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Commander Ali Dizaei of London's Metropolitan Police today became the most senior officer anywhere in the United Kingdom to be convicted of offences by a court. Dizaei, who was branded a "criminal in uniform" by Independant Police Complaints Comission chair Nick Hardwick, has been jailed for four years after he attempted to frame an Iraqi businessman. [ML] [ ± ] - Image cr

British jazz musician Sir John Dankworth, said to be "one of the totemic figures of British jazz" and "the first major jazz musician" by Jazzwise magazine, died at the age of 82 in the King Edward VII Hospital in London, England on Saturday after being hospitalised with an undisclosed illness for the last few months. [ ± ] - Image cr

Afghan border police shot dead seven civilians yesterday, near the border with Pakistan after mistaking them for Taliban rebels, according to police officials. [ ± ] - Image cr

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