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Police chiefs claim cuts ‘inevitable’ in face of £1.3 billion funding gap

Ringfencing money for neighbourhood policing leaves chiefs unable to invest in other specialist services, the National Police Chiefs Council said.

Evening Standard

No automatic ban on silent prayer in protected zones outside abortion clinics

The zones are coming into effect 18 months after the legislation was passed.

The Independent UK

Watch: Cleverly addresses National Police Chiefs’ Council summit after Rwanda policy ruled unlawful

Watch as James Cleverly addresses the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and National Police Chiefs Council joint summit on Thursday, 16 November, after the government’s Rwanda deportation policy was ruled unlawful.

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More than 1,600 arrests in week-long crackdown on county lines gangs

The action by police forces across England and Wales also saw 458 weapons seized, including 33 guns and 377 knives.

The Independent UK

Heavy users of pornography at risk of viewing child abuse images, charity warns

The National Crime Agency estimates there are up to 850,000 adults in the UK who pose a sexual threat to children

Wales Online

Prisoners to be held in police cells after surge in jail overcrowding

Last year, the Government announced it had asked to use 400 police cells to hold inmates after a surge in overcrowding.

The Independent UK

South Yorkshire Police respond to Hillsborough 'failings' apology

"We recognise the immense pain and suffering our previous failings caused the families and we remain determined to ensure those valuable lessons will underpin and inform our approach in the future"

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Suella Braverman's parliament snub shows 'failure of respect' to Hillsborough families

A government minister said they would be looking to publish a Hillsborough response "in the spring"

Liverpool Echo

Police's Hillsborough apology slammed as 'too little too late' 34 years after tragedy

An apology from senior police officers 34 years after the 1989 Hillsborough disaster has been met with fury and branded as "too little too late" by the bereaved

Daily Mirror

Hillsborough campaigner declines police apology for 'failing' families

A senior police officer said today: "Police failures were the main cause of the tragedy and police failures have continued to blight the lives of family members ever since"

Liverpool Echo

UK police unveil reforms decades after Hillsborough disaster

London (AFP) - UK police chiefs on Tuesday apologised to the victims of the 1989 Hillsborough football disaster as they unveiled plans for "essential reform", including measures to prevent evidence being lost or destroyed.

AFP

Police apologise for Hillsborough failures and for 'blighting lives' of families

Senior police officers issue apology nearly 34 years on from tragedy

Liverpool Echo

Party season warning as nearly 5,000 fall victim to needle and drink spiking in a year

The National Police Chiefs Council say nearly 5,000 needle and drink spiking incidents were reported in the UK this year - with the most common drugs detected being cocaine, ketamine and MDMA

Daily Mirror

Almost 5,000 needle and drink spiking incidents reported to police in one year

The National Police Chiefs Council has released data for the 12 months to September.

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Victim blaming by police officers is harming rape investigations, report finds

Some police officers believe that most reports of rape are merely “regretful sex”, a shocking new report finds

Wales Online

UK Government forced to ask police for cells after running out of prison space

The government has requested the use of 400 cells

The Guardian - UK

People of colour more likely to be fined for lockdown raves, data shows

More than a third of 441 fines in England and Wales for ‘amplified music’ events were issued to Black, Asian and mixed race people

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Police promise to visit all home burglaries under new national policy

Northumbria Police attended just 35% of home burglaries in 2021 and Durham attended 59.5%, but leading chiefs hope to change that

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The Guardian - UK

Police chiefs blame Tory cuts for fall in crime detection and charge rates

Senior officers rebuff claims police focusing on ‘woke’ causes and highlight ‘disconnected approach over the last 12 years’

Evening Standard

Don’t call us to report hosepipe ban breaches, asks police force after 1,000 calls a day

Police said the hosepipe ban is a civil matter, not a criminal one, and call handlers are being diverted away from dealing with real emergencies

The Independent UK

Don’t call us to report hosepipe ban breaches, say police

Police said the hosepipe ban is a civil matter, not a criminal one, and call handlers are being diverted away from dealing with real emergencies.

The Independent UK

EFL play-offs marred by more disorder as pitch invader barges into Mansfield player

A supporter made their way onto the pitch towards the end of the match between Northampton and Mansfield

The Guardian - UK

Special constables to be given access to stun guns in new crime measures

Volunteer officers will be allowed to use electroshock weapons, as part of flurry of crime initiatives in England and Wales

The Independent UK

Activist deceived into relationship with undercover officer awarded £230,000

The Metropolitan Police and the National Police Chiefs Council have been ordered to pay compensation to Kate Wilson.

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