The Latest Breaking News from Police

The Irish comedy writer and creator of celebrated shows like The IT Crowd and Father Ted was arrested this week at Heathrow Airport over a series of anti-trans posts. The arrest has sparked fury and free speech outcry in the UK, with Elon Musk describing Britain as a "police state".

Underworld kingpin Tony Mokbel claims police, prosecutors and barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo tainted his drug-trafficking convictions.

The PC was accused of sexual assault on a tourist during a night at Heaven nightclub

Victim was targeted in what police describe as romance scam, echoing a rise in online fraud worldwide

An Uber driver is fighting for her life after being stabbed and left for dead, with a 16-year-old boy criminally charged over the attack.

Thirty people wounded as bomber blows himself up outside stadium hosting rally in restive Balochistan province

Australian federal police allege Sheree Young ignored safety instructions and swore at cabin crew on a flight in July

A wage increase and other initiatives to attract more officers are yet to shift the dial at the nation's biggest police force, where 2470 positions are vacant.

For many Indonesians, the violent riots currently wracking Jakarta and other cities across the archipelago are eerily reminiscent of the riots of 1998 that accompanied the fall of former dictator Soeharto and his New Order regime after three decades in power.