Four Just Stop Oil protestors arrested as police officer hospitalised and man misses dad’s funeral
Roadblocks caused by Just Stop Oil protests have led to a police officer being sent to the hospital after two lorries knocked him off his bike.
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Just Stop Oil stops up Downing Street, Trafalgar Square
A group of Just Stop Oil protesters have staged a sit in outside No 10 Downing Street and Trafalgar Square. They have pledged to return “every single day” until the government meets the group’s demands.
Caverton pilots arrested for coronavirus contraventions
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has personally overseen the arrest of two pilots from Caverton Offshore Support Group for illegally moving people into the Nigerian state.
Police dump ‘extremist’ label for fracking campaigners in new plan
Police have cut a section labelling anti-fracking campaigners as domestic terrorists from their annual plan.
Indonesian police say Interpol searching for three Sinopec execs
Interpol has issued red notices, the closest to an international arrest warrant, for three Chinese executives suspected of fraud, according to Indonesian police.
Ex-oil workers could be solution to police shortage
The downturn in the North Sea oil industry could prove the answer to the police's long-term recruitment headache in the north-east.
Police Scotland targeting former energy workers
Police Scotland are targeting former energy workers to join the force.
Brazilian police clash with protesters rejecting new leader
Police in Brazil’s biggest city clashed with protesters who marched to reject the new president five days after Dilma Rousseff was ousted as leader of South America’s biggest nation.
Oil downturn sees police applications on the rise, eases Force’s recruitment challenges
The oil industry downturn has resulted in an increase in the number of people applying to become police officers, a top cop has claimed.
Libya truck bombing kills at least 60 police officers
A massive truck bomb exploded near a police base in the western Libyan town of Zliten, killing at least 60 police officers and wounding around 200 others, officials have said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but a local Islamic State affiliate has been trying to gain a foothold in Zliten, spreading westward from its central stronghold of Sirte along the North African country’s coast.
Canadian Police visit Pennsylvanian counterparts to learn about shale activists
Police in Canada visited Pennsylvania to learn more about how to deal with public resistance to shale gas development. According to reports, the Halifax Media Co-op obtained a partial travel itinerary as well as approved budgetary expense which showed $12,082 was spent on the four day-trip. The travel event was titled “Shale Gas – Police Opportunities” and took place between June 2 and June 5 last year.
Brazilian police target politicians suspected of taking Petrobas bribes
Brazilian police carried out their first search and seizure operations involving politicians suspected of taking bribes in a scandal involving state-run oil firm Petrobras on Tuesday, local media and prosecutors said. Senators Fernando Collor de Mello and Ciro Nogueira are among the names being investigated in the 16th round of the probe, dubbed "Politeia", TV Globo and newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo said. A total of 53 search and seizure operations were carried out in order to prevent evidence from being destroyed, according to statements from the police and federal prosecutors.
Worker dies after falling from Taqa platform
An oil worker has fallen overboard and died at Taqa's Harding platform in the UK North Sea.