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British police warn an elderly, partially-deaf man that saying "speak English" is a hate crime. This is absolutely insane.

Transgender police officers can strip-search women under new guidance. The British Transport Police policy allows recently transitioned officers to intimately search women if they have been issued a gender recognition certificate. ... It comes after the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) was forced to withdraw similar guidance in January after concerns were raised about women's safety. The guidance, seen by the Mail, reads: reads: 'British Transport Police recognises the status of transgender and non-binary detainees/staff from the moment they permanently identify in that gender with or without a GRC [gender recognition certificate]. 'This means that even when a person has...

British police arrest Muslims for planning attacks overseas British police arrest Muslims for planning attacks overseas International Herald Tribune, France - May 24, 2006MANCHESTER, England The police arrested 10 people Wednesday in raids across Britain designed to apprehend residents the government suspects of planning or ... The BBC reported that the people detained on Wednesday were possibly suspected of planning attacks in Iraq and said that they were believed to be linked to a group called the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group...