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A man has pulled a gun on five policemen in Ribbleton - but it failed to go off when he pulled the trigger. http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/man-pulls-gun-on-police-in-preston-1-7638840 from the Lancashire Evening Post. was going to put this in my community area, but felt it was better in UK due to the more severe fact the... Let's be polite and say 'alleged offender' actually aimed and pulled the trigger. Absolutely shocking. mods, obviously please feel free to move as you see appropriate
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Police in Manchester have sent hundreds of criminals a Christmas card featuring an image of prison food served with a sprig of holly and a cracker as a reminder to stay out of trouble over the festive period Full Story - Guardian
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Well guys, I first became aware of this on Facebook yesterday evening, before it made the local news. Was going to post on here last night in general discussion but to be honest I didn't really want to give the idiots any more 'fame' by spreading it about online. I don't currently have a link to the video, but I saw it on Facebook last night, being shared all over the place, with the usual condemning of the officer comments. What the video shows is an off duty officer who had bravely waded in to stop a fight and was restraining one culprit by holding his arm around his chest (didn't look like it was around his neck to me, which is what they are claiming). Anyway, apparent…
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Public services at Christmas: the people who keep Britain moving While much of the country takes a break, there are people working hard behind the scenes to keep the lights on, the traffic moving and the streets safe. Jason and Nicola Cook, a traffic officer team who are also husband and wife, will be working together on Christmas Day. The traffic officers getting people to Christmas dinner Although Jason and Nicola Cook are unable to spend Christmas with their three daughters and seven grandchildren this year, they will be together. In fact, they’ll be side-by-side for the whole day, driving up and down part of the M25. Both traffic officers with Highways …
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Plans for PCCs to oversee fire services 'dangerous' 19 December 2015 From the section UK Image copyright PA Plans to allow fire and rescue services in England to be overseen by police and crime commissioners have been called "dangerous" by the Fire Brigades Union. The Home Office is due to take control of fire and rescue policy in 2016, with the government consulting on emergency services working together more closely. Ministers ar…
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Just announced by the Chancellor, in the autumn statement.
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1 hour ago A police officer who admitted making 1,400 indecent images of children has been jailed for 12 months. South Yorkshire PC Lee Lucas, 39, of Prince of Wales Road, Sheffield, also sent "suggestive and flirtatious" messages to vulnerable women. He admitted eight counts of making indecent images and one of misconduct in a public office at a previous hearing at Sheffield Crown Court. Lucas shared thousands of messages with eight women. The women had contacted the force in relation to various incidents, the court heard previously. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-35153422
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The three police forces decided not to go ahead with a plan to have private firm G4S operate their controls rooms and 999 service Three police forces who looked at handing over their 999 control rooms to the private sector have decided not to go ahead with a deal. Police in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire will instead form a "strategic alliance" to coordinate their work. A spokesman for the Unison union said the decision was "good news for our members and the public". A full alliance, which was "not a merger", could be in place by 2020. 'No outsourcing'A police spokesman from Northamptonshire said "a decision was made not to progress any further w…
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Nine in 10 hospitals failing to hit nursing targets 21 December 2015 From the section Health Image copyright Thinkstock The vast majority of hospitals in England are struggling to recruit enough nurses, figures show. Some 92% of the 225 acute hospital trusts in England did not manage to run wards with their planned number of nurses during the day in August. The figures, published by the NHS, show that hospitals in England are falli…
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A Birmingham police officer has been sacked after he went AWOL after lying his mother was sick - sparking a massive four-day search Full Story - Birmingham Mail
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30 minutes ago Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Angela Eagle MP: "We can't just have shoot-to-kill without any democratic involvement"The prime minister has ordered a review of the use of guns by police in England and Wales following the Paris attacks, the BBC understands. The review will examine whether the law gives enough support to officers making a "split-second" decision to shoot. It follows concerns from senior police that firearms officers do not have the necessary legal or political backing to work with confidence. Labour has warned of possible damage to community relations with the …
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© AFP | An anti-capitalist protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask stands alongside a burning police car during the "Million Masks March", organised by the group Anonymous, in London on November 5, 2015. Three suspected rioters who refused to reveal their identities in court have had the charges against them dropped. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3366508/Riot-suspects-refused-names-court-cases-dropped-prosecutors-accused-failing-justice.html
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It was feared hundreds of PCSOs would be lost Hundreds of police community support officers (PCSOs) who faced being axed by the West Midlands force have won a reprieve. Last month, Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson said that the number could fall from 535 to 119 by 2020. But he has confirmed that no compulsory redundancies will now take place, with cuts being made elsewhere. Mr Jamieson said the force was "in a better place than before". Updates on this story and more from Birmingham & the Black Country Last month, Chancellor George Osborne confirmed in his Spending Review that police budgets in England and Wales would be protected in real terms. It…
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police Hampshire Police The shop will have to cease trading until 18 March A shop selling legal highs has been closed by police after reports of crime and anti-social behaviour. Magistrates earlier granted a temporary order against the Hed High shop in Stockbridge Road, Winchester, forcing it to shut its doors for three months. The application was made at Southampton Magistrates' Court by Hampshire Constabulary and the city council. The county's police and crime commissioner Simon Hayes said he was "very pleased" with the decision. The shop will have to cease trading until 18 March and any breaches of the order could be treated as a criminal offence. http://www…
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handler sacked Police activity after Mr Nicholls's body was found in the sitting room A police call handler has been sacked for gross misconduct after a father who dialled 999 asking for help was killed by his mentally ill daughter. Dennis Nicholls, 89, urged police to hurry to the Lowestoft home he shared with Karen Kimber, fearing she was going to harm him. Kimber, 53, was given a hospital order after admitting the manslaughter of her father by diminished responsibility. Suffolk Police said it had changed the way it handled 999 calls. It said it now carried out a more "rigorous assessment" of "threat". Kimber, who had a long history of mental illness, strangled…
