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Handing NHS staff police powers to detain mental health patients would have dangerous consequences, health bodies warn

A group of health organisation said that changes to the Mental Health Bill would cause ‘significant harm with dangerous consequences’

The Independent UK

Australia has some of the world’s toughest gun laws – it now wants to tackle machetes

England banned possession of machetes and some other knives in September last year

The Independent UK

Security company at Westfield Bondi Junction scrambled to buy stab-resistant vests after attack, inquest told

Glad Group CEO says the company’s security staff now wear stab-proof vests ‘as uniform’ at shopping centres

The Guardian - AU

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How has Minneapolis changed since the murder of George Floyd 5 years ago?

Minneapolis has changed, slowly, since a city police officer murdered George Floyd on Memorial Day in 2020

The Independent UK

'Hannah's smiling down on us': landmark laws begin

Five years after a horrific attack, coercive control has become a criminal offence in Queensland in a "bittersweet" day for a murdered mother's parents.

AAP

At least 11 hurt in South Carolina beach town shooting

Authorities say at least 11 people were taken to hospitals after a shooting in a South Carolina beach town

The Independent UK

Mushroom murder trial hears from public health official

A health investigator tasked with finding the source of poisonous mushrooms cooked by Erin Patterson has recalled how she didn't return messages after the meal.

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Australia’s first machete ban is coming to Victoria. Will it work, or is it just another political quick fix?

Following a shopping centre brawl in Melbourne at the weekend, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan announced the state will ban the sale of all machetes from Wednesday.

The Conversation

Lawyer and alleged gang associate gunned down

An alleged gang figure is not expected to survive a daylight shooting ambush that has left authorities trying to quell the latest flare-up in underworld crime.

AAP

Trump news at a glance: president delays 50% tariffs after ‘very nice call’ with EU chief

The decision marks a U-turn for Trump, who said days ago that he was ‘not looking for a deal’ to scrap the tariffs – key US politics stories from Sunday 25 May 2025

The Guardian - US

Discarded Protest Art Preserves George Floyd Legacy

Kenda Zellner-Smith hauled up a corrugated metal door to reveal hundreds of wooden boards covered with graffiti, each telling a story of the protests that followed George Floyd's killing by a US police officer.

International Business Times

Community clings to 'glimmer of hope' for missing girl

The search for a missing teenager has taken another twist as police reveal a development over evidence and her family pleads for her return.

AAP

Manhunt for rapist police chief who escaped prison in makeshift law enforcement outfit

Grant Hardin, who once served as the chief of police in Gateway, escaped the North Central Unit on Sunday

The Independent UK

Two British fugitives caught on Koh Samui

Thai immigration police have arrested two British men wanted for robbery and fraud in the UK, after discovering they had been illegally operating tourism-related businesses on the resort island of Koh Samui.

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The Guardian - UK

Plans for NHS staff to restrain those in mental health crisis ‘dangerous’, medics say

Royal College of Psychiatrists and British Medical Association among those saying risks mean police must always attend

The Independent UK

Three remain in custody over crash that left policeman in critical condition

Two men, aged 28 and 38, and a 37-year-old woman, all from Slough, are being held in connection with the incident.

Evening Standard

Passing police detention powers to NHS staff ‘could cause significant harm’

Proposed changes mean powers could be transferred to health professionals to detain and restrain people in a mental health crisis.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Thousands gather to mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder

Police reform and civil-rights activists joined thousands of people on Sunday to mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder and decry the Trump administration for actions they say set their efforts back decades.

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Littleproud contradicts deputy; Leeser says Liberals had ‘false sense of confidence’ – as it happened

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George Floyd's Uncertain Legacy Marked In US Five Years On

Americans on Sunday marked five years since George Floyd was killed by a US police officer, as President Donald Trump backtracks on reforms designed to tackle racism.

The Independent UK

Bodycam video shows ex-Afghan translator drawing gun on police before fatal shooting during traffic stop

Jamal Wali, 36, was fatally shot by Virginia police officers after pulling a gun on the cops during a routine traffic stop

The Independent UK

Plane forced to land in Seattle after passenger tries to open exit door mid-flight, police say

The man was having a ‘medical crisis’ when he tried to open the exit door, police said

Evening Standard

Mother and three children who died after house fire named by police

Nusrat Usman, 43, and three of her children, Maryam Mikaiel, 15, Musa, eight, and Raees Usman, four, died at the scene of the blaze in the Brent area.

The Independent UK

Mother and three children who died in house fire in London named by police

A 41-year-old arrested at the scene has been bailed and detained under the Mental Health Act

The Independent UK

Police officer fighting for his life after being hit by car on duty named and pictured

The force revealed PC Miller was still in hospital as they appealed for witnesses to come forward

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