Thames Valley Police
Coverage of Thames Valley Police in the Nexus archive.
- Cops probing ex-Prince Andrew set to fly to US to interview Virginia Giuffre’s family: reports
UK police are investigating Prince Andrew and will travel to the US to interview the family of his deceased accuser Virginia Giuffre. Officers from Thames Valley Police are set to visit the US in the coming weeks.
- London cops bring live facial recognition to West End
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) will deploy live facial recognition (LFR) cameras in London's West End and Soho by year-end, following a Croydon pilot that resulted in 173 arrests and one false alert. Civil liberties group Big Brother Watch criticized the expansion, citing lack of parliamentary regulation and racial bias in the technology, referencing a case where a man was wrongly arrested due to a misidentification. The MPS highlighted budget constraints and rejected a Palantir contract due to controversy.
- Water-related deaths rise to 11 amid UK heatwave
Water-related deaths in the UK have increased to 11 during a heatwave after two teenage boys were found in separate incidents in Kent and Oxford. A 14-year-old boy's body was recovered from the River Thames in Oxford, with authorities stating his death is 'unexplained but not suspicious.'
- UK police seek witnesses in an inquiry into possible offenses by ex-Prince Andrew
British Thames Valley Police are seeking witnesses in an investigation into potential sexual misconduct offenses by former Prince Andrew. The investigation relates to allegations that a woman was taken to Andrew's Windsor home in 2010 for sexual purposes after being trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew has consistently denied all wrongdoing.
- King Charles 'shocked and saddened' over soldier's 'unexplained' death at horse show he attended
King Charles III was shocked and saddened by the unexplained death of a British soldier at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. The soldier died after a fall during a display of the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery. The king met with members of the King’s Troop after returning on Saturday to offer condolences.