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Concerns over ‘gaps’ in police support for stalking victims in England and Wales

Campaigners say system remains ‘postcode lottery’ after NPCC report finds varying levels of provision across forces

The Guardian - UK

Migrant hotel protests: Police braced for further violence across country with more demonstrations planned

Further protests are planned for Bournemouth, Liverpool and Portsmouth this week

The Independent UK

Huge county lines operation sees police arrest 2,000 people and seize hundreds of weapons

One suspect was arrested in the Isle of Dogs where he was found in possession of sports cars, designer watches, drugs and more than £5,000 in cash

The Independent UK

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Police arrest 300 suspects across London in week-long county lines crackdown

Forces across the country made 1,965 arrests, shut down 241 lines and seized 501 weapons, approximately 178kg of class A drugs and around £2.4million in cash

Evening Standard

Spending review a ‘huge blow’ for police and ‘will hamper efforts to recruit 13,000 neighbourhood police officers’

The government’s £2bn spending plans will cover ‘little more’ than basic pay increases for existing staff, police chiefs have warned

The Independent UK

Chief officers call for radical overhaul of structure of UK policing

The head of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens said he would back a model with fewer, larger forces.

Evening Standard

Police chiefs will disclose suspects’ ethnicity more often to counter disinformation

Met Commissioner Mark Rowley and NPCC chair Gavin Stephens have defended the decision to release Liverpool parade suspect’s ethnicity

The Independent UK

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We had a 12-month romance. Then I found my boyfriend was really an undercover cop sent to spy on me

Kate Wilson won a legal battle against the Metropolitan Police after discovering her long-term boyfriend was an undercover officer

The Independent UK

XL bully owner savaged in garden by dog hits out at breed ban after more than 20,000 attacks last year

Exclusive: Figures obtained show more than 23,000 dog attacks across England and Wales despite the ban on XL bully dogs last year

The Independent UK

Police chief warns of Andrew Tate’s influence as tech-enabled abuse soars

NPCC chairman Gavin Stephens says ‘lawful but awful’ content from influencers like Tate has become ‘ubiquitous’.

Evening Standard

Andrew Tate’s harmful online influence on young men is ‘plain to see’ says police chief

Gavin Stephens says ‘lawful but awful’ online content from figures like Tate is ‘ubiquitous’

The Independent UK

Domestic abusers driving more victims to suicide, warn police

Report finds that 98 domestic abuse victims in England and Wales died by suspected suicide in 2023-2024

The Guardian - UK

Police ‘acted reasonably’ in Allison Pearson ‘hate crime’ case, report finds

The visit to her home sparked a backlash, including from former Conservative prime ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.

Evening Standard

Extra money a ‘tiny percentage’ of what is needed, police chief warns

Lincolnshire Police chief said the force may have to cut 400 staff and officers as the Government announced £100m extra for neighbourhood policing.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Police should get funding for ‘cost pressure’ of XL Bully ban – minister

Chiefs have warned that enforcing a ban on XL bully dogs is a burden on policing.

The Independent UK

XL Bully ban will cost £25 million in vet and kennel fees - with no clear reduction in attacks

Police have revealed 848 dogs were surrendered by their owners and euthanised after the ban came into force – with no assessment of their dangerousness – costing £340k in vet fees

Evening Standard

Enforcing XL bully ban ‘placing huge burden on policing’

Since February, it has been a criminal offence to own an XL bully dog in England and Wales without an exemption certificate.

The Guardian - UK

Ban on XL bully dogs a ‘huge burden on policing’, force chiefs warn

National Police Chiefs’ Council says millions being spent on veterinary bills and kennelling for seized dogs

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The Guardian - UK

Prosecutors to press on with manslaughter cases despite Kiena Dawes verdict

CPS lead says she is not deterred from similar cases after Ryan Wellings, who was accused of causing partner’s suicide, was found not guilty of killing her

The Guardian - UK

Yvette Cooper announces urgent national review on grooming gangs

Officials say review is not national inquiry ministers have been pressed for after series of X posts by Elon Musk

The Guardian - UK

Most violent or sexual offences went unsolved in crime hotspots in England and Wales last year

Exclusive: About 89% of such crimes closed without a suspect being caught or charged in the year to June 2024

The Independent UK

Most grooming gang offences carried out by white men, police chiefs say

Elon Musk has used his platform X to wage an online campaign against the government over the issue of grooming gangs.

Evening Standard

Police arrest 93 members of shoplifting gangs behind £4million retail thefts

Operation Pegasus has ‘impacted 28 organised crime groups and high-harm individuals’ responsible for more than £4million in losses to businesses, police say

The Independent UK

Police squad set up to tackle shop theft arrests 93 gang members in seven months

Operation Pegasus began work in May to tackle rising theft from retailers.

Evening Standard

Policing minister joined drugs raid during week-long crackdown on county lines

County lines is the term used to describe drug dealing where mobile phones are used to supply drugs, often using children as runners.

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