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A police officer who was hit by a train while attempting to save a distressed man on the tracks has died. Nottinghamshire Police was called to a residential area in Balderton, near Newark, at about 19:00 BST on Thursday over concerns for a man's safety. The 46-year-old officer, Sgt Graham Saville, died in hospital on Tuesday with his family at his bedside. Another man, 29, was taken to hospital after suffering non life-threatening electrocution injuries. British Transport Police (BTP), which is leading the investigation, said it happened on the line near Newark Northgate station. Sgt Saville, a Nottinghamshire Police response...

The Boston Tea Party patriots who protested British oppression have nothing in common with rioters who ravage American cities for personal gain. One of the most galling and misleading arguments tossed around following the death of George Floyd is an attempt to draw a parallel between the carnage sweeping the nation and the Boston Tea Party.In this clumsy effort, “riot” has become just the latest word twisted for political purposes. Merriam-Webster defines “riot” as: A violent public disorder; specifically: a tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons assembled together and acting with a common intent. It...

A British Transport Police officer has been paid an estimated £10,000 ($15,371) compensation after falling off a chair while on London Underground premises. The award was part of nearly £5 million paid out by Transport for London over the past three years in compensation to people injured on the Tube, buses, railways, roads and pavements. The payouts were condemned as a “result of living in a compensation culture gone mad”. …