Written By Unknown on Kamis, 16 April 2015 | 14.43
Police have been training to spot tattoos, books and even clothing that could indicate someone is a paedophile.
About 400 Durham officers were taught specialist skills developed by Texas police and Dr Joe Sullivan, an expert who has worked on the Madeleine McCann case.
They learnt about behavioural signs that could signal a potential child abuser and prompt the need for further questioning.
Dr Sullivan said he did not want to give more details to the public but that his knowledge had come from interviewing thousands of paedophiles.
"I have learned from that they have had to say, what are the key indicators that someone who may not have that level of knowledge may not pick up on.
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"This training is about targeting frontline staff who are not working in the arena of child sexual exploitation."
It is the first time UK police have taken part in the Intervene to Protect a Child programme and it is hoped it will help them spot warning signs - even if the case is not originally flagged as child abuse.
PCSO Adam Grundy, 28, put his new skills to use just two weeks after the training, protecting a five-year-old girl.
He became concerned when he spotted a condom and a Viagra pill at the property of a man in his 80s during a routine call.
Mr Grundy said: "This guy was being very evasive with me when normally he would engage. He was very stand-offish and wanted me to leave.
"His personality had completely changed and that was something I referred back to in my training."
The training has also been completed by another 160 workers including teachers, fire officers and health workers.
"We are giving them the confidence to recognise, if people wear certain clothing, if people have certain tattoos, if people behave in a certain way, that might be an indication," said Durham's chief constable, Mike Barton.
"When you add these things together, that should give them the confidence to a frontline member of staff to do a bit more digging."
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Video:Remains Found In Search For Student
Human remains have been found on a farm north of Glasgow by officers searching for missing student Karen Buckley.
Police believe they may be those of the missing 24-year-old, but formal identification has not taken place.
Her relatives have been informed of the discovery on the outskirts of Milngavie.
A 21-year-old man has been arrested and police said they were "following a definite line of enquiry".
Ms Buckley was last seen in the early hours of Sunday morning after a night out in Glasgow.
Ms Buckley's parents flew from Ireland to help with the search
The student, from Cork, vanished after spending the night with friends at the city's Sanctuary nightclub.
She told them at around 1am she was going to the toilet but failed to return and left her jacket behind.
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Gallery: Police Search Discover Remains In Search For Missing Student
The search for the missing student shifted to the area around High Craigton Farm, to the north of the city, on Wednesday
The road to the farm was closed off
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Fire service vehicles were later seen heading to the farm. Hours later police revealed that remains had been found
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Ms Buckley spent Saturday night with friends at Glasgow's Sanctuary nightclub but disappeared around 1am
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Police earlier searched near the flat in Dorchester Avenue where the student spent several hours on Sunday before apparently leaving around 4am
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CCTV shows her leaving the club.
The student began an occupational therapy degree at Glasgow Caledonian University in February and was previously a nurse at the Princess Alexandra hospital in Harlow, Essex.
Her parents flew from Ireland to help with the search and told a news conference they were "desperate" for help.
"We just want Karen home safely, we are desperate. She is our only daughter, we love her dearly," said her mother Marian.
Ms Buckley's handbag was found on Tuesday in the city's Dawsholm Park, but on Wednesday the search shifted north of the city.
Dozens of officers began searching a remote country lane between Glasgow and Drymen, cordoning off the road to High Craigton Farm.
Officers also asked residents whether they had seen any bonfires there over the past few days.
Police had previously asked for information about a grey car spotted in the area between 11am and 3pm on Monday.
Hundreds of people have attended a mass at a church close to the Buckley family home in north Cork, and Irish foreign minister Charlie Flanagan said: "All of our thoughts and prayers are with Karen's parents, John and Marian, and with all of her family and friends at this tragic time."
A fundraising page set up by Ms Buckley's former classmates to cover her family's expenses in Scotland has raised more than £3,000.
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Karen Buckley Search: Police Find Remains
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Video:Remains Found In Search For Student
Human remains have been found on a farm north of Glasgow by officers searching for missing student Karen Buckley.
Police believe they may be those of the missing 24-year-old, but formal identification has not taken place.
Her relatives have been informed of the discovery on the outskirts of Milngavie.
A 21-year-old man has been arrested and police said they were "following a definite line of enquiry".
Ms Buckley was last seen in the early hours of Sunday morning after a night out in Glasgow.
Ms Buckley's parents flew from Ireland to help with the search
The student, from Cork, vanished after spending the night with friends at the city's Sanctuary nightclub.
She told them at around 1am she was going to the toilet but failed to return and left her jacket behind.
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Gallery: Police Search Discover Remains In Search For Missing Student
The search for the missing student shifted to the area around High Craigton Farm, to the north of the city, on Wednesday
The road to the farm was closed off
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Fire service vehicles were later seen heading to the farm. Hours later police revealed that remains had been found
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Ms Buckley spent Saturday night with friends at Glasgow's Sanctuary nightclub but disappeared around 1am
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Police earlier searched near the flat in Dorchester Avenue where the student spent several hours on Sunday before apparently leaving around 4am
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CCTV shows her leaving the club.
The student began an occupational therapy degree at Glasgow Caledonian University in February and was previously a nurse at the Princess Alexandra hospital in Harlow, Essex.
Her parents flew from Ireland to help with the search and told a news conference they were "desperate" for help.
"We just want Karen home safely, we are desperate. She is our only daughter, we love her dearly," said her mother Marian.
Ms Buckley's handbag was found on Tuesday in the city's Dawsholm Park, but on Wednesday the search shifted north of the city.
Dozens of officers began searching a remote country lane between Glasgow and Drymen, cordoning off the road to High Craigton Farm.
Officers also asked residents whether they had seen any bonfires there over the past few days.
Police had previously asked for information about a grey car spotted in the area between 11am and 3pm on Monday.
Hundreds of people have attended a mass at a church close to the Buckley family home in north Cork, and Irish foreign minister Charlie Flanagan said: "All of our thoughts and prayers are with Karen's parents, John and Marian, and with all of her family and friends at this tragic time."
A fundraising page set up by Ms Buckley's former classmates to cover her family's expenses in Scotland has raised more than £3,000.
Written By Unknown on Selasa, 14 April 2015 | 14.44
A British man detained in Turkey for allegedly trying to cross illegally into Syria with eight members of his family has been arrested at Birmingham Airport.
Police say Waheed Ahmed, the son of Rochdale councillor Shakil Ahmed, was detained early today following his deportation from Turkey.
Ahmed is understood to have flown to Birmingham from Dalaman, according to Sky sources. The rest of the group are expected to be flown back to Britain later today.
Waheed Ahmed had changed over the last year, according to a family friend
A video released on Sunday showed Ahmed apparently leaving a Turkish police station and being put on a coach.
Ahmed was with his aunt, two cousins and one of their wives when they were stopped in Turkey, near the Syrian border on 1 April. They had four children with them.
Video:Neighbour On 'Syria-Bound' Brits
Most of the group flew from Manchester on 27 March, but Ahmed joined them three days later on a flight from Birmingham.
There were reportedly concerns about his behaviour in the months before he was arrested.
Mohammed Shafiq, who is a friend of Shakil Ahmed, said of Ahmed: "There were concerns in the last six months to a year about a change in his behaviour.
"And a change in his attitude towards various different issues."
He also told Sky News: "That was causing concern for people in the community and his family."
Other family members detained in Turkey include Zareeda Bi, 47, Maboob Yasin, 22, Habib Yasin, 24, Samia Bi, 22, and youngsters aged one, three, eight and 11.
Police are trying to establish their reason for travelling to the Syrian border.
The Foreign Office said it did not comment on individual cases.
Officers have searched at least five homes in the Manchester area, including that of the Labour councillor.
Cllr Ahmed said he thought his son had been in Birmingham on a work placement when he discovered he had been detained in Turkey.
He has described him as a "good Muslim" and said his son's "loyalties belong to Britain".
"If I thought for a second that he was in danger of being radicalised, I would have reported him to the authorities," said Cllr Ahmed.
Liverpool star Raheem Sterling could face a stern talking-to about his actions off the pitch after a video appeared to show him inhaling laughing gas.
The club's manager, Brendan Rodgers, said it was not the behaviour of a top sportsman and that it would be dealt with "internally".
"For me it is something that when you are a professional sportsperson at the top level of the game, I don't think it is something you should be doing. It is as simple as that," said Rodgers.
The 20-year-old has also played 14 times for England
"But I will speak to him on it, to see what he says on it. As you can imagine, I have only seen this today."
The 20-year-old, who scored during Monday's 2-0 win over Newcastle, is pictured on the front of today's Sun, inhaling what it says is nitrous oxide.
Video:Rodgers: I'll Speak To Sterling
The paper claims the video shows him seemingly passing out after taking a hit of the gas, used by some as a legal high and nicknamed "hippie crack".
The controversy comes amid uncertainty over the player's future at the club - he recently rejected a new £100,000-a-week contract.
Rodgers added: "We want players here who are super-professional and focused on their football. I know he is.
"He very much is focused on his football and improving as a player.
"As I have said before, young players make mistakes. As long as they learn from them, that is what is important."
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Written By Unknown on Senin, 13 April 2015 | 14.43
One of nine Britons held in Turkey on suspicion of trying to illegally enter Syria is being flown back to the UK, Sky News understands.
Waheed Ahmed - the son of Rochdale councillor Shakil Ahmed - will fly from Dalaman into Birmingham overnight today, according to Sky sources.
The remaining eight will return on Tuesday, it is understood.
Waheed Ahmed, right, starts his journey back to the UK
All of the group are from the same family.
Mr Ahmed, 21, was with his aunt, two cousins and one of their wives when they were stopped in Turkey, near the Syrian border. They had four children with them.
Video:Reaction To 'Syria-Bound' Britons
Most of the group flew from Manchester on 27 March but Mr Ahmed joined them three days later on a flight from Birmingham.
There were reportedly concerns about his behaviour in the months before he was arrested.
Mohammed Shafiq, who is a friend of Shakil Ahmed, said of Waheed: "There were concerns in the last six months to a year about a change in his behaviour.
"And a change in his attitude towards various different issues."
He also told Sky News: "That was causing concern for people in the community and his family."
Other family members detained include Zareeda Bi, 47, Maboob Yasin, 22, Habib Yasin, 24, Samia Bi, 22, and youngsters aged one, three, eight and 11.
Police are trying to establish their reason for travelling to the Syrian border.
The Foreign Office said it did not comment on individual cases.
Officers have searched at least five homes in the Manchester area, including that of the Labour councillor.
Cllr Ahmed said he thought his son had been in Birmingham on a work placement when he discovered that he had been detained in Turkey.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder Syrian-born preacher Abdul Hadi Arwani, who was shot dead in northwest London.
The 46-year-old suspect was arrested on Sunday evening in Brent, the Metropolitan Police said.
He remains in custody at a central London police station.
Mr Arwani - a critic of the Bashar al Assad regime - was found in his Volkswagen Passat in Wembley with gunshot wounds on 7 April.
Mr Arwani was found dead in his Volkswagen Passat
Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have seen Mr Arwani or his car on Sunday 5 April or Tuesday 7 April.
Detectives from the Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) unit have taken the lead in the investigation because of their "expertise in the management of investigations with international dimensions and an established liaison network abroad".
They have discovered that Mr Arwani, 48, had driven near to where his body was found on the morning of 5 April, and parked in Havenwood, where he remained for a short time.
The force said officers were "open-minded" about the motive of the killing.
Mr Arwani, a father of six, was an imam at the An Noor mosque in Acton, west London, between 2005 and 2011.
He is thought to have fled Syria as a teenager in 1982 after surviving the Hama massacre. He is believed to have attended protests against Assad outside the Syrian embassy in 2012.
Mr Arwani had been a preacher at the An Noor mosque in Acton
Mr Arwani's 20-year-old son, Murhaf Arwani, has appealed for people to help the police in their investigation.
He said: "The police are currently investigating this brutal murder. As an individual, a family and a community, we are helping the police to solve this heinous crime.
"Any information we have has, and will be passed on to them and we urge anyone with any information to please please please do the same.
"To members of the public that knew my late father and even those of you who didn't know him, please tell us what you know. We know that it won't bring our father back to us but it may help to deliver justice to those who killed him."
:: Anyone with information is urged to contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
Written By Unknown on Minggu, 12 April 2015 | 14.43
Police are investigating after a video emerged appearing to show a Grand National racegoer deliberately knocking over an elderly man.
The video is believed to have been made outside the racecourse in Aintree where around 150,000 people attended the event.
In the footage, a racegoer walks along the pavement before knocking into the victim, who then falls to the ground.
Onlookers are heard gasping and seen rushing to the pensioner's aid before an ambulance is called.
The video appears to have been made by a friend of the racegoer and he shouts "text bomb" and "is there any need?" just moments before the incident, as he sniggers from behind his phone.
A Merseyside Police spokesman said officers are treating the incident as an assault and appealed for help in finding the victim.
"Merseyside Police has been made aware of a video showing a man shoulder-barging another, older man, over in a road near to the Aintree racecourse," he said.
"The incident is being treated as assault and officers are speaking to several people believed to have further information that could help the investigation.
"Inquiries are also being carried out to establish exactly when and where the incident occurred and checks are being made with local hospitals to see if further information can be found out about the victim and what his condition is now.
"We are grateful to the people who reported this video to us and we will endeavour to update them once further enquiries by officers have been made. "We would continue to welcome any information from anyone who witnessed the incident itself on 101. "
Earlier, police said the annual race had seen no arrests over its three-day course, thanking the public for making the event such a "safe and enjoyable occasion".
A British boy who died in a skiing accident while on a family holiday in the French Alps was skiing alone at his own request, according to reports.
The seven-year-old fell around 160ft from a cliff to his death in the alpine resort of Flaine on Friday.
He had been skiing with his mother, brother and sister but is understood to have asked to ski the day's final descent on his own.
His family became worried after he failed to reach the bottom of the slopes, prompting a search which ended when his body was discovered around three-and-a-half hours later.
The alpine resort of Flaine, in France
The circumstances around the incident are still being investigated by the authorities, with some reports suggesting the boy was instead somehow separated from his family.
There have been reports that the boy was not skiing on his own, and had instead gotten lost from the group he was with.
Michel Ollagnon, an officer with the Bonneville mountain rescue service, said the boy's body was spotted off his expected course by rescuers in a helicopter on Friday evening.
Police chief Patrick Poirot, the head of the mountain rescue division in the nearby town of Annecy, was quoted in the Daily Mirror saying: "Specialists are at the scene to try and determine exactly what happened and understand every element that led to this tragedy.
"Hypothetically we think that, after losing his parents, the little boy didn't know where to go and skied in the wrong direction.
"He's just seven-years-old.
"He left the marked ski slope and probably skied to the top of a cliff.
"He then stopped, removed his skis, walked a little way and then fell.
"He fell 50 metres."
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said they were aware of the death and are providing consular assistance.
Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 11 April 2015 | 14.43
The Metropolitan Police has come under fire after it emerged officers initially failed to go to the scene of the Hatton Garden jewel heist despite a burglar alarm going off.
A security firm had contacted the force about an intruder alert at the safe deposit company shortly after midnight on Good Friday.
But the call was graded in a way that meant officers did not consider it worthy of a response.
And it was not until Tuesday morning, following the four-day bank holiday Easter weekend, that the raid - one of Britain's biggest - was discovered.
The Met is now investigating why the force did not respond to the alarm activated as the heist was thought to be getting under way.
Video:Raid: How Thieves Gained Entry
Police insisted it was too early to say if the handling of the call about the alert would have had an impact on the outcome.
But the revelations have led to anger from potential victims who spoke of their shock that the police "just weren't there".
Millions of pounds worth of gems were thought to have been stolen in the raid in London's jewellery district.
Michael Miller, from Knightsbridge, who may have lost £50,000 in uninsured jewellery, said: "I am just so shocked and disappointed to hear the police didn't answer that alarm.
"I mean before, we thought maybe the police didn't even know about that but now we know that they knew something was wrong.
Video:Ex-Detective On Jewel Heist
"This completely changes things, the knowledge that something could have been done.
"The police pride themselves on being somewhere in a couple of minutes, but on this occasion they just weren't there."
A store owner near the scene, who did not wish to be named, said: "It's just shocking that someone didn't answer that call that come in when the alarm went off.
"You think what on earth isn't a high priority call if it's isn't a safe deposit alarm going off in there.
"I know they're investigating but really what is the good of that when the damage is done. There are people who will have lost their livelihoods because of this."
Video:Jewel Heist Drilling Explained
Scotland Yard said: "The call was recorded and transferred to the police's CAD (computer aided despatch) system. A grade was applied to the call that meant that no police response was deemed to be required.
"We are now investigating why this grade was applied to the call. This investigation is being carried out locally."
Those behind the raid disabled a communal lift shaft and climbed down to the basement before using power tools to drill through a two-metre wall into the vault.
Once inside, they ransacked a total of 72 safety deposit boxes, although five were empty at the time.
A further 11 were due to be "drilled out" due to non-payment of fees, meaning detectives are attempting to contact a total of 56 box holders.
The driver of a stolen ambulance has been killed after the vehicle crashed into a double-decker bus near York, according to Sky sources.
The person driving the ambulance - who police believe was not a paramedic or a member of ambulance staff - was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the bus and five of its 16 passengers were taken to hospital after the collision on the A64, near the Flaxton junction, about 8.30pm.
Their injuries were not life-threatening.
Another person, travelling in a Toyota Yaris with one other, was taken to hospital as a precaution.
Motorists have been asked to stay away from the area.
North Yorkshire Police tweeted: "The A64 at #York, near the Flaxton junction, is closed in both directions due to a serious collision. Please avoid the area."
Police have urged anyone who witnessed the crash or saw either of the vehicles beforehand to contact police and quote reference number 556 of 10 April.
Written By Unknown on Jumat, 10 April 2015 | 14.43
By Thomas Moore, Health and Science Correspondent
The elderly and people with health problems have been warned to avoid strenuous activity because of harmful levels of air pollution expected to blanket parts of the UK.
The warning comes as forecasters say Britain could enjoy the hottest day of the year so far, with parts of eastern England predicted to reach highs of 22C (71.6F).
Eastern, central and southern England are forecast to be affected by "high" pollution today.
Parts of East Sussex and West Kent are expected to reach "very high" levels, according to the Government's UK-Air monitoring service.
Air pollution maps released by Defra
The high levels are due to domestic soot particulates, combined with dirty air from the Continent and some Saharan dust.
With the fine, settled weather conditions the pollution will be trapped over the UK for several hours.
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Dr Sotiris Vardoulakis, head of the air pollution group at Public Health England, said: "While most people will not be affected by short term peaks of air pollution, some individuals, particularly those with existing heart or lung conditions, may experience increased symptoms."
Dr Vadoulakis said in areas with very high pollution levels people should reduce physical exertion if they develop a cough or sore throat.
He added: "Adults and children with lung problems, adults with heart problems, and older people should avoid strenuous physical activity.
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Nottingham is joint top of the list, with a PM10 level of 25. The WHO say most cities across the world are failing to meet safe levels for outdoor pollution
Former Metropolitan Police chief Lord Stevens is being investigated over claims he failed to disclose information to the Macpherson inquiry into the Stephen Lawrence murder probe.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) confirmed it was investigating the peer following a referral from the London force.
The probe was launched by the watchdog after a complaint by the murdered teenager's father Neville Lawrence last October.
The Met said the complaint was in relation to Lord Stevens' role when he was deputy commissioner and disclosure to the Macpherson Inquiry 17 years ago.
Sky' crime correspondent Martin Brunt said: "The accusation is when he was deputy commissioner in 1998 he had told Lord Macpherson in the course of his inquiry that no officer or former officer involved in giving evidence to that inquiry had been under investigation for corruption."
Brunt added he spoken to someone very close to Lord Stevens and he was "very angry he was subject to this investigation".
The Macpherson Inquiry into Scotland Yard's handling of the killing of the black teenager found evidence of "institutional racism" within the Met.
Stephen Lawrence was aged 18 when he was killed at a bus stop in 1993
Imran Khan, the solicitor for Stephen's mother Doreen, told Sky News: "Corruption was a very important issue as far as the inquiry was concerned.
"There was suspicion that the reason that suspects were not arrested as they should have been in time was because there was concern there was corruption amongst the police and suspects involved."
He added: "Had information come to the inquiry at that time, which led to those questions being answered, then it may be that Sir William Macpherson would have come to the conclusion that corruption played a part in the failure of the investigation as well as institutional racism."
Mr Lawrence reportedly asked the IPCC to examine whether senior officers provide "full, frank and truthful" information to the inquiry.
He also requested the IPCC look into claims that hundreds of files on past major police corruption probes were shredded, it was reported.
A complaint has been made by Stephen Lawrence's father Neville
Mr Lawrence told Channel 4 News: "I'm glad that they're actually doing what they were supposed to do because this is not the first time that we've asked them to look into it and they've come back with a negative result.
"I'm hoping that this time they're going to come back this time with a result that can help us to get further into the truth of what was happening during the investigation into Stephen's death."
Sky's Martin Brunt said a source close to Lord Stevens pointed out that an inquiry into similar accusations three years ago - the so-called Ellison Inquiry - had effectively cleared Lord Stevens of the allegations.
Stephen Lawrence was 18 when he was stabbed to death by a group of up to six white youths in an unprovoked racist attack at a bus stop in Eltham, south-east London, in April 1993.
A Met Police statement said: "Following the receipt of a public complaint in relation to Lord John Stevens, former Commissioner, the MPS [Metropolitan Police Service] made a referral to the Independent Police Complaints Commission on Tuesday, 4 November 2014.
"The complaint has been made in relation to Lord Stevens' role as the then Deputy Commissioner and disclosure to the Macpherson Inquiry.
"This issue was raised in the Stephen Lawrence Independent Review by Mark Ellison QC, published on 6 March, where he concluded there were defects in the level of information that the MPS revealed to the Inquiry."
Written By Unknown on Kamis, 09 April 2015 | 14.43
By Martin Brunt, Crime Correspondent
Some of the UK's top footballers could be among the victims of the Hatton Garden safe deposit raid.
Jewellers who store gems at the diamond centre in Holborn, central London, do commission work for a number of Premier League stars, a source told Sky News.
They work on high-priced orders for wives and girlfriends and for the footballers themselves.
"Players have almost unlimited spending power and love to outdo each other with extravagant purchases, especially where jewellery is concerned," said the source.
"It's only natural they would go to the renowned craftsmen of Hatton Garden to place their orders."
Video:Raid: How Thieves Gained Entry
The players affected are likely to play for the top London clubs, but it is thought stars of other clubs visit the dozens of jewellers in Hatton Garden when they are playing or partying in London.
Flying squad detectives said up to 70 safe deposit boxes were broken open, but they had not informed the victims because forensic work was still going on.
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The raiders are believed to have broken into the building through the roof and abseiled down a lift shaft.
Video:Raid: 'Shock To The Trade'
Heavy cutting equipment was then used get into a vault, believed to be reinforced with thick metal and concrete doors, up to 2ft thick.
The stolen jewellery and precious stones, which could be worth millions of pounds, will already be out of the country, former Flying Squad chief Barry Phillips believes.
He described the heist as "sophisticated" and "highly organised" and said it would have been carried out by a "professional team".
Questions have been raised about security at the premises amid reports guards responded to an alarm on Friday, but left without checking inside.
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Safe deposit box owner Gerry Landon said he found the break-in "unbelievable".
"Apparently, as you may have read, the alarm went off at one o'clock on Friday and the security guards came down," Mr Landon said.
"They more or less looked through the window to see that there was no activity there - and then they left."
Neil Duttson, a diamond dealer who buys stones for private clients, said tracing gems stolen in the heist would be nearly impossible.
Video:Vault Customer's 'Shock' At Raid
"Once diamonds have been re-cut and polished there is no geological map," he said.
"I imagine they will be sat on for six months. You can expect some cheap diamonds will be coming on the market soon."
Police have not put a value on the goods stolen, but estimates vary widely from hundreds of thousands of pounds to £200m.
The estimated size of an oil find near Gatwick Airport has been upgraded to 100 billion barrels, though extraction may be limited to just 3% of the total.
The surprise announcement was made by UK Oil & Gas Investments, which said the Horse Hill-1 well in the Weald Basin was now thought to hold 158 million barrels per square mile.
In May 2014, the British Geological Survey estimated the Weald Basin to hold around 4.4 billion barrels of shale oil.
Stephen Sanderson, the CEO of UK Oil and Gas Investments described the find as a possible "world class" resource with the potential for "significant daily oil production."
He said: "Drilling the deepest well in the basin in 30 years, together with the ability to use concepts, techniques and technology unavailable in the 1980s, has provided new cutting-edge data and interpretations to comprehensively change the understanding of the area's potential oil resources."
The families of two teenage boys believed to have travelled to Syria have said they are "in a state of profound shock" and are exrtremely concerned for their safety.
The seventeen-year-olds, named as Hassan Munshi and Talha Asmal, are thought to have fled to the country after travelling to Turkey on 31 March.
The pair, from Dewsbury, were last seen by their families on the day they are thought to have flown from Manchester airport to Dalaman.
A statement released on behalf of the two families said: "Our number one priority is to get Hassan and Talha back home ... and we implore anyone who may have any information whatsoever to get in contact with the police.
Kadiza Sultana, Shamima Begum and Amira Abase are thought to be in Raqqa
"These were just two ordinary Yorkshire lads who enjoyed the things that all young people enjoy at their age - both Hassan and Talha had a promising future as an apprentice and an A-level student respectively, and we are praying they will be back with us soon and are able to realise that future."
The statement added: "We would implore all parents to be extra vigilant, although as we found, it's near impossible to know your children have been groomed and brainwashed.
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"Syria is a frightening war-torn place and we need to urgently educate our young children about the dangers posed by those who prey on impressionable teenagers."
Hassan is believed to be related to Hammaad Munshi, who was arrested by counter-terrorism police in 2006 at the age of 15 and later convicted over his role in a plot to murder non-Muslims, The Times newspaper reported.
West Midlands Police says it has been supporting the two families and carrying out extensive inquiries alongside the North East Counter Terrorism Unit.
Assistant Chief Constable Mark Milsom said: "Syria is an extremely dangerous place and the public will be aware of the dangers these boys may face.
"The choice of returning home from Syria is often taken away from those that come under the control of Islamic State, leaving their families in the UK devastated and with very few options to secure their safe return."
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He urged anyone concerned that a friend or relative may be contemplating travelling to Syria to contact police or local safeguarding units.
The two teenagers are believed to have travelled on a Thomas Cook Airlines flight out of Manchester.
A spokesman for the company said: "Whilst we cannot confirm the names of any of our passengers who travel with us, we can reassure all our customers that we work closely with all authorities to ensure the safety of our flights in and out of the UK."
UK security services believe around 600 Britons have travelled to Syria and Iraq to join militant groups, with around half now back in the UK.
They include three teenage girls from East London, who are now thought to be in the Syrian city of Raqqa, an Islamic State stronghold.
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Shamima Begum, Amira Abase and Kadiza Sultana were last seen on CCTV at a bus station in Istanbul on 17 February.
Last week, nine Britons were arrested allegedly trying to cross into Syria from Turkey illegally.
Anyone with information is urged to call police on 101 or the confidential Anti-Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789 321.
New border checks are being introduced today which will require every passport to be thoroughly verified before a person can leave the UK.
The checks are being introduced at seaports, airports and tunnels which provide exit points from the British Isles.
The changes are expected to particularly affect cross-Channel and Channel tunnel travellers, who will now need to have their passports scanned.
As airlines currently gather passengers' information ahead of time, there is unlikely to be a noticeable difference in queues for passengers.
But there are fears of delays at peak travelling times while the changes are implemented.
Until now, many people have been able to leave the country without having their passport scrutinised.
The Home Office says the changes will strengthen Britain's border security, adding that the implementation of the checks will be staggered at sites across the country.
The changes have led to fears of delays for some travellers
For the first month all passports will be scanned, but only 25% of passport holders will have their details verified.
In the second month 50% will be checked. By the middle of June, 100% of passports will be fully checked.
Security and immigration minister James Brokenshire said: "It is right that we have an immigration system that is fair, that tackles immigration and that clamps down on anyone who tries to cheat the system by staying here when they have no right to do so.
"Exit checks will provide us with vital information that confirms a person's exit from the UK.
"Port and travel operators are experts in their business and know their customers best, which is why we've supported them to design and trial the systems for collecting data in a way that will minimise the impact on customers."
More staff have been brought in to cope with the new measures, but whether the changes will have a detrimental impact on passengers will not be known until peak travelling times, such as the summer months.
A P&O spokesperson said: "They have picked a quiet day for the introduction of the checks.
"The actual scanning of passports is quick, it's the verification that takes longer. We are hoping there will be a fairly seamless transition to the new system."
Written By Unknown on Selasa, 07 April 2015 | 14.43
The cheap package holiday boom of the 1960s and 70s means pensioners are now seven times more likely to develop the deadliest form of skin cancer.
New figures from Cancer Research UK show that men aged 65 and over are 10 times more likely to be diagnosed with malignant melanoma than their parents' generation.
Older women are around five times more likely to develop the disease.
Each year, some 5,700 pensioners are now diagnosed with melanoma each year in the UK compared with 600 in the mid-1970s.
Older women are around five times more likely to develop the disease
Age is a big risk for melanoma, but the increase is blamed on package holidays which became popular in the 1960s.
Getting sunburnt once every two years can triple a person's risk of developing the disease.
Professor Richard Marais, Cancer Research UK's skin cancer expert based in Manchester, said: "It's important for people to keep an eye on their skin and seek medical opinion if they see any changes to their moles, or even to normal areas of skin.
"Melanoma is often detected on men's backs and women's legs but can appear on any part of the body."
Malignant melanoma is the country's fifth most common cancer overall and the second most common cancer in young adults aged 15 to 34.
Each year, 2,100 Britons die from the disease.
Dr Julie Sharp, Cancer Research UK's head of health information, said: "Sun damage accumulates over time so avoiding sunburn - and sunbeds - is key, as well as getting to know your skin type so you don't overdo it on the beach or even in the garden."
Retired teacher Sue Deans, 69, from Croydon, south London, was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 2000 after having a mole removed.
She said: "I was part of the generation where package holidays became affordable and you could go abroad nearly every year.
"I don't think there was much understanding at the time about the impact that too much sun can have on your risk of getting skin cancer."
The warm Easter weather looks set to continue into the week.
Temperatures could reach 21C (70F) in some places, when the average UK temperature for April is 11.4C (52F) and for England is 12.4C, according to the Met Office.
Two Great White Pelicans in London's St James Park
Despite many holidaymakers expected to return from the Easter break on Monday the continued high pressure will ensure conditions in most areas will remain settled for the rest of the week.
The South and South West of England will see the best of the warm weather while in northeast Scotland it will be sunniest while northwest Scotland could see some cloud developing.
Most of Northern Ireland, particularly the east coast, will also enjoy spells of sunshine.
Sky's weather presenter Nazaneen Ghaffar said: "Most places will continue with the dry and sunny conditions - however, eastern coastal regions and Irish sea coasts may be affected by sea fog.
"It will feel warm in the sunshine today, with top temperatures of 12-18C (54-64F)."
Police are hunting for a driver who left a 93-year-old woman lying in the middle of the road after a hit-and-run crash.
They have issued a CCTV image of the silver Chrysler Voyager thought to have struck Isobel Rawes in Shirley, West Midlands.
The pensioner is still in hospital being treated for the serious injuries she suffered.
Police said she was hit as she crossed Stratford Road at around 11.50am on 24 March.
A spokeswoman said: "The driver failed to stop at the scene and left the victim lying in the carriageway before driving away in the direction of the M42.
Police believe this car hit the 93-year-old
"Following extensive CCTV inquiries, police have identified the car as a silver-coloured Chrysler Voyager.
"It is believed that the vehicle will have damage to the front passenger side."
Sergeant Adam Green, from the Regional Collision Investigation Unit, said: "I would urge anyone that has seen a Chrysler Voyager with damage to the front passenger side to come forward.
"It may be that the driver has confided in a friend or family member or a neighbour has noticed recent damage.
"It is important that we speak to the driver in order to understand the reasons for the collision and the subsequent driving away from the scene to provide answers to the family of Mrs Rawes."
Anyone with information can contact the collision investigation unit on 101.
Written By Unknown on Minggu, 05 April 2015 | 14.43
The UK will get its first three proton beam therapy centres from next year in what experts say is a significant breakthrough for cancer treatment.
The first centre will be opened in Cardiff by local company Proton Partners International Ltd, with two others to follow in London and Northumberland by 2017.
The centres will be available for NHS patients from England, Scotland and Wales, as well as self-paying patients and those with private medical insurance.
Currently patients must head overseas for this type of treatment.
Life sciences entrepreneur Professor Sir Chris Evans says there are more than 150,000 people treated for cancer each year and that demand for treatment is growing.
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Health insurer Bupa has estimated that by 2021 the UK's ageing population is likely to see a 20% rise in the number of new cancers and a 62% rise in the cost of treatment - to £15.3bn.
Proton beam therapy is a targeted type of radiotherapy that can treat hard-to-reach cancers, such as spinal tumours, with a lower risk of damaging the surrounding tissue or causing side effects.
The announcement comes just weeks after the parents of brain cancer survivor Ashya King told how the five-year-old made a "miracle" recovery after receiving proton beam therapy in Prague in the Czech Republic.
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The treatment was not available for him on the NHS, although the health service later agreed to fund it.
Professor Gordon McVie, senior consultant at the European Institute of Oncology, who has been appointed chairman of Proton Partners International, says the development is "exciting and important".
He added: "As things stand, patients who can benefit from this treatment have to go abroad for treatment, often at great expense to the NHS.
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"The creation of these centres will go a long way to ensuring the very best of treatment is available in the UK."
A 1980s-style housing "revolution" doubling the number of first-time buyers by 2020 has been pledged by the Tories, if they are elected.
The plan would mean half a million people a year getting their feet on the housing ladder, George Osborne said.
Labour claims Britain's chronic housing shortage is being fuelled by Coalition schemes such as Help to Buy and no action is being taken to boost supply.
Ed Miliband's party unveiled plans on Saturday to take the new ISA scheme for first-time buyers announced in the Budget and use it to finance wide-scale house building.
But Mr Osborne told the Sunday Telegraph he was determined to push even harder to open home ownership to more people.
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He said as many as one million people would enjoy direct government help to purchase properties over the next parliament.
"I think we can deliver a revolution in home ownership," the Chancellor told the newspaper.
"We want to see a massive increase in the number of people who can own their own home because home ownership is an absolutely core Conservative belief and aspiration that we support.
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"In the next parliament I would like to see over a million more people helped into home ownership by a Conservative government.
"I would like to see us double the number of first-time buyers up to half a million. That is the kind of level we saw in the 1980s. There is no reason why our country can't achieve that again.
"That's a goal we set ourselves today."
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Since 2010 there have been 1.2 million first-time purchases and Mr Osborne wants at least 2.4 million more over the next five years
Shadow housing minister Emma Reynolds said: "More warm words on housing from the Chancellor will be cold comfort to the record number of young people and families priced out of home ownership over the past five years.
"Under this Tory-led government we've seen the lowest levels of housebuilding in peacetime since the 1920s and home ownership has fallen to a 30-year low.
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"Labour's Better Plan will ensure Britain builds the homes working people need.
"Labour will get at least 200,000 homes built a year by 2020, backed by a comprehensive plan - the first in a generation - and a £5bn Future Homes Fund to support the building of homes for first-time buyers."
The Tory pledge came as a YouGov poll for the Sunday Times showed the party overtaking Labour to move into a one point lead by 34% to 33%.
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But Opinium research for The Observer had the Conservatives down one point on 33%, level-pegging with Labour (unchanged), while UKIP was up one point on 14%.
Liberal Democrats were down one on 7%, Greens were unchanged on 7% and the Scottish National Party were up one on 4%.
In a dramatic development on Saturday, an inquiry was ordered into the leak of a UK Government account of a private meeting between SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and the French ambassador.
The Daily Telegraph published the diplomatic memo which suggested she had indicated that she would prefer to see Conservatives remain in power after the 7 May General Election.
Ms Sturgeon complained of a "dirty tricks" attempt to halt the party's advance.
She said it was "100% untrue" that she had expressed such a preference - a denial backed by French diplomats at the meeting.
But the memo was seized on by Labour leader Ed Miliband as a "damning revelation" of the SNP leader's true views.
Nicola Sturgeon has "categorically" denied telling a foreign ambassador she would rather see David Cameron than Ed Miliband as PM after the election.
The SNP leader faced calls to explain a diplomatic memo, which recorded her saying privately that the Labour leader was not "prime minister material".
The claims appeared on the front page of the Daily Telegraph, and were followed swiftly by an angry denial from Ms Sturgeon.
In a direct tweet to the journalists who wrote the story she said: "Your story is categorically, 100%, untrue ... which I'd have told you if you'd asked me at any point today."
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A spokeswoman for the First Minister added: "It must be a belated April Fool.
"As Nicola has said on numerous occasions, she wants to see the back of a Tory government which is decisively rejected by the people of Scotland and unlike Labour, the SNP is the only party that has promised to lock David Cameron out of Downing Street."
However the Telegraph published a leaked UK Government memorandum apparently written after Scotland's First Minister met French ambassador Sylvie Bermann.
The memo of the meeting in February detailed her apparent preference for Mr Cameron remaining in Downing Street.
The note was written by a British civil servant after a conversation with the French consul-general.
It said: "Discussion appears to have focused mainly on the political situation, with the FM stating that she wouldn't want a formal coalition with Labour; that the SNP would almost certainly have a large number of seats ... that she'd rather see David Cameron remain as PM."
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Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy said it was a "devastating revelation" that exposes the uncomfortable truth behind the SNP's General Election campaign.
"For months Nicola Sturgeon has been telling Scots she wants rid of David Cameron yet behind closed doors with foreign governments she admits she wants a Tory government.
"If Scotland votes SNP in May then Nicola Sturgeon will get her wish - the Tories will be the largest party across the UK and David Cameron will return to Downing Street.
"Only a vote for Labour will deliver a Labour government."
Ms Sturgeon's performance in the televised debate has focused attention on her party's potentially pivotal role in forming the next UK government.
Tories described the prospect of a Labour government propped up by the votes of the Scottish nationalists as a "lethal cocktail".
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The party said such an alliance would destabilise the country and undermine the economic recovery.
She was branded "the most dangerous woman in Britain" by the Daily Mail. Polls suggest the anti-austerity SNP could snatch dozens of Labour seats north of the border.
Meanwhile, campaigning continues into Easter with Labour unveiling a plan to build 125,000 homes by creating a £5bn housebuilding fund.
The Tories, meanwhile, are unveiling a pledge to force pornography websites to use effective age-verification tools to keep out under-18s.
Ms Sturgeon is due to join the annual Scrap Trident group march in Glasgow, only a short distance from the Faslane home of nuclear-armed submarines.
"Never before have the establishment Westminster parties been so unpopular - and never has there been a greater opportunity to build a progressive alliance across these islands to chart a different course," she is due tell the rally.
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The latest Survation/Mirror poll puts Mr Miliband ahead of Mr Cameron, with 33% and 31% of the vote respectively.
UKIP polled at 18%, the Liberal Democrats 9%, the SNP 5% and Greens 3%.
These results are markedly different from a YouGov/The Sun poll which was published on Thursday night.
It suggested that the Conservative Party had hit a three-year high - with 37% of those questioned stating they would vote Tory if the General Election was tomorrow.
Labour was on 35%, the Lib Dems on 7%, UKIP on 12% and the Greens on 5%.
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The man who mugged disabled pensioner Alan Barnes, sparking a charity campaign that raised £330,000, has been jailed.
Richard Gatiss was sentenced to four years in prison by a judge at Newcastle Crown Court.
The 25-year-old drug addict pushed Mr Barnes over as he put his bins out in Gateshead, breaking his collar bone.
He was trying to get money to buy legal highs when he carried out the mugging, but ran off empty handed.
Gatiss has been jailed for four years for mugging Mr Barnes
Judge Paul Sloan QC said: "I have no doubt he was picked on by you because of his vulnerability.
"It was on any view a despicable offence."
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Gatiss, from Gateshead, was caught after analysis of DNA evidence from the pocket of Mr Barnes's jacket.
Mr Barnes was too scared to return to his home in Low Fell, Gateshead, and has said he will buy a new house with the money raised online.
The fund was started by beautician Katie Cutler, 21, who initially set a target of £500 to buy new carpets and curtains.
Mr Barnes' disabilities were caused when his mother contracted German measles while she was pregnant.
After he was arrested, Gatiss denied being involved in the mugging, saying he had been brought up better than that, but then later claimed a knifeman made him do it.
When he was challenged, he confessed. Prosecutor Nick Dry said: "He said he wanted money to buy legal highs to which he had become addicted, then breaking down, he was distressed at what he had done."
Jamie Adams, defending, said that Gatiss had recently been diagnosed with epilepsy and that his medication when mixed with legal highs would have a "deleterious effect".
He added that publicity surrounding the case had made Gatiss "the subject of some pretty awful double-standard behaviour" from other inmates.
He said: "Life is not easy for him. He is going to be in the public glare for a long time to come and he knows that.
"There is a lot for him to deal with."
After the sentencing, Mr Barnes said he hoped Gatiss would "do some thinking" while he was in prison.
He said: "I'm pleased he's been sentenced and I think the sentence of four years is just about the right length.
"I hope while he's in prison he'll do some thinking and when he comes out he'll do something useful.
"Maybe he might decide to help people, which I think would be a good idea for him.
"It's sad that he was brought to the stage of doing something like this - not necessarily just me, it could have been anybody and they might not have got over the incident."
Mr Barnes added that his injuries have now virtually healed and he has found a new house in Low Fell that he hopes to buy.
In a letter to the judge, Gatiss' father Karl said he had disowned his son after the mugging, but said he had since decided he could not abandon him.
He wrote: "He started on the slippery slope of drug-taking. He latterly used legal highs and the likeable lad we had known slowly drifted away from us.
"Our family observed the deterioration of our formerly cheeky boy into a shadow of himself, obviously with whom we were unable to communicate.
"He recognises the gravity of what he has done and is disgusted with himself and is full of remorse."
One of the nine Britons detained in Turkey for allegedly trying to cross into Syria is the son of a Labour councillor.
In a statement, Rochdale councillor Shakil Ahmed said he was "shocked, worried and extremely upset" to find out his 21-year-old son Waheed was one of those held by Turkish authorities.
Officers from Greater Manchester Police and North West Counter Terrorism are working with Rochdale Council, local partners and faith leaders to establish why the family were found at the border.
The five adults, aged 21, 22, 22, 24 and 47, as well as four children aged one, three, eight and 11, are believed to be related and currently live in Rochdale.
The Britons are expected to be deported from Turkey on Thursday.
The family leave hospital after undergoing check ups and fingerprinting
Mr Ahmed, who represents the Kingsway ward on the council, said he thought his son was in Birmingham on a work placement.
He added: "My son is a good Muslim and his loyalties belong to Britain, so I don't understand what he's doing there.
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"If I thought for a second that he was in danger of being radicalised I would have reported him to the authorities.
"He's studying a degree in politics and sociology at Manchester University and has a good future ahead of him."
The nine were held by Turkish officials at a military outpost at Ogulpinar, in the south of the country.
Footage released earlier showed them arriving at a police station in Southern Hatay province.
Assistant Chief Constable Ian Wiggett said: "What is obviously concerning is why a family were seemingly attempting to take very young and vulnerable children into a warzone; such a volatile and dangerous environment is no place for them whatsoever.
"We have commenced an investigation to try and establish their reasons for travel and as this is a live investigation - which is very much in its infancy - we are not in a position to comment further."
Police say they have found "no evidence whatsoever" of any imminent threat to the community in Rochdale or anywhere else in the UK.
Simon Danczuk, who is defending the Rochdale seat for Labour at the election, said: "I am in the process of trying to find out more information on this case from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, though I would like to thank the authorities for stopping this family entering what is effectively a war zone.
"I am particularly disturbed that children were involved.
"I have also been in touch with the father of one of the young men who was there and he is shocked and confused as to why his son would be trying to enter Syria."
Written By Unknown on Kamis, 02 April 2015 | 14.44
Hillsborough Survivor Saved By 'Kiss Of Life'
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Video:Relatives' Moving Stories
By Nick Martin, North Of England Correspondent
Survivors of the Hillsborough tragedy have given moving accounts of what happened to them that day.
They were called as witnesses to the inquests into the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans who died at the semi-final on 15 April, 1989.
Ian McDermott, who paid £6 for his ticket to attend the match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, told the jury that he was one of the fans who entered the stadium through a side gate which had been opened by police to allow fans into the ground.
He told the inquest he went through a tunnel at the Lepping's Lane end and arrived at a crowded pen three.
"I just describe it was a swirl. It was completely rotating all the time, never stayed still," he said.
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Sir Norman Bettison was involved in the original internal inquiry for South Yorkshire Police and is now chief constable of the West Yorkshire force. Insists he has "nothing to hide"
David Duckenfield was chief supt of South Yorkshire Police and in charge of policing on the day of the disaster
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Former South Yorkshire Police superintendent Bernard Murray was Duckenfield's deputy at the game. Was acquitted of manslaughter charges brought in a private prosecution in 2000. Died in 2006
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Former South Yorkshire Police chief constable Peter Wright gave his backing to police version of events blaming fans. Died in 2011
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The former Police Federation spokesman Paul Middup was among those who sought to place blame on Liverpool fans and his version of events contributed to the now notorious Sun front page
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"I was completely compressed from all sides, I just couldn't move at all. I wasn't in control of my own movement.
"I knew instantly that there was a problem. The match was very quickly erased from my mind. I wasn't interested in anything that was happening on the pitch."
Shortly after kick-off Mr McDermott said he lost consciousness and woke up on the floor of the terraces.
He said: "There was a lot of people standing on my legs and there was someone holding my head. I could hear people shouting into my ear."
He told the inquest that he believed someone had given him "the kiss of life" and placed him face down on the pitch in the recovery position.
He told the inquest that in the days after the disaster he had suffered chest pains and panic attacks.
Gillian Edwards had attended the semi-final the year before with her friend Fiona and had stood in the same pen with a fence between them and the pitch, she told the inquest.
"We both said to ourselves we had to make sure we never had a barrier in front of us because we got crushed that year. It was uncomfortable which made us scared," she said.
She said on the day of the tragedy they had both returned to the stadium and also stood in pen three.
"It was fine. We were just having a laugh, banter with people I remember a beach ball going over head," the jury heard.
Shaking and tearful giving evidence, she said: "Two specific memories I have is one of the push forward and then another push, which scared me.
"I was used to football crowds and movement because of going to the various matches. That scared me but then it eased off. But then there was a second surge forward.
"There was no police. I knew there was something really wrong happening.
"I was making sure that I was breathing. I was making sure, just thinking 'What the hell is going on here?'.
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Gallery: Day Of Tragedy
This gallery contains images of the Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 people died. Here, people try to help those caught up in the crush
Policemen aid football fans at Hillsborough stadium
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"And there was a man who was shouting 'There's girls here, there's girls here. Get the girls out. Stop pushing!'.
"I could hear more panic in his voice, which was making me even more aware then how bad the situation really was."
Christina Lambert QC, on behalf of the coroner, asked: "You lost consciousness in the crowd that day?"
"Yes. I did yes," Ms Edwards replied.
The jury heard that Gillian Edwards suffered a "severe brain injury" during the crush and woke up in hospital having been in a coma for five days.
She was "totally blind" when she woke up and had since regained some sight since, the inquest heard.
John McCarthy told the inquest that his younger brother Ian was one of the 96 who died.
He recalled the crush and being told that his brother had died. He said he went to a gymnasium which had been set up as a temporary morgue.
"There was a pile of bodies on the floor, all over the place, laid out in lines. We had to step over them all to get to Ian because he was on the far side. Once we got there we wouldn't leave him alone.
"When we first got to Ian we knelt down beside him. He had his eyes open. I put him on my knee I said 'wake up'.
"I just couldn't believe he was gone. I sat there cradling him."
He told the inquest that several months ago police showed him video footage of the gymnasium and that he had identified his brother.
"The video zoomed in and I saw Ian. His face was covered and I couldn't work out what it was. Then I could see it was a bin liner. They put a bin liner over his face."
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Hillsborough Survivor Saved By 'Kiss Of Life'
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Video:Relatives' Moving Stories
By Nick Martin, North Of England Correspondent
Survivors of the Hillsborough tragedy have given moving accounts of what happened to them that day.
They were called as witnesses to the inquests into the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans who died at the semi-final on 15 April, 1989.
Ian McDermott, who paid £6 for his ticket to attend the match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, told the jury that he was one of the fans who entered the stadium through a side gate which had been opened by police to allow fans into the ground.
He told the inquest he went through a tunnel at the Lepping's Lane end and arrived at a crowded pen three.
"I just describe it was a swirl. It was completely rotating all the time, never stayed still," he said.
1/7
Gallery: Hillsborough Report: Key Figures
Sir Norman Bettison was involved in the original internal inquiry for South Yorkshire Police and is now chief constable of the West Yorkshire force. Insists he has "nothing to hide"
David Duckenfield was chief supt of South Yorkshire Police and in charge of policing on the day of the disaster
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Former South Yorkshire Police superintendent Bernard Murray was Duckenfield's deputy at the game. Was acquitted of manslaughter charges brought in a private prosecution in 2000. Died in 2006
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Former South Yorkshire Police chief constable Peter Wright gave his backing to police version of events blaming fans. Died in 2011
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The former Police Federation spokesman Paul Middup was among those who sought to place blame on Liverpool fans and his version of events contributed to the now notorious Sun front page
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"I was completely compressed from all sides, I just couldn't move at all. I wasn't in control of my own movement.
"I knew instantly that there was a problem. The match was very quickly erased from my mind. I wasn't interested in anything that was happening on the pitch."
Shortly after kick-off Mr McDermott said he lost consciousness and woke up on the floor of the terraces.
He said: "There was a lot of people standing on my legs and there was someone holding my head. I could hear people shouting into my ear."
He told the inquest that he believed someone had given him "the kiss of life" and placed him face down on the pitch in the recovery position.
He told the inquest that in the days after the disaster he had suffered chest pains and panic attacks.
Gillian Edwards had attended the semi-final the year before with her friend Fiona and had stood in the same pen with a fence between them and the pitch, she told the inquest.
"We both said to ourselves we had to make sure we never had a barrier in front of us because we got crushed that year. It was uncomfortable which made us scared," she said.
She said on the day of the tragedy they had both returned to the stadium and also stood in pen three.
"It was fine. We were just having a laugh, banter with people I remember a beach ball going over head," the jury heard.
Shaking and tearful giving evidence, she said: "Two specific memories I have is one of the push forward and then another push, which scared me.
"I was used to football crowds and movement because of going to the various matches. That scared me but then it eased off. But then there was a second surge forward.
"There was no police. I knew there was something really wrong happening.
"I was making sure that I was breathing. I was making sure, just thinking 'What the hell is going on here?'.
1/19
Gallery: Day Of Tragedy
This gallery contains images of the Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 people died. Here, people try to help those caught up in the crush
Policemen aid football fans at Hillsborough stadium
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"And there was a man who was shouting 'There's girls here, there's girls here. Get the girls out. Stop pushing!'.
"I could hear more panic in his voice, which was making me even more aware then how bad the situation really was."
Christina Lambert QC, on behalf of the coroner, asked: "You lost consciousness in the crowd that day?"
"Yes. I did yes," Ms Edwards replied.
The jury heard that Gillian Edwards suffered a "severe brain injury" during the crush and woke up in hospital having been in a coma for five days.
She was "totally blind" when she woke up and had since regained some sight since, the inquest heard.
John McCarthy told the inquest that his younger brother Ian was one of the 96 who died.
He recalled the crush and being told that his brother had died. He said he went to a gymnasium which had been set up as a temporary morgue.
"There was a pile of bodies on the floor, all over the place, laid out in lines. We had to step over them all to get to Ian because he was on the far side. Once we got there we wouldn't leave him alone.
"When we first got to Ian we knelt down beside him. He had his eyes open. I put him on my knee I said 'wake up'.
"I just couldn't believe he was gone. I sat there cradling him."
He told the inquest that several months ago police showed him video footage of the gymnasium and that he had identified his brother.
"The video zoomed in and I saw Ian. His face was covered and I couldn't work out what it was. Then I could see it was a bin liner. They put a bin liner over his face."
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