When Memphis, a city in southwest Tennessee, had a record number of homicides in 2021 for the second year in a row, many were calling for action. Attention turned to the Memphis Police Department to tackle the murder rate, which led to the creation of the Scorpion Unit in October 2021. “MPD’s New SCORPION UNIT
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Tyre Nichols was punched, kicked and tasered, beaten with a baton and had pepper spray used on him during a violent arrest by police in Memphis, video footage shows. The father-of-one died three days after the beating he received on 7 January and five officers have been charged with second-degree murder. Police initially said Mr
Seven people have been killed and several injured in a shooting at a synagogue in Jerusalem, according to Israeli police. The gunman was shot and killed and a large police presence was at the scene. Three others were injured in the shooting, including a 15-year-old boy who was recovering from surgery, hospital officials said. The
A mummy “completely covered in layers of gold” may be the oldest and most complete ever found in Egypt. The ancient man’s well-preserved sarcophagus has been discovered after a year-long excavation just outside of the capital Cairo. It is just one of dozens of new archaeological discoveries found in Egypt. Researchers believe it belonged to
Hannah Lewis was just seven years old when she watched a Nazi death squad execute her mother. Her family was rounded up by Adolf Hitler’s forces and forced to march to a labour camp in the Polish village of Adampol in 1943. Hannah’s father Adam escaped the camp to join the partisans – a Jewish
The Ukrainian president has told Sky News he is “not interested” in meeting Vladimir Putin for peace talks, describing him as a “nobody” who lives in an “information bubble” and does not really know what’s happening on the battlefield. In an exclusive interview with Kay Burley, Volodymyr Zelenskyy also responded to speculation of a Russian
The Ukrainian president has told Sky News he is “very happy” and “thankful” that Germany has decided to supply 14 Leopard 2 tanks – but warned the quantity and delivery time of the vehicles is “critical”. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Kay Burley on his 45th birthday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked allies around the world
Germany will send 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and has authorised partner countries to also send them – despite threats from Russia. It means other countries – such as Poland and Spain – which have stocks of the NATO-standard tank can now supply them to Kyiv. Yesterday, Moscow warned Berlin that sending tanks “does
Two British nationals were killed while attempting a “humanitarian evacuation” from the Ukrainian town of Soledar, a family statement has said. Chris Parry, 28, and Andrew Bagshaw, 47, were reported missing on 7 January amid heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces. A statement issued by Mr Bagshaw’s family said the pair’s car was hit
The sole suspect in a Chinese New Year shooting which killed 11 people at a California dance hall has been named as Huu Can Tran. Nine others were wounded in the massacre, with further deaths averted by the heroic actions of a worker who disarmed Tran when he entered a second dance hall in Los
Kawa adjusts his baseball cap and sips some hot tea. He is a slight, softly spoken young man with few distinguishing features. His friends roar with laughter when he asks us not to show his ears on camera. It’s a moment of levity, but Kawa is deadly serious. As one of Iran’s protest leaders, he
The city of Bakhmut is almost under siege. As you approach, the rumbling percussion of artillery echoes all around – it’s the sound of a coming storm. The first thing that draws your eye is the smoke from shelling in the centre, spiralling up against a bruised skyline. Russia‘s advance is choking routes into this
Ghislaine Maxwell has repeated claims that a photograph showing Prince Andrew with his arm around Virginia Giuffre is “fake”. The 61-year-old was speaking from a Florida prison, where she is serving a 20-year sentence after being found guilty of luring young girls to massage rooms for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to molest between 1994 and
Brazil’s president has sacked the country’s army chief over concerns the country’s democracy is under threat following an uprising of far-right protesters. The official website of the Brazilian armed forces said General Julio Cesar de Arruda had been removed as head of the army. He has been replaced by General Tomas Miguel Ribeiro Paiva, who
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fought back tears as he met with the families of those killed in a helicopter crash in a Kyiv suburb earlier this week. At the sombre service in Kyiv, Mr Zelenskyy and his wife, first lady Olena Zelenska, laid flowers on seven coffins draped in the blue and yellow flag of
Western nations have failed to agree on a deal to send much-wanted Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, despite holding a summit in Germany. The US and its allies had hoped to convince Berlin to allow the powerful battle tanks to be used by Kyiv to aid in Ukraine’s fightback against Russia. The UK has already
Thousands of protesters descended on Peru’s capital and clashed with police as they demanded President Dina Boluarte leave office. The South American country has seen its worst political violence for more than two decades, with 55 people killed in unrest since the country’s first president from a rural Andean background was removed from office last
The graves are all fresh. Row after row of them, almost identical. The same mound of sandy soil, the same black, red and yellow wreath mounted with a golden star. The same wooden, orthodox cross to mark the grave, though there are some Muslim headstones too. Just the names and the dates on a small
A country that operates German-made Leopard tanks has asked for permission from Berlin to give the heavy armour to Ukraine, Britain’s defence secretary has revealed. Ben Wallace did not say which nation he was referring to but it is likely to be Poland, which has made clear it would like to send some of its
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is resigning. Her final day in office will be on 7 February – and a general election has been called for 14 October. The 42-year-old, who became New Zealand’s prime minister in 2017, choked back tears during an emotional news conference. “I know what this job takes, and I
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