All news on the topic: British Transport Police

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More than 2,000 sexual offences on trains last year as police give vital update
Some 2,336 sexual offences were committed on trains last year, according to Lib Dem research. The British Transport Police have launched a campaign to catch more sexual predators
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Inquiry into UK's most crooked cop just 9 pages - despite him framing 11 people
Critics blasted a 'flawed' British Transport Police probe into Detective Sergeant Derek Ridgewell, obtained by the Mirror, after it was found to be just nine pages long
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Cops 'kick down locked door' at station as man arrested for arson after fire
Passengers at West Hampstead Station faced chaos this afternoon due to a 'serious incident'. Police said a fire was contained and a man was arrested on suspicion of arson
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Horrific moment Jewish man is abused on Tube by passenger as police launch probe
The Jewish man, mocked for wearing a kippah, is goaded on a London Underground service by a Muslim man, behaviour condemned by research group Campaign Against Antisemitism
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Man found dead with 'extensive injuries' at London tube station in murder probe
Horror on London's Elizabeth Line after a man died at Harold Wood railway station in Romford as British Transport Police confirmed a person has been arrested and remains in custody
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Two oys hurt in horror 'chemical attack' at Tube station as cops launch manhunt
British Transport Police has released CCTV images of people they would like to speak to after a suspected chemical attack at Elm Park Underground station, London, at the weekend
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Violent clash breaks out between police and thugs at busy UK train station
A huge brawl broke out between a group of men at London Waterloo train station at the weekend, with dozens of police officers eventually called in to deal with the issue
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Police who oversaw King's coronation and Queen's funeral hit by online abuse
Police officer Karen Findlay received an onslaught of offensive comments after the British Transport Police posted a photo of her on social media to mark her promotion
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Man arrested for attempted murder after passenger pushed on Tube track
Police have launched an urgent appeal for witnesses after the incident at Oxford Circus Underground Station on Saturday saw a man pushed onto tracks
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Clapham chemical attack suspect's escape mapped - moving 7 miles in 83 minutes
Clapham chemical attack suspect Abdul Shokoor Ezedi, 35, is understood to have attempted to leave the scene in a car before crashing into a stationary vehicle and fleeing on foot
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Brutal Tube station fight video goes viral as police launch hunt for brawlers
A video being circulated on X shows London Underground passengers screaming as a violent brawl breaks out between several men at Old Street station over the weekend
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Man arrested over lack of valid train ticket despite shelling out £120
British Transport Police arrested Alex Lennon as he tried to make his way to a work meeting in London. He spent more than £100 on a train ticket but was stopped by staff and officers
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Pair jailed by 'corrupt cop' have convictions quashed after 50-year fight
Basil Peterkin and Saliah Mehmet were jailed in 1977 for robbing the British Rail depot and protested their innocence to their graves, as the Court of Appeal today overturned their convictions
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London Underground worker gave himself £13k Oyster discount and hacked emails
The 28-year-old was caught hacking his colleagues emails, posting abuse online and tricking Subway customers into calling the Waterloo control room to make food orders
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Image of man issued by police in hunt after violent homophobic attack
A yob punched and kicked the couple in the homophobia attack at Bank Station, part of the London Underground network, and British Transport Police are hunting him
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'Millionaire's Row' police raid as woman killed by car and person hit by train
A woman who died when she was hit by a car in Pangbourne, Berkshire, is believed to have lived in the £2.5million home with her adult children, according to neighbours
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Disabled woman 'left to get home alone' after falling out of wheelchair
Joanna Coles, from Hull, was taken to hospital after falling out of her wheelchair, but claims she had to travel four miles back home in it herself after transport wasn't arranged
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Deaf and blind dog missing for 12 days as family want him home for Christmas
Golden Labrador, Todd, suddenly disappeared from Blantyre Train Station after owner Robert Sands took him out to use the toilet, sparking a mass hunt for the beloved pet
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Girl raped on train to London as cops release CCTV image of man they're hunting
British Transport Police says the teenager was sexually assaulted on board a train between Laindon, Essex and West Ham, East London, and have identified a man who can help with the investigation
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Shocking scenes as train passenger 'punches teen in face' after foul mouth rant
An angry man appears to punch a teenager in the face who is sitting down on a train believed to be in the Borough Green area of Kent following a foul-mouthed rant
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Disabled train passengers assaulted after refusing to give up their seats
Two train passengers who were on a train from Kent to London were assaulted on September 9. The British Transport Police now shared images of two women they want to speak to
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Man who raped woman in front of other passengers on London Underground jailed
Ryan Johnston chased terrified victims down the street as they left Bounds Green Tube station before going on to rape a 20-year-old woman on a Piccadilly Line train in front of horrified passengers
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Terrifying moment 'XL Bully' attacks man on station platform as train approaches
London's Stratford train station saw a terrifying attack on Sunday evening as an 'XL Bully' dog attacked a man, lunging at him as he fell down near the edge of a platform as a train approached
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'Truly depraved' sex attacker jailed after trying to rape sleeping passenger
Depraved Ryan Johnston, 37, carried out the horrifying attack on the Piccadilly Line between Heathrow and Hounslow West in front of a horrified passenger and his child
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Mum horrified after son, 15, 'thrown off train' on way to school
Mum Jennifer has issued a complaint over a Northern train conductor her daughter filmed her twin brother Marley being dragged off the train as he tried to show him his ticket