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A torture victim allegedly murdered by his partner, her brother and her ex-lover had foul abuse daubed in nail varnish on his back, a court heard. Andrew Gardner had suffered multiple injuries Andrew Gardner, 35, was punched, kicked, and burnt in the weeks before his death at a house in Arthur Street, Chilton, Teesside Crown Court was told. Clare Nicholls, 28, Simon Nicholls, 24, and Steven Martin, 44, all of Arthur Street, Chilton, deny his murder. Mr Gardner was father to Ms Nicholls' youngest child. The jury was told Mr Gardner was frequently beaten and belittled, and had abuse written on his back for crying following one of the att…

A motorist suspected of drink driving has had charges of failing to provide a breath sample dropped in a case that could have implications for thousands of other drivers convicted of the offence. By Christopher Hope and Heidi Blake Published: 8:00AM BST 25 Jul 2009 A valve used on police station breathalyser machines. Leon De Jager, a 31-year-old IT consultant from north London, was astonished when he was charged with failure to provide a sample after blowing into a breathalyser machine exactly as was told by police. But the case was dropped after Driving Defences, a specialist road traffic law firm, proved that officers had incorrectly fitted a one-way valve int…

Greater Manchester Police has another tool in the fight against violence. As from Monday 14 December 2009, the Force introduced more widespread use of limb restraints. They are made of Velcro and are designed to hold prisoners' ankles and thighs to stop them kicking out at officers. More than 150 officers are trained in using the limb restraints and more than 300 are set to be trained in using them. The restraints were of particular use in the run-up to Christmas, a time when officers frequently arrest people who are often drunk and violent. Chief Constable Peter Fahy said: "Officers find that if a person is becoming violent, they kick out, increasing the potential …

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Customs officials said four civilians from Teesside were charged with cigarette smuggling and money laundering offences. Earlier this month four serving RAF personnel were charged with conspiracy to evade cigarette duty. The alleged plot involved military flights into RAF Lyneham, in Wiltshire, and RAF Brize Norton, in Oxfordshire. Commercial scale All eight have been bailed until January. Christopher Garbutt, 25, Louisa Garbutt, 35, and Alison McCabe, 44, all from Billingham, and Lisa Harrison, 35, of Middlesbrough, are due to appear alongside the servicemen at Bristol Magistrates' Court on 5 January. The servicemen are Senior Aircraftsman Paul Garbutt, 30, of…

A FORMER North Wales Police sergeant has landed a dream job on the remote island of St Helena, in the South Atlantic. Retired Geraint Davies, 48, from Milwr, Flintshire, will leave his family for a year to become a sergeant on the island – described as similar to Britain in the 1950s. He was interviewed over the phone and selected from 38 applicants. Mr Davies said there are mixed emotions at leaving home, but he is looking forward to the challenge http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-ne...91466-25512271/ good luck to you and all the best in your new job :D :D

Two bank robbers have been declared the winners the Darwin Awards 2009 after they blew themselves up while trying to crack open an ATM machine. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/...l#ixzz0be6DnzQK Pair if idiots. :lol:

A former mayor today admitted breaking into women's homes and stealing their underwear. Ian Stafford, 59, resigned as Mayor of Preesall in Lancashire when he was arrested in connection with the missing garments. He today appeared at Preston Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary. Walking with a cane, Stafford admitted breaking into the buildings in Poulton-le-Fylde and Stalmine, Lancashire, between January 1 and June 26 last year. Female residents called in police after their underwear kept disappearing and one victim even installed a hidden camera in her bedroom. Today the case was adjourned for pre-sentencing reports until February 5 when S…

Four more people have been charged over an alleged plot to smuggle cigarettes into the UK on military flights. They are accused of conspiracy to evade cigarette duty on large commercial-scale quantities of cigarettes on military flights. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8418378.stm

Humberside Police may have to lose frontline officers or Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) as it seeks to cut costs, the force's chief has said. not good to lose police officers at humberside due The force has to cut £15m over the next five years to meet government targets. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/8439792.stm

A policeman killed himself two days after proposing to his girlfriend on Christmas Day. Kevin Hughes, 45, was delighted when his partner of three years Carole Formby accepted his proposal of marriage. Carole, 38, described it as 'an amazing and happy moment' and the pair started to make plans for their wedding day next year. Brief joy: Kevin Hughes with his fiancee Carole Formby on Christmas Day. Two days later he was found dead on a deserted building site But just two days later Kevin went missing from the house they shared in Elsmere, Shropshire. He was later found hanged at a deserted building site less than a mile away. Heartbroken Carole said: 'We had just …

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/8425176.stm A former North Wales Police sergeant is preparing to leave his wife and family for a year to take up a posting in one of the world's most remote islands. Well, good luck to him. Do penguins need Policing?

Good in a way, but could cause more fines not being paid...

Two other illegal immigrants worked at the Whitehall headquarters of the Home Office, which houses the office of Home Secretary Alan Johnson. One was a chef in the canteen, while the other worked as a security guard on the front door for 19 months. The Home Office headquarters is regarded as one of Britain's most high-profile terrorist targets and receives round-the-clock police protection. Eight of the 12 have since been deported, three are detained pending appeals and one was later granted leave to remain in the country. The embarrassing disclosures come despite repeated pledges by Labour to crack down on illegal immigration. Using Freedom of Information legislation…

the case meant thousands more drivers may have grounds for appealing against convictions. A motorist suspected of drink driving has had charges of failing to provide a breath sample dropped in a case that could have implications for thousands of other drivers convicted of the offence. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/590...eathalyser.html