George Bunn

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A Scotland Yard firearms officer faces dismissal nearly a decade after shooting dead a gangster during an attempted prison break. The highly trained marksman, known only as W80, killed Jermaine Baker in December 2015 as the 28-year-old was preparing to spring two prisoners from Wood Green Crown Court in north London. The officer must now appear before a disciplinary panel in October, reports The Telegraph.

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A childminder who called for "mass deportation" of migrants on the day of the Southport attacks will appeal her sentence. Lucy Connolly is due to have a bid to appeal against the sentence heard on Thursday at the Court of Appeal in London. The former childminder, who is married to Raymond Connolly, was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court last October after pleading guilty to a charge of inciting racial hatred. Connolly had been a Tory West Northamptonshire councillor, but lost his seat in May.

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A British couple has died after their £300,000 Ferrari plunged off a mountain highway and into a river in northern Spain. The married pair, aged 78 and 58, were killed when their supercar skidded off the road and tumbled into the Yuso River in Boca de Huergano on Saturday. The black Ferrari 488, capable of reaching speeds of 205mph, was found partially submerged in the water after the horror crash.

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Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled sweeping immigration reforms, vowing to "take back control of our borders" and end what he called an era of "open borders" under the previous government. The Prime Minister promised a "clean break from the past" as he set out a major shake-up aimed at cutting legal migration and restoring public confidence. Speaking at Downing Street this morning, Starmer said the system will be "controlled, selective and fair".

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Triple killer Axel Rudakubana will face extreme security measures similar to fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter after allegedly throwing boiling water over a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh. The 18-year-old, who murdered three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport last July, will now be subject to stringent restrictions following Thursday's attack. The prison officer was taken to hospital but discharged the same evening and is expected to return to work next week.