police officer is in a "serious condition" after being stabbed on a street in south London

A police officer is in a "serious condition" after being stabbed on a street in south London, Scotland Yard said on Friday.
The plain-clothed officer was on patrol with colleagues in Bute Road, Waddon, when he was attacked by one a group of men they stopped.
Three 18-year-old men were arrested and are being held at separate south London police stations, following the incident which happened at about 9.45pm on Thursday.
"The officer injured is a male PC based on Croydon borough. He is aged in his 30s," a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.
"He was on a proactive, plain clothes patrol with colleagues in the area and had stopped a group of male teenagers in Bute Road when the suspect -- one of the teenagers -- stabbed him."
The officer was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to hospital. His injuries are said to be serious but not life-threatening.

THE brother of murdered Claire Morris told last night how he held her killer's hand as they stood over her grave.

Peter Morris told how Malcolm Webster was chief mourner as they laid to rest the woman he'd murdered in a staged road crash.
He revealed: "On my right side was Malcolm and I had a very firm grasp of his hand.

"He was actually squeezing my hand displaying the emotions that I was feeling as well - we were both in tears.
"At the time, I was holding the hand of my sister's husband - that's how I perceived it.
"In reality, I was holding the hand of her murderer."
Peter, 48, said his sister's death finally hit him when her coffin was placed on his shoulder to be carried to her final resting place.
At remote Tarves Cemetery in Aberdeenshire, as Claire's coffin was lowered into her grave, Peter couldn't hold back his emotions any longer.
He said: "It was as if I'd been hit by a 10-tonne bus.
"All the family members had a cord. Malcolm Webster was right next to me and on his other side was my mother.
"I certainly remember holding Malcolm's hand very tightly.
"He was wearing a neck brace, which was rubbish because he hadn't done anything to his neck.
"In my own personal depth of grief and emotion - something I rarely show in public - Webster was crying floods of tears as well.
"My heart and my sympathy went out to him. It was such a poignant moment, and for that reason I was one of those who never doubted the crash story.
"That moment convinced me that this person was suffering equally, if not more as her husband."
Peter told how he believed his sister had died in a tragic accident until three years ago when he received a call from police.
The married father-of-four said: "In my own mind, Malcolm had lost his wife in an accident.
"I had no comprehension that someone could put on that level of emotion in such a situation."
The court heard Webster's deception described in court as "an Oscar-winning performance".
Fourteen years later, Peter found it hard to believe it when police claimed his sister may have been murdered by her husband.
He said: "I had such firmly embedded memories and recollections of that time. I just thought it was impossible and that something was not right with their reopened investigation."
On Claire's tombstone, Webster had stonemasons inscribe a declaration of love from Shakespeare's Merchant Of Venice.
It reads: "For she is wise, if I can judge of her, and fair she is, if that mine eyes be true, and true she is, as she hath proved herself, and therefore, like herself, wise, fair and true, shall she be placed in my constant soul."
But Claire's brother blasted: "The words on that headstone represent a lie.
"And I genuinely believe in my heart that Claire will not rest in peace until that lie is rectified.
"That headstone is full of lies right across it starting with 'Loving thought of my dear wife'.
"Malcolm Webster premeditated my sister's murder from the time he started courting her. So the idea that she was a 'dear wife' to him is a fallacy beyond imagination.
"The next part that offends me is 'Claire J Webster'.
"She took his name in marriage, I accept that, but the marriage was designed towards murder.
"What I'd like to happen is that the headstone carries her maiden name, Claire J Morris.
"And the last line about 'my constant soul' was a line Malcolm put down there. He planned to murder his wife. To then claim she was constantly in his soul is ludicrous - it's devious.
"It's the epitome of all the lies he told and it's represented on that headstone."
But Peter said he would never remove his sister's remains from her beloved Scotland.
"She loved the climate, she had a very fond affection for Scotland.
Probably she'd planned to move here all her life so I know she's happy here.
"What I want is the truth to be put on her headstone, who she was, and that person is Claire Morris NOT Claire Webster.
"I want the reflections of her family and friends to be on that headstone and not just for myself and my family but so that in 100 years' time when we are gone the truth will still be here - not a lie.
"That's very important to me. "I'd feel then that my darling sister would be able to rest in peace."
Peter is convinced that had he not been caught, his brother-in-law could have become a serial killer like Dr Harold Shipman.
He said: "I believe he is still dangerous. Even when the case was reopened he was still grooming a woman called Ann."
Police visited Ann Hancock, who was having a relationship with Webster in the south of England, to warn her of their suspicions.
Peter said: "While he was living with Ann he had plans to go on some medical course which was to do with suicide and assisted death.
"One can only imagine the consequences - how he could have perverted going on that course to killing people, and then saying they'd wanted it to happen.
"The potential for a serial killer is enormous."
During the trial it emerged Webster had the inquiry report on killer Dr Harold Shipman stored on his computer.
Claire met Webster in February 1991 at a nurses party in London and fell in love almost immediately.
Next day, he bought her flowers and chocolates and, according to Claire's mum Elizabeth Morris her daughter was "smitten".
Peter said: "Primarily I was pleased for her. When she met Malcolm he was the first and only guy she ever genuinely fell in love with."
Mrs Morris, 85, was unable to attend court to give evidence.
Peter said: "Justice for Claire is a big thing for mum. She has asked me to say that Claire was a very happy and full-of-life person.
"And that she greatly misses Claire who was her best friend."
Peter paid tribute to Felicity Drumm for helping to nail his sister's killer.
He said: "If Webster hadn't done what he did in New Zealand we wouldn't be where we are now.
"Felicity has been the most precious witness in this whole trial. I have an enormous amount of respect for her.
"She told me her primary objective was to get justice for Claire."

Holder Hammered on Hill Over 'Gunwalker' Scandal

Appearing today before the House Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Eric Holder got grilled about the "gunwalker" controversy in which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is accused of allowing guns to get into the hands of criminals in Mexico.

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) used asked Holder when first knew about the controversial Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) operation known as "Fast and Furious." Though documents indicate Fast and Furious was started in 2009, Holder told Congress he only learned of it a "few weeks" ago.

 

Two Russian prosecutors suspected of protecting underground casinos have been put on the federal wanted list

Two Russian prosecutors suspected of protecting underground casinos have been put on the federal wanted list, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Thursday.
Moscow Region prosecutor Alexander Mokhov, his deputy Alexander Ignatenko, legal proceedings chief Dmitry Urumov and two city prosecutors were fired in late April for breaching an oath of office by reportedly hushing up the illegal gambling operations.
Ignatenko and Eduard Kaplun, a former city prosecutor of Klin in the Moscow Region, have been put on the federal wanted list, investigators said during court proceedings on the case on Thursday.
Russian Investigation Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin confirmed the information without giving any further details.
In a crackdown in February, illegal casino owner Ivan Nazarov, his assistants, and three policemen who guarded the illegal business were accused of fraud and are in police custody until August 15 during investigations. The case has sparked a high-profile conflict between the Investigative Committee and the Prosecutor General's Office.