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Man shot dead in car by Met officer was not posing threat to life, jury told

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Man shot dead in car by Met officer was not posing threat to life, jury told - The Guardian

A Metropolitan police firearms officer may have been “angry, frustrated and annoyed” when he shot a suspect in the head despite him posing no imminent threat, a jury has been told.

Chris Kaba, 24, was killed on 5 September 2022 in Streatham, south London after a single bullet was fired through the front window of the car he was driving by a police marksman, Martyn Blake, 40, who denies murder.

‘Heartbreaking’: the nursery forced to close over Hunt’s free childcare policy

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‘Heartbreaking’: the nursery forced to close over Hunt’s free childcare policy - The Guardian

In the playground of the Sprig Ludens nursery, a little girl tests her waterproofs to the limit as the rain falls and she jumps in a giant muddy puddle. Another toddler has a look of fierce concentration on his face as he walks across a plank balanced across two tyres; his little pal climbs a nearby tree.

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