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Lancashire Road Police Police said the driver said he knew police were there but he was desperate for the toilet A motorist caught driving at 115mph failed to stop for police because he was "desperate for the toilet". The man, in his 70s, was clocked driving at high speed on the M55 towards Blackpool on Monday evening. Police said a patrol car signalled for him to stop but he came off the motorway and pulled into a Tesco car park at Clifton Retail Park. He told police he "knew they were there" but needed the toilet. He has been reported for speeding. Lancashire Police said: "We followed him and signalled for him to stop at junction four. He didn't stop - but di…

More than 1,800 police fitness tests were failed by officers in England and Wales in the space of 12 months. The compulsory test - which has to be taken by all police officers - was taken 93,956 times from September 2014 to August 2015, with 1,863 failures. The lowest pass rate was South Yorkshire Police - with 5% of officers failing. The College of Policing, which compiled the data, recommends officers are given the chance to retake the test twice. It said it was unaware of anyone being sacked for failing the tests and individual forces could decide how to deal with officers who had failed. Of all 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales the overall pass ra…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3700306/British-airman-attacked-knife-wielding-assailants-outside-RAF-base-raids-launched-against-ISIS-possible-terror-attack.html Police hunt two knifemen who attacked British airman outside RAF base that is home to Tornado jets bombing ISIS 'in possible terror attack' Police would not comment on whether the incident was terror related but a source told the Sun that there was a 'strong possibility' this was a terror attack, adding 'this could've been a lot more serious'. Looks like the gate has been opened and these attacks are becoming more sporadic. Lets see if a description is released any time soon.

The pursuit ended in a collision with a police car and another vehicle on Penny Lane Five people were injured when a police pursuit of a suspected stolen car ended in a three-vehicle collision in Liverpool. Merseyside Police received reports of an Audi "driving dangerously and at high speeds" in Toxteth at 21:00 BST on Monday. The pursuit ended in a collision with a police car and another vehicle on Penny Lane. Two men have been arrested. A police officer and two people in the other car were also injured. A spokesman for the force said a 19-year-old man from Dingle was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, aggravated unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle, and …

A police officer was stabbed and four others were injured when a water fight in London's Hyde Park turned violent, the Met has said. One officer suffered a head injury after being hit by a bottle as a crowd, which grew to 4,000 people, "became hostile to police", the force said. Three other people were stabbed in "horrific scenes" of violence in the park at about 20:40 BST on Tuesday. Further violence saw two boys stabbed in Burgess Park, south-east London.A police officer was stabbed and four others were injured Thousands gathered in Hyde Park in the afternoon for a spontaneous water fight, but police took action when some tried to set up a sound system. Witness W…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-36841810 The rumour mill was in overdrive last night as some neighbouring flats opposite were adamant they had seen a cop fall from the 12th floor. Thankfully it was confirmed as untrue.

Something I'm sure UK Cop Humour will pick up on in the coming days. Belfast Telegraph headline: Caught short on camera? Northern Ireland police officer filmed appearing to relieve himself in the bushes Full link containing footage: http://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/caught-short-on-camera-northern-ireland-police-officer-filmed-appearing-to-relieve-himself-in-the-bushes-34845975.html Basically, a cop on a point for some pointless band parade needed a wee. No doubt supervision had not detailed any comfort breaks, bit of a non event. Disappointing comments from senior PSNI officers, but we can expect nothing less from them in their…

Warning over cuts to MoD police at UK nuclear sites http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-36488804 Image copyrightREUTERS Image captionHMS Vanguard moored at the Faslane naval base Sent from my iPhone using Police Community The UK government has been warned that possible cuts to the police force which guards Britain's nuclear arsenal could threaten national security. The Defence Police Federation, which represents the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP), said the civilian forced faced cuts of up to 15% in its numbers. It said this could erode safety standards at sites such as the Trident submarine base at Faslane on the Cl…

THE funeral cortege for Samantha Derbyshire was given a guard of honour by police as it travelled through Horwich today. Source: http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/14622402.PICTURES__Samantha_Derbyshire__39_s_funeral_cortege_given_guard_of_honour/

Police devastated by loss of special colleague Samantha Derbyshire in horror M61 motorway crash A Greater Manchester Police Special Constable with a bright future in the force was tragically killed in a horror motorway smash. SC Samantha Derbyshire was hit by a HGV on the M61 in the early hours of Monday morning after getting out of her car to check for damage following a collision with the central reservation. The 23-year-old from Bolton was sadly pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which took place at around 3.30am near junction 5 for Westhoughton. Tragically, she will never get the chance of living her dream of becoming a police officer, having passed ent…

This is the moment a woman is pushed to the ground by a policeman as officers arrest a teenager in Oldham... http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/watch-police-watchdog-investigate-after-11606205