Revenge porn victims can now ask to remove Google search results

June 21, 2015, 2:35 am

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Google is upping its fight against those uploading "revenge porn".The tech giant will now honour requests to remove from search results nude or sexually explicit images posted on the Internet without consent.Google says it will remove the search results the same way it does other sorts of highly sensitive personal information such as bank account numbers and Social Security numbers.Victims will be able to submit requests through an online form in coming weeks.Speaking to USA Today,...

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Burglars leaving marks for future raids

June 21, 2015, 2:45 am

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Mysterious markings have started to appear on people's homes - believed to be a secret code for burglars.Questions have been raised after the chalk markings started appearing on pavements and walls of homes in Crawley.Burglars have been known in the past to use such a method to indicate to each other whether a home is worth targeting.Symbols can mean anything from "nothing of value" to "a vulnerable person lives here".Earlier this week on the Maidenbower Residents Group...

Police hunt bathroom fittings thieves in Gloucester

June 21, 2015, 5:07 am

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Have you been offered for sale or know the whereabouts of some bathroom fittings stolen from a house in St Oswald's Road, Gloucester?Gloucestershire Police are on the hunt for thieves who took the pictured items from a home between the 25th and 27th of May.The burglars broke into the property and stole the items and officers are asking the public if they have seen them around.If you do, or know of their whereabouts call 101 quoting crime reference number 12323/15.

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June 21, 2015, 8:34 am

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Figures released from the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership show the number of people killed on Gloucestershire's roads is still decreasing year on year.Compared to ten years ago, last year saw a welcome reduction in fatal casualties and this is against a backdrop of an increase in road traffic.Far from being complacent, the road safety partnership realise that each one is one too many, and are determined to continue their work to reduce these numbers even more.Between January and...

Men arrested in suspected child abduction attempt in Gloucester

June 21, 2015, 3:30 pm

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Police have arrested three men in relation to an alleged abduction of a toddler at a Gloucester supermarket.The incident happened at Asda in Bruton Way this afternoon.A Gloucestershire Police spokesman said the three-year-old girl was "unharmed but shaken" following the incident.He added that no more information would be made available this evening as inquiries were still ongoing to establish what exactly happened and the supermarket was assisting with the investigation.Anyone with any...

First 'middle lane hogger' convicted

June 22, 2015, 12:40 am

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The first conviction of a "middle lane hogger" is thought to have been given, hopefully reducing the selfish driving practice commonly found on the M5.A van driver has been handed a £940 fine and five penalty points after being found guilty of staying in the middle lane of a motorway.The driver of the Citroen Berlingo was going at 60mph and was found to have repeatedly refused to move out of the middle lane of the M62 near Huddersfield.Leeds Magistrates' Court ordered the driver...

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June 22, 2015, 2:52 am

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More details have emerged about the alleged child abduction attempt at a Gloucester supermarket yesterday.Police officers were sent to Asda on Bruton Way at 1.45pm after being called by the supermarket.Witnesses claim to have seen a man allegedly approach a three-year-old girl in the checkout queue.However an Asda staff member is believed to have intervened and stopped the man.The 41-year-old man was then arrested, along with two other male companions, aged 22 and 37.They have now been bailed,...

Charity collection box stolen from Dursley leisure centre

June 22, 2015, 3:19 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a Guide Dogs for the Blind charity 'box' was stolen from the Dursley Pool and Sports Centre.Thieves targeted the dog-shaped container twice, abandoning it unopened on the first occasion after being disturbed in the act, but successfully stealing it a fortnight later. On both occasions, the fire doors at the back of the pool building in Castle Street were forced open. The first incident happened at 5am on Friday, April 24. The collection dog, still...

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June 22, 2015, 6:54 am

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An 'issue' between two workers at the Dowty Messier Bugatti factory in Staverton led to one punching the other in the face and breaking his jaw in the staff rest room, Gloucester Crown Court heard.Stephen Richardson, 46, lashed out at Charles Lee as the two men were getting hot drinks in the kitchen at the start of the working day on October 14 2013, the court was told.Richardson, of Alder Close, Borough, Yorkshire, denied inflicting grievous bodily harm on Mr Lee but was convicted by a jury...

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June 22, 2015, 7:54 am

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Every parent's worst nightmare almost unfolded when a man allegedly tried to abduct their daughter in a Gloucester supermarket.Police officers were sent to Asda in Bruton Way on Sunday afternoon after being called by the retailer.Witnesses claim to have seen a man approach a three-year-old girl in the checkout queue of the supermarket and attempt to coax her to him.However, staff and other shoppers are believed to have spotted what was happening and intervened, according to the girl's mum and...

'I'm angry it's me on trial' - Gloucester man defends himself...

June 22, 2015, 9:07 am

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Jurors have been told how Andrew Jones, accused of attempted murder, claimed he was subjected to a frenzied and unprovoked attack by a knife-wielding illegal Algerian immigrant and was only trying to get away.Jones, 41, of Ducie Street, Gloucester took the stand at the beginning of the second week of his trial at Gloucester Crown Court today, Monday.He said that Mohammed Mghizou confronted him in the corridor outside a friend's flat in Bristol Road on December 11 last year, brandishing a knife...

Police search for cyclist with mannequin torso after attempted...

June 23, 2015, 4:46 am

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Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace in connection with the attempted theft of a charity box from Pets at Home in Gloucester.A man was seen trying to prise open the door of the premises in Woodrow Way, pick up a charity box from the till area and put it in a bag just after 8pm on Tuesday, May 19. He was challenged by a member of staff and replaced the box, then despite efforts to detain him left the store and cycled off towards Quedgeley with what appeared to be the...

19-year-old Blakeney woman in court on 'revenge porn' charges

June 23, 2015, 6:18 am

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A 19-year-old woman has appeared in court accused of threatening revenge porn on her ex-girlfriend.Alana Scotney, of Awre Road, Blakeney, faces two charges; sending a naked image of her ex-partner to her, via Facebook on March 5, with a threatening message, for the purpose of causing distress. The second charge is that between February 24 and March 5, she committed harassment without violence when she sent electronic communications to another woman, demanding contact from her.The court adjourned...

High School for Girls sports day cancelled because of travellers

June 23, 2015, 6:53 am

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High School for Girls has been forced to cancel sports day tomorrow after travellers set up camp on the sports field.An email from the headteacher Eva Sawicka was sent to parents this afternoon informing them of the news.It read: "Unfortunately, due to travellers entering the far field we will have to cancel Sports Day tomorrow. Non-uniform day will still go ahead. "We have spoken to the police and we are awaiting their arrival to hopefully resolve the situation quickly."High...

Sharpness Primary School's shed burned beyond repair and playing...

June 23, 2015, 9:41 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a school shed was damaged beyond repair and the playing fields were flooded.The incident at Sharpness Primary School in Newtown, Berkeley, is believed to have happened over night on Saturday 20 June.None of the gardening items within the shed were stolen, but the building was so badly damaged, it had to be dismantled.The playing field was left under water after an on-site tap was turned on and left.Three youths wearing hooded tops - one on a pushbike -...

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June 23, 2015, 9:59 am

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Andrew Jones will spend the first night of a 17-year sentence behind bars tonight after being found guilty of attempted murder.The 41-year-old inflicted "horrific injuries" on an illegal Algerian immigrant in a "desperately violent attack", jurors concluded at Gloucester Crown Court.Jones, of Ducie Street, Gloucester, who has a string of previous convictions including heroin supply, was unanimously found guilty of by the jury of seven men and five women.Sentencing Jones, who...

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June 23, 2015, 10:01 am

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High School for Girls almost had to cancel its sports day after a group of travellers set up camp on the playing field.Parents were initially informed of the cancellation this afternoon thanks to an email from the Gloucester grammar school's headteacher Ewa Sawicka but tomorrow's activities are now back on after the group moved on this evening.The last caravan was seen being driven away by neighbouring residents at around 6pm.Mrs Sawicka's email read: "Unfortunately, due to travellers...

Road rage van driver pulls off door handle in Nailsworth

June 24, 2015, 2:42 am

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Police want to trace the driver of a grey van who threatened another motorist and pulled the door handle off his car during an incident in Nailsworth. The driver of a black Ford Ka reported seeing the light grey van dangerously overtake five vehicles on the A46 at the junction of the A4315 at about 3pm on Friday, June 19.He indicated his disapproval to the van driver who is reported to have then pulled into a layby, waited for the Ka driver to pass, then followed him down the Avening Road. At...

Travellers stop landmark event for Gloucester All Blues rugby...

June 25, 2015, 12:48 am

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GLOUCESTER All Blues first training session in two years at its home rugby ground was ruined in "heartbreaking" fashion last night as travellers moved on to the pitch.High School for Girls' sports day was almost cancelled yesterday after the group set up camp with their caravans on the playing fields the day before.But the event was reinstated at the 11th hour when the travellers made a swift exit from Denmark Road on Tuesday evening.The group did not seem to have travelled far after...

Large mace recovered by Gloucestershire Police

June 25, 2015, 2:06 am

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A MEDIEVAL mace has been recovered from a Gloucestershire home last night by police. The large weapon, designed to bludgeon people, was discovered at the Tewkesbury home along with a number of items seized by officers. The metal club was almost two feet in length. Officers were stunned by the weapon and tweeted about the incident. 1/2 The boot is size 9, just to show you the size of this mace. Seized tonight in Tewkesbury. Just imagine the injury pic.twitter.com/F4M3PpIi6E— Glos Road...