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Government also plans to make greater use of facial recognition technology as part of crime crackdown bill

Rishi Sunak and the Conservative Party appear to have concluded, on the basis of a solitary and surprise by-election victory, to trash the Government’s record on the environment. It is a curious decision — and one that threatens not only Britain’s ability to combat catastrophic climate change, but also ignores…

Leaked letter reveals the policing minister taking a shot at mayor Sadiq Khan over Met numbers

Covert government strategy to install electronic surveillance in shops raises issues around bias and data, and contrasts sharply with the EU ban to keep AI out of public spaces

A government directive published on Wednesday means forces in England and Wales will be expected to reduce the number of callouts officers attend.

Policing minister says case of private bank Coutts closing Nigel Farage’s account is ‘not unique’

Minister claims 1 million policing hours could be saved a year, but coroner sounds alarm after woman’s suicide

Response to mental health calls to be cut down to 20 to 30 per cent

Plan aims to free up estimated million hours a year of police time but experts have raised concerns

Ministers said it is up to police forces in England and Wales along with healthcare boards to work out when and how to put the changes into place.

More high visibility patrols are needed in London’s violent crime hotspots to counter a new surge in teenage killings in the capital, the policing minister warned.