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Teen Boy Dies After Being Stabbed At School 16:14, UK, Wednesday 28 October 2015 A teenage boy who was stabbed by a pupil at a secondary school has died from his injuries. Police detained a 16-year-old boy following the lunchtime attack at Cults Academy in the west of Aberdeen. The incident took place within the school building and the injured boy was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with serious wounds. The detained boy is helping officers with their inquiries. Officers are still at the school following the attack. A police spokesman earlier said: "Police Scotland can confirm that following reports of an incident at Cults Academy at approximately 1.30pm to…

A male pupil has died after a stabbing at an Aberdeen school. Police Scotland said another male had been detained after the emergency services were called to Cults Academy at about 13:30. Aberdeen City Council earlier said it was aware of what it described as a serious incident. A spokesman added: "Due to the nature of this incident we will not be issuing further comment." Affluent suburb Police Scotland said: "One male pupil has been taken by ambulance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with serious injuries. "A further male has been detained and is currently assisting officers with their enquiries. "Inquiries into …

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-nuclear-power-plant-worker-6716601 THE staff member was marched off the premises at Hunterston B, West Kilbride, this morning after a shocked colleague raised the alarm.

Three police officers escaped injury when a submachine gun was fired as they carried out inquiries. At least 14 shots were discharged from the semi-automatic weapon, damaging an unmarked police vehicle. The Metropolitan police has launched a manhunt after the incident in Willesden, north-west London. A spokesman said: “The unmarked car was parked in Mitchell Way NW10 in the early hours of Saturday 24 October as three plain clothes officers were carrying out inquiries. “Two of the officers were outside of the car, while the third remained inside. At approximately 00.25hrs a semi-automatic firearm was discharged in the vicinity, causing damage to the front o…

Had to share this article with you guys, biggest respect to these courageous officers! Sorry its only a link, unsure on how to insert the article text as a quote so mods please do so on my behalf if possible to make it more convenient for people. Thanks. http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/latest-news/brave-cambridgeshire-police-officers-restrained-man-who-wielded-a-knife-shears-saw-and-garden-fork-in-same-incident-1-7029140

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/suspended-special-constable-found-stash-10334914 18:12, 26 OCT 2015 UPDATED 18:35, 26 OCT 2015 BY NEAL KEELING Officers raided the home of the GMP special constable and he has been arrested on suspicion of indecent images of children A suspended special constable was found with a stash of replica emergency services uniforms and chemicals in his house. Officers raided the officer’s home on Tucana Avenue, Lower Broughton, Salford on Thursday. The officer, who was suspended by GMP in January 2014, was later arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children. Police str…

The number of cannabis possession offences in England and Wales has plummeted since 2011 as forces divert shrinking budgets into tackling more serious crime and officers rein in stop and search. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/oct/18/steep-fall-cannabis-possession-offences-silent-relaxation-of-drugs-policy More good news the reforms of the police are working, as can be seen by another reduction in crime figures...... well I'm sure that's how the current government will spin it :-)

Humberside Police Federation says changes to the force's operating model resulted in "significant" problems Rank and file officers say they warned Humberside Police of their "significant concerns" about a major overhaul of its operating model and shift patterns. Humberside Police Federation spoke out in the same week the force was branded "inadequate" at keeping people safe and reducing crime. Chairman Paul Yeomans said the changes resulted in "substantial difficulties". He added that a sudden rather than gradual change to the "One Force" model had led to a "very difficult period". Asked about the federation's warning, Humberside's Chief Constable Justine Curran said …

3 hours ago Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionThe Met Police said the protest was a pre-planned eventProtesters demonstrating in support of migrants and refugees have been ejected from St Pancras Station in London, according to the Metropolitan Police. Disorder broke out after demonstrators broke through a police line and entered the Eurostar terminal at about 18:00 BST, a Met spokesman said. Smoke bombs and other items were thrown before protestors were "swiftly ejected" from the building, he said. There have been no injuries or arrests, he added. A post on the website of a group ca…

Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Sgt Ed Simpson said at his lowest point he wished he was deadA policeman whose depression began after dealing with the parents of a boy in a mortuary is helping other officers deal with mental health issues. North Yorkshire Police sergeant Ed Simpson said the mother's screaming reaction "completely destroyed" him and left him feeling helpless. The officer's health deteriorated considerably until four years later when he was diagnosed with depression. He is now leading a scheme to tackle mental health problems. The Blue Light programme, set up by mental health cha…

Street prostitution has decreased by 80% Calls by police to criminalise off-street prostitution have been criticised as appalling and dangerous. Street prostitution in Nottingham has decreased by 80% over the past decade, police say, but they believe there has been an increase in off-street work. Nottinghamshire Police has said a law change would allow officers to arrest clients approaching sex workers in private premises. But a group representing sex workers said it would make work more dangerous. Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Lisa" - not her real name - says some of her clients have thre…

Fresh spending cuts threaten to undermine the financial sustainability and operational viability of some police forces, the official policing watchdog has warned. For full story please use the following link. http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/20/policing-uncharted-waters-cuts-hmic I just wonder how the government will spin this or will they simply ignore these warnings? After all its obvious that they are right about police reforms and everyone else is wrong :-) I did find this quote concerning though "It was “conceptually possible” that even efficient forces could struggle to remain viable, the report said." To me it seems to warn that every force is at r…

'misunderstands' stop and search The Metropolitan Police has defended its use of stop and search after the home secretary warned of "knee-jerk" policing. The Met Commissioner has previously acknowledged that a rise in knife crime could be connected to fewer stop and searches. Theresa May cautioned against a "knee-jerk reaction on the back of a false link". But the Met said the Home Office had "misunderstood" its approach. Speaking to the London Assembly in September, Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe acknowledged that police had relied too much on stop and search in the past. But he added that the scale of reduction in use advocated by the Home Office had "…

Theresa May made the comments in a speech to the National Black Police Association conference The public will not have confidence in the police unless there are more black and ethnic minority officers, Home Secretary Theresa May has said. She singled out four forces for having no black police officers - but two of those constabularies hit back, saying they had at least one black officer. Mrs May said the proportion of black and Asian officers was "simply not good enough". Critics said funding cuts were restricting recruitment of officers. The home secretary also said that stop and search reforms "must continue". And she challenged police over the number of female o…