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James Connolly shot and killed two men in the line of duty in his first five years on the NYPD. He was later found to have lied on the witness stand during a civil lawsuit brought by the family of his second victim. Mr Connolly retired in November after repeatedly…

Conservative MP Robert Halfon faced grilling after pledging crackdown on MBAs for apprentices

For several years in the 1970s, full-tackle women’s football teams, including the Houston Herricanes, competed in the short-lived National Women’s Football League. A new film tells the story of the diverse cast of characters on the Texas team who paved the way for future generations as they stormed the field,…

Tate, 36, a British-US citizen who has 5.3 million Twitter followers, was detained in December

Ralph Friedman achieved legendary status in the NYPD during his 13 years working the tough streets of the South Bronx in the 1970s and ’80s. After writing a book and making a TV show, the 74-year-old tells Bevan Hurley that one burning ambition remains

The proposals will mean women can access contraceptives without having to first see a doctor

Barlow is survived by ‘a British art dynasty’

BBC says presenter ‘will abide by the editorial guidelines’ until social media review complete

Exclusive: Ministers vow to investigate scandal that has cost taxpayers £100m in subsidised MBAs for top executives

Conservatives condemn ‘pathetic capitulation’ – claiming it will hasten end of BBC licence fee

Exclusive: Kaine Fletcher was experiencing a mental health crisis when officers restrained him in July 2022