UK Policing News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12293394 More than 1,900 people have signed a petition calling for the banning of the "kettling" tactics that have been used by police to contain protesters. The call, comes after the Metropolitan Police "kettled" protesters in London's Parliament Square during a protest against student fees in December. The petition was organised by the Young Greens, part of the Green Party. It will be presented to the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) on Thursday ahead of its monthly meeting. During the MPA meeting, acting Met commissioner Tim Godwin will face questions from members on topics including kettling, phone hacking and underco…

http://www.bbc.co.uk...london-12803917 wonder what will hit the headlines after this little lot have there march.

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Tens of thousands of police officers could take to the streets in the run-up to the royal wedding in a row over pay, rank and file leaders warned yesterday. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8369874/Police-pay-protesters-may-take-to-streets.html Not wishing to persuade a Officer either way, but about bloody time. Officers have been far to patient with the rescent governments and their clawing away at Police pay/powers. So, will you be marching IF indeed there is a march? I will join in, just to help the numbers.

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Hotel night manager facing surgery after woman in high heels kicks him in groin This is the toe-curling moment a hotel manager received an excruciating kick to the groin while carrying out a citizen's arrest. Shocking CCTV footage shows Phil Burke fending off an attack by a woman in a Manchester hotel. Gemma Ryan, 23, flew into a rage when she was stopped by suspicious staff from walking up to a room as she could only give the partial name of the guest she was visiting. Ouch! This is the toe-curling moment a hotel manager Phil Burke received an excruciating kick to the groin from angry Gemma Ryan while carrying out a citizen's arrest Wearing high-heel…

Home Office launches campaign to tackle the threat of lone terrorist Published Date: 21 March 2011 Scotsman Newspaper By Gareth Rose A CAMPAIGN has been launched to tackle the growing threat of "lone terrorists" - individuals with no direct links to groups such as al-Qaeda who are radicalised through information they find online. The Home Office has launched a website where members of the public can report material on the internet which could be used to incite terrorism. British police will then try to take the information down to prevent the radicalisation of people in the UK. Tayside Assistant Chief Constable Colin McCashey, Scotland's head of counter-terrorism, s…

http://www.thisisloc...station/?ref=mr after serving for 30 years in the force what a waste.

Apparently so - masked in an article about increases in penalties for those who assaul amublane and fire staff (quite rightly) http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23932445-assaults-on-paramedics-to-be-punished-more-severely.do

Clicky Bury St Edmunds: Burglar strikes at town police station - through open window By Mariam Ghaemi Friday, February 25, 2011 8.50 AM POLICE have been left embarrassed after a Suffolk station was burgled – apparently through an open window – just a day after they launched a campaign reminding residents to make sure their homes were left secure. Security is now being reviewed at Bury St Edmunds police station, which is a response hub and custody centre only metres from the magistrates' court, after it emerged it was burgled on Wedne…

Two men have been shot dead near a caravan site in Suffolk. Armed police were sent to investigate reports of gunfire at Willow Park in Beck Row, near Mildenhall at about 2215 GMT on Tuesday. Once there, officers discovered one of the victims dead inside a burning car. The other was found dead on the ground nearby. Homes were evacuated over fears the blaze, which spread to a caravan and trailer, could ignite gas canisters. Police were called and three fire crews after a woman reported hearing gunfire. The fire also involved a caravan and a trailer. Source: BBC News

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-12773121 Scores of Warwickshire Police officers will be taken out of front-line policing roles and moved to support posts, the police authority has said. The force has to save £22.9m by March 2015 and has invited civilian staff with two years continuous service to apply for voluntary redundancy. It plans to fill the vacated posts with up to 150 serving police officers. "We don't like it, they [Warwickshire Police Federation] don't like it, I don't think the public will like it, but at the end of the day we have no option," Ian Francis, the chairman of Warwickshire Police Authority, said. Mr Francis said fro…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12775134 The top civil judge in England and Wales has suggested televising hearings to increase confidence in justice. Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger said broadcasting some cases could boost public engagement in the court process. He said judges should have a veto over what could be shown and did not suggest allowing cameras in criminal trials. Only the proceedings and judgements of the UK Supreme Court can currently be televised, although there have been a number of other experiments. In a speech to the Judicial Studies Board, Lord Neuberger revisited proposals for televising courts which were last raised in 2004. In that year,…