headquarters in London
CRIME & SAFETY

Two Iranian men charged over alleged Manchester Jewish community plot

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans said the case was not connected “in any way” to the investigation into the RAF Fairford incident.

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A synagogue in Greater Manchester with a Star of David on its glass frontage, seen over a hedge
CRIME & SAFETY

IOPC: Met should investigate itself over ‘Putney pusher’ suspect

The man’s family welcomed the decision and said the investigation should be “thorough, independent and unflinching in establishing what went wrong”.

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The rotating New Scotland Yard sign outside the Metropolitan Police headquarters in London
CRIME & SAFETY

Two men held over suspected Manchester Jewish community terror plot

Counter Terrorism Policing said it was working closely with Greater Manchester Police and partners to keep the Jewish community and the wider public safe.

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A Greater Manchester Police patrol car parked outside Manchester Victoria railway station.
JUSTICE

London doctor charged in UK’s first Rwanda genocide case

Dr Vincent Brown, 65, who was formerly known as Vincent Bajinya, is originally from Kigali in Rwanda, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.

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The entrance to Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, where Brown is due to appear