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NEWS ABOUT: Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard stories: 18 news summaries
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Scotland Yard Launches, Ends Probe of News Corp. Hacking

Unsourced report broke no new ground: cops

Jul 9, 09 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scotland Yard, smarting from a report that it failed to inform victims of a British tabloid's rampant phone hacking, today opened and quickly closed an investigation into the potentially explosive matter, reports the New York Times. Cops reportedly had evidence of thousands of incidences of illegal activity by private investigators... More »

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newspaper • Rupert Murdoch • The Sun • United Kingdom • Scotland Yard • journalism • hacking • Les Hinton • News of the World • News Corp • journalistic ethics • Andy Coulson

(Newser) - Scotland Yard is seeking to question Lindsay Lohan as part of an investigation into the theft of some $500,000 in Dior jewelry she wore during an Elle photo shoot in London, reports TMZ. Lohan was featured on the cover. Lohan "kept going on about the jewels, asking if... More »

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Louis Vuitton • theft • Lindsay Lohan • Scotland Yard • Christian Dior • bling

 London Cops 
 Waterboarded 
 Drug Suspects: 
 Report 

Officers also accused of fabricating evidence, theft

Jun 10, 09 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - London police subjected accused pot dealers to waterboarding, charges a major inquiry into corruption and police brutality in the British capital. The investigation also claims that officers fabricated evidence and stole property from suspects in a drug case. Six officers are facing criminal proceedings, reports the Times of London, but... More »

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torture • War on Drugs • London • United Kingdom • Scotland Yard • waterboarding • police brutality

Brit Official Blunders on Terror Probe

He walks with secret file in open view; arrests are sped up

Apr 8, 09 5:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - One of Britain's top counter-terrorism officials may want to invest in a briefcase. The official, Bob Quick, showed up for a meeting at 10 Downing Street and walked by photographers carrying documents clearly marked "Secret" that outlined the government's plan to bust a suspected al-Qaeda cell, the Telegraph reports.... More »

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terrorism • Scotland Yard • Britain • al-Qaeda

G20 Cop Attack Sparks Demand for Investigation

Officials seek probe in death of man knocked down by riot police

Apr 8, 09 3:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - British officials are calling for a criminal investigation into a police attack on a man who died during the G20 protests in London last week, the Daily Telegraph reports. Video of the incident, shot by a New Yorker in town on business, shows a "sickening and unprovoked attack" by... More »

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London • protests • Scotland Yard • death • police brutality • G20 • riot police

Record Blizzard
Cripples
Britain

Chaos on highways, at airports amid
White Nightmare

Feb 2, 09 1:59 AM CST
(Newser) - One of the heaviest snowstorms in 20 years has covered much of England with a thick blanket of white, wreaking havoc with transportation. London is at a virtual standstill with all city buses withdrawn from service because of driving conditions, schools shut down and several flights canceled at  Heathrow and... More »

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United Kingdom • Scotland Yard • snow • Heathrow Airport • Gatwick • London City Airport • Highways Agency • Transport for London

Terror Suspect Is Key Scotland Yard Adviser

He's 'regularly consulted' on terror issues, say officials

Dec 16, 08 7:51 AM CST
(Newser) - A convicted terrorist wanted by Interpol is serving on a Scotland Yard advisory board, reports the Times of London. Mohamed Ali Harrath, the subject of a "red alert" Interpol warning since 1992, was sentenced to 56 years in absentia in Tunisia for violence linked to a militant group there.... More »

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terrorism • Tunisia • United Kingdom • Scotland Yard • Interpol • Britain

Muslim 'Terror Trio' Bombs Publisher's London Home

Book about Muhammad child bride sparks attack

Sep 28, 08 4:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three suspected Muslim terrorists were busted yesterday after they firebombed the London home of the publisher of a novel about the Prophet Muhammad that includes a sex scene, reports the Times of London. The three men were nabbed after a petrol bomb was pushed through the door of the Dutch... More »

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London • Scotland Yard • Islamic extremists • terrorist attack • publishing industry

UK Troops Accused of Executing Iraqis

Five men file suit, say soldiers killed and tortured 20 captives

Feb 22, 08 2:35 PM CST
(Newser) - British soldiers killed up to 20 Iraqi captives after a 2004 firefight, say lawyers representing five men taken prisoner that day, the BBC reports. The men—described by their lawyers as laborers, not insurgents—say they heard UK soldiers killing and torturing captives at a British base after the gun... More »

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Iraq • torture • Mahdi Army • United Kingdom • Scotland Yard • British troops • prisoner of war • Ministry of Defence

Scotland Yard Team Begins Pakistan Probe

Brits arrive to help investigation of Bhutto assassination

Jan 4, 08 3:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Investigators from Scotland Yard arrived in Pakistan today to assist with the government's investigation of Benazir Bhutto's assassination. Pervez Musharraf invited the team to lend credibility to the investigation and help put to rest what the president called "conspiracy theories," but critics remain skeptical about what the Brits... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Scotland Yard • Benazir Bhutto • Bhutto assassination

Musharraf: Bhutto Endangered Herself

Pakistani president blames recklessness

Jan 3, 08 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - President Pervez Musharraf dismissed accusations today that Pakistan's government was involved in the Dec. 27 assassination of Benazir Bhutto, citing extensive security provided to the ex-prime minister as well as careless disregard for her own safety. “There is no complicity,” he said of the killing. “Would I... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Scotland Yard • Benazir Bhutto • assassination

Pakistan Delays Vote to Feb. 18 After Violence

Musharraf asks London police for help in Bhutto assassination probe

Jan 2, 08 11:16 AM CST
(Newser) - On the day Pakistan announced it had rescheduled parliamentary elections for Feb. 18 in the wake of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, President Pervez Musharraf has asked Scotland Yard to "solve all the confusion" surrounding her death, CNN reports. The country's election commission said the wave of violence after Bhutto's assassination... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Scotland Yard • Benazir Bhutto • assassination • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Pakistan elections • Bhutto assassination

Winehouse Busted, Out on Bail

Singer charged with interfering in hubby's case

Dec 18, 07 3:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Hard-partying singer and recent Grammy nominee Amy Winehouse added posting bail to her storied list of accomplishments today and was back on the streets only hours after London police charged her with "perverting justice," Sky News reports. The 24-year-old was arrested "by appointment" and is to return... More »

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Scotland Yard • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil • Grammy Awards • Back to Black

Scotland Yard Busts Royal Sex Tape Blackmailers

Pair threatened to reveal video of mystery royal

Oct 28, 07 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two men have been arrested for attempted blackmail of a member of the British royal family who was threatened with exposure of a videotape allegedly showing a sex act, according to Scotland Yard officials. Authorities would not reveal the identity of the target, who was told to pay $100,000... More »

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Prince Charles • England • Scotland Yard • royalty • blackmail • Britain • sex tape • British royals

Aussie Police Blame Scotland Yard for False Terror Arrest

Doctor back home,
talks of 'trauma'

Jul 30, 07 4:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Australian police yesterday blamed Scotland Yard for sending them inaccurate information that led to the arrest of an innocent Indian doctor in the failed British bomb plots. Mohammed Haneef was detained for 27 days before being freed; he was welcomed by cheering crowds in Bangalore. More »

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Australia • Glasgow Airport • Scotland Yard • British terror attacks • doctor • Mohammed Haneef • arrest

Brit Police Raid Al-Qaeda Cells

Doctor among arrested as cops hunt for others

Jul 2, 07 4:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - British police raided homes and sealed roads in a nationwide hunt for al-Qaeda terrorists linked to botched car bomb attacks aimed at key London landmarks and the Glasgow Airport, the Guardian reports.  Four men and one woman, including a physician, are  in custody, but detectives continue to search for... More »

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London • Glasgow Airport • Scotland Yard • Piccadilly Circus • Trafalgar Square • British terror attacks • car bomb • Glasgow • al-Qaeda

Mossad Spy
in London
Mystery Death

Egyptian billionaire found crumpled under apartment balcony

Jun 28, 07 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scotland Yard is investigating the death of an Egyptian billionaire suspected of being a Mossad spy. Ashraf Marwan's body was found yesterday on the pavement beneath the balcony of his fourth-floor London flat. Friends said Marwan, who was 62, feared assassination since 2004 when it was first reported that he... More »

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Israel • Syria • Egypt • Yom Kippur War • Mossad • Scotland Yard • spy • Ashraf Marwan • Nasser

Saudi Prince Pocketed $2B
in Arms Deal

British arms giant BAE said to have paid 'fees' to Bandar for 10 years

Jun 7, 07 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia, the former Saudi ambassador to the US and a close friend of President Bush, allegedly accepted nearly $2 billion from the British arms giant BAE  in connection with an $86-billion arms deal. The Guardian claims the payments, made in $60-million increments over 10 years, through... More »

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Tony Blair • Saudi Arabia • investigation • fraud • Scotland Yard • Prince Bandar • BAE • arms deal

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