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UK Editor @BBCNews RTS Home News Coverage of the year 2017/2022/2026 Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils. [email protected]

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NEW - we’ve had exclusive access to police raids on high street barber shops and mini marts across England. The @NCA_UK suspect some are linked to organised crime gangs. The BBC found the majority were staffed by Kurds from Iraq and iran - some working here illegally.
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The prime minister said there may be a case for banning some protests, after calls to suspend pro-Palestinian marches. The PM said he’d defend the right to protest but is concerned about the "cumulative" effect of repeated marches on the Jewish community. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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Video that police denied existed shows woman pinned down bbc.in/3QCrpew
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Sonia Gallego🪬@SoniaRGallego·
There has been seriously excellent coverage of criminality on Britain’s high streets on @BBCNews by @EdThomasNews - this report on rival gangs and violent threats and intimidation from imported turf wars is a must-see - link below.
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NEW - Death threats, abuse and violence on our High Streets. Dozens of Trading Standards officers have shared testimony of facing intimidation, sex assaults and weapons inside mini-marts, vape shops. 🚨WATCH Mandy’s story: “We will kill you and burn your house'
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Essa Suleiman has been charged with attempted murder after two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, Met Police say #post" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3ve…
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The UK national threat level has been increased from "substantial" to "severe" following the attack in Golders Green. The raised threat level means an attack is highly likely in the next six months, the government says. #post" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3ve…
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NEW High Street violence: “We will kill you and burn your house' Dozens of Trading Standards officers have shared testimony of facing death threats and abuse. The Chartered Trading Standards Institute says crime gangs in mini marts are out of control. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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Two Jewish men have been stabbed in Golders Green, north London - the Metropolitan Police formally declare it a terrorist incident Latest updates across #BBCnews #post" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3ve…
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Rebecca Tidy@DrRebeccaTidy·
@EdThomasNews I used to buy anabolic steroids from a high street shop. They've been selling class A, B & C drugs on the high street in Cornwall for years. It's common. The shops take card payment for them too.
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UPDATE Police arrest two over alleged drug sales through shops in West Midlands. The arrests follow our BBC investigation as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the government was "absolutely focused" on tackling High Street criminality. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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Liam Byrne MP@liambyrnemp·
Great work by the BBC’s @EdThomasNews. His investigation filmed illegal drugs being sold from high street shops across the country - including to children. Trading Standards are overwhelmed. Police are stretched. The government needs to act now, with real enforcement powers and the resources to back them up. Listen to the @BBC Today Programme here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
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BREAKING - Police arrest two over alleged drug sales through shops in West Midlands. It follows our undercover investigation into High Street drug dealing inside mini-marts and Vape shops. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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Ed Thomas@EdThomasNews·
There are now calls for urgent action to fix our High Streets. Labour MP @liambyrnemp chair of the Business Select Committee said he was horrified with what the BBC uncovered.
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BBC analysis of police and Trading Standards raids in England, Wales and Northern Ireland reveal that drugs, including heroin and crystal meth, have been linked to more than 70 premises. Trading Standards told us some High Streets had been taken over by organised crime gangs.
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NEW We got a tip - a law enforcement whistleblower told us some High Streets in the West Midlands were “lawless.” So we went undercover inside mini marts in 4 towns. It took just seconds to be offered cannabis, then there was cocaine, laughing gas and prescription drugs.
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