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Volunteers could be used to guard some of the UK's borders, the Home Office has said. The plans under consideration are for "Border Force Special Volunteers" to be used at small air and sea ports. A Home Office spokesman said it was "considering the potential benefits" and looking at how they are used by police forces. But Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke told the Mail on Sunday: "We can't have a Dad's Army-type of set-up." The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union, which represents Border Force staff, said the government was risking the country's security "on the cheap". The proposal comes after recent reports have raised concerns over "poor…
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5221021/bungling-cops-blasted-for-failing-to-id-suspected-crooks-in-half-of-crimes-reported-to-them/#comments I was just reading this article. Seems another slow news period so pick out a police bashing story. Certainly an award there for the worst headline ever written. If you would like your blood pressure to increase massively have a read, particularly the comments from the Tory MP Alec Brigden. I like the bit about the public lobbying police and crime commissioners to get the policing they deserve.
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A police officer who became impaled on a spike while chasing a suspected motorbike thief arrested him after bloodily pulling himself free. Pc Dan Thomas collapsed from "significant blood loss" after he and his police dog Gil found the 22-year-old hiding in a bush, West Midlands Police (WMP) said. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-officer-impaled-on-spike-pulls-himself-free-to-arrest-suspect-a3728916.html
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A police officer was accused of “wasting tax payers’ money” while they queued to buy some food during a shift. Full Story - Leicester Mercury This story is trending on the PolComForum twitter feed, to quote the Tweeter; "Honestly the person who complained is a complete and utter buffoon" Well said!
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Almost half of people living in England and Wales have not seen a uniformed police or community support officer on foot in their area in the past year, a study has found, raising concerns over the erosion of neighbourhood policing. Full Story - Guardian
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The Metropolitan Police has spent tens of thousands of pounds on fixing cars filled with the wrong fuel, new figures reveal. Full Story - Daily Mail
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Complaint handling procedures at Scotland’s police oversight body are “neither effective nor efficient”, according to an audit report. https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/scotland/police-complaints-procedures-ineffective-and-inefficient/
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The head of London’s police force has said more resources would be put into combating knife crime if extra funds were available. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said she understood all public services were stretched, but knew "exactly" where she would deploy any increased resources. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/met-police-chief-vows-stretched-officers-have-taken-thousands-of-knives-off-london-streets-a3727286.html
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Eleven people were arrested after a large fight broke out in a busy east London shopping centre during the Boxing Day sales. Two police officers were injured and taken to hospital amid the violent scenes in Westfield Stratford on Tuesday afternoon. Horrified shoppers described how a mass brawl broke out between two large groups, with dramatic footage showing security staff battling to bring the disturbance under control. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/westfield-stratford-fight-eleven-arrests-and-police-officers-injured-as-violence-erupts-in-busy-a3727251.html
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Police warn drivers of 'hazardous' snow 27 December 2017 Image copyright Northants RAPT Police are warning drivers of hazardous conditions on roads after snow fell in parts of the UK overnight. The M1 was blocked at junction 19 after a lorry accident, while three lanes of the M25 are closed near Heathrow. The Met Office has issued warnings for ice for northern Scotland, N…
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A police officer and a 61-year-old woman have died after a head-on crash in Sheffield on Christmas Day. South Yorkshire Police said a BMW patrol car collided with a Citroen C3 travelling in the opposite direction on the A57 at around 8.15pm on Monday evening. The force confirmed the 46-year-old officer driving the police car was pronounced dead at the scene, while a 61-year-old female passenger of the Citroen died in hospital shortly after. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/police-officer-and-61-year-old-woman-killed-in-christmas-day-crash-in-sheffield/ar-BBHns43?li=AA59G2&MSCC=1514306735&ocid=spartandhp
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Breaking now from the BBC... Police officer and woman killed in Sheffield crash A police officer and a 61-year-old woman have died in a crash on Christmas Day. The 46-year-old officer was responding to an incident when the marked vehicle he was driving was in collision with a car on the A57 in Sheffield. South Yorkshire Police said the officer died at the scene and the woman, who was a passenger in the second vehicle, died in hospital. The collision happened at about 20:15 GMT near to Coisley Hill. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42486033 There are number of other articles that given more information, including:- http:/…
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Meghan Markle joins royals for Christmas service 25 December 2017 Related TopicsWedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Image caption Meghan Markle arrives with Prince Harry Prince Harry's fiance Meghan Markle has joined the Royal Family for the Christmas Day service at the Queen's Norfolk estate. She arrived with her fiancee, Prince Harry, to at…
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Queen's message hails terror-hit London and Manchester 25 December 2017 Image copyright PA The Queen will pay tribute to London and Manchester in her Christmas Day broadcast for the way in which they dealt with this year's terror attacks. Looking back over the events of 2017, the Queen says both cities' "powerful identities" had "shone through". The Queen will also prais…
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Damian Green porn row: Police in 'dangerous territory' 2 December 2017 From the section UK Politics Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDamian Green speaking to reporters outside his home in his constituency of AshfordEx-detectives who disclosed that legal pornography was found on Damian Green's office computer are in "dangerous territory", a former police chief says. Sir Peter Fahy, ex-chief constab…
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