UK Policing News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-33570858

The amount of money police forces receive could be determined by the number of jobless households and bars in an area, under government proposals. Ministers say the current police-funding model is "out of date" and have launched a consultation on using a range of factors to decide how much forces in England and Wales receive. These could include population size and the physical aspects of a force's area. The justice minister said the plans would make police funding fairer. The funding consultation will look at how best to replace the Police Allocation Formula (PAF), which has been used for nearly 10 years. Currently the PAF does not calculate what police forces need …

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-33481826

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-33613420 I still find it sad to read what happened.

Don't know if any TVP on here may disagree but I have a lot of time for Sara Thornton as a guvnor. Seems to be striking a balance..? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33599230

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/33566933/ripping-music-and-films-illegal-again-after-high-court-overturns-new-law Well, ok, not everybody. But if you've bought a CD (how old-fashioned of you), and transferred the music from that onto a MP3 (other standards are available) to listen to while you're in the car, or on the way to work, or at the gym, or wherever, then you're a crim. The musicians want more money off you........... You'd think what they'd want is for you to listen to their music, that you just paid for, as much as possible, so that you'd want to buy more of their music........... Obviously catching somebody listening to music on the go…