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Canal boat chase ends in capture after eight days
An eight-day police chase across two counties ended peacefully when a suspected canal barge thief was cornered in a canal basin near Wolverhampton. [read...]
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Police abandon aerosol CS gas sprays in favour of ‘roll-ons’
After protests from environmentalists, Gloucestershire Police are to stop using CS gas sprays on violent suspects and will carry a deodorant-style roll-on version instead. [read...]
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M25 appears in court accused of endangering motorists
Several of the UK’s busiest motorways and A-roads are to be prosecuted for putting drivers’ lives in danger. Following a survey which declared more than half the nation’s roads ‘unsafe’, several roads have been charged with using excessive bends and failing to provide motorists with adequate braking distances. [read...]
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Scientists find fifth razor blade lasts longer than the others
The last razor blade in a pack of five lasts up to five times longer than all the others, researchers have found. [read...]
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Man arrested after answering airport check-in questions honestly
A man was detained at Stansted Airport yesterday on suspicion of being a terrorist after he answered routine security questions about his baggage without looking suspicious. [read...]