Shooting accused on 'homicidal mission' jury told
Two men accused of killing an undercover cop were fit, young men who decided to take the law into their own hands, a court hears.
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Man who fatally shot cop denies P operation
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Shooting of undercover cop was 'self defence' - accused
The man accused of shooting dead an undercover police officer says he did so out of self defence, the High Court has heard.
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Officers didn't consider accused gunman a threat
Two undercover police officers were shot at close range, one fatally, after they and a colleague was sprung trying to put a tracking device on a car, a jury has been told.
Inspectors to tail teenagers' party buses
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Police blocked aid for dying man
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Police response 'complete failure' - murdered man's family
The Deputy Police Commissioner has dismissed the idea that police had failed in their "duty of care" toward Navtej Singh.
Sir Ed's house begins trek to new base
A small stencil used by Sir Edmund Hillary to mark crates for one of his expeditions is likely to go on show in the Hillary family home.
Missile hits bus passenger in head
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