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Ear pieces could be damaging the hearing of police officers, research suggests

It found ear piece use accompanied by immediate after-effects more than doubled an officer’s risk of having tinnitus.

Evening Standard

Met police using AI tools supplied by Palantir to flag officer misconduct

Exclusive: Police Federation condemns deployment of US firm’s tech to analyse behaviour as ‘automated suspicion’

The Guardian - UK

Black police officers would be ‘silenced’ by new rules, UK association claims

Exclusive: Guidance says members of staff group ‘must not engage in activities that could be construed to be political’

The Guardian - UK

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Police pay rise: Officers’ salary to increase 4.2% in England and Wales

It will apply to all ranks up to and including chief superintendent

The Independent UK

Epping disorder a ‘signal flare’ for further unrest this summer, police federation warns as protests continue

The head of the Police Federation, Tiff Lynch, said officers were likely to be taken away from neighbourhood duties

Evening Standard

Police fears over summer riots as forces already ‘stretched to the maximum’

Essex Police have already spent £100,000 policing unrest in Epping as they’re forced to draft in support from neighbouring forces after the protests turned ugly

The Independent UK

Police leaders say they will struggle to fulfil Labour’s promise to recruit 13,000 officers

Projected £1.2bn police funding shortfall expected to grow after spending review outlined fall in Home Office spending power

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Actions of PSNI in Ballymena ‘saved lives’ and ‘prevented pogrom’

The Police Federation said officers in Co Antrim faced attacks which were ‘totally mindless, unacceptable and feral’.

Evening Standard

Former police leader allegedly made sexual remark about widow of PC Andrew Harper

Tribunal hears John Apter, since suspended, said he wanted to ‘comfort’ widow of officer killed on duty

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Police Federation chairman 'made sexual comment' about slain officer’s widow

John Apter is alleged to have made sexualised comment about widow of Pc Andrew Harper, who was killed while responding to a bike theft

Evening Standard

‘Nick them quick’ approach to be used against UK rioters, minister says

Courts could sit for 24 hours to rapidly remove rioters from streets, but there are no plans to bring in army

The Guardian - UK

Police Federation consultant faces jail for House of Lords payment fraud

Christopher McEvoy invented payments to House of Lords peers as he helped himself to part of a £250,000 pot of funding

Evening Standard

Braverman’s comments on police bias unacceptable, says Police Federation

Steve Hartshorn, national chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, said that ‘policing must be free of politics’.

The Independent UK

Selection process for new PSNI chief constable to complete in November

Northern Ireland Policing Board chair Deirdre Toner said the recruitment process has started following the resignation of Simon Byrne last week.

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The Independent UK

Leadership of PSNI is not at war with itself, senior officer tells MPs

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee heard Deputy Chief Constable Mark Hamilton is to appear before a meeting of the Police Federation on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

PSNI chief facing potential confidence votes from officers and civilian staff

Simon Byrne refused to resign following a marathon meeting of the Policing Board on Thursday.

The Independent UK

NI police chief under pressure as officers fear for safety after data breach

Some 40 officers at MI5 headquarters in Co Down are reportedly among the 10,000 affected by the breach earlier this week.

Manchester Evening News

'I'll burn your house down with your family inside' - senior cop told officer in police pension row, tribunal hears

The Police Federation was criticised for 'treating cops like mushrooms - kept in the dark and fed manure'

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Daily Mirror

West Midlands Police hiring money saving expert to help cops - but the role is unpaid

Earlier this year the Police Federation revealed 18% of officers plan to quit by 2025 because of low pay and low morale with families struggling during the cost of living crisis

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