UK Policing News

http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/regional/officers-relax-by-river-banks-amid-peaceful-g8-1-5200228 My bold/italics. Lucky for the officers that they just so happened to be present on Northern Ireland's one day of sunshine per year. As for the banister sliding, is this a regular occurrence on the mainland??? :new_eyebrow:

Police said they were disappointed with the borough council's decision Police plans to impose a ban on early hours alcohol sales in Northampton have been blocked by the town's borough council. An increase in crime between 03:00 and 06:00 BST was the reason behind the call for an Early Morning Restriction Order (EMRO). Alcohol would have been banned in the town centre between those times within an allocated "leisure zone". But the borough council's licensing committee voted against the scheme. Chief constable Adrian Lee said: "We are disappointed with this decision as we believed that an EMRO would have been an effective tool in reducing alcohol-related crime and anti-s…

Very close to home this one: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-22924456 Speedy recovery to all those hurt

A "naked rambler" has been jailed for flouting an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) banning him from being naked in public. Stephen Gough, 54, denied breaching the order minutes after it was imposed by Southampton magistrates, by leaving court wearing only boots and socks. But he offered no defence and was given an 11-month sentence. He was not allowed to appear at Portsmouth Crown Court for his trial because he had refused to wear clothes. Simon Jones, prosecuting, said the naked rights activist was arrested after leaving the magistrates' court on 28 February while holding the order, which stated he must cover his buttocks and genitalia. 'Not tolerated' The court …

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2342839/Police-relatively-honest-says-Cameron-Rank-file-officers-outrage-comments-questioned-integrity.html = What a complete arsehole is Cameron, that is a despicable slur against police officers. The number of dishonest officers out of 130,000 can be counted on one hand, not like the 648 out of 655 dishonest MP's who stole tax payers money by making dishonest expences claims. You need to look a little closer to home Cameron if you want to talk about dishonesty.(or relative dishonesty)

With the G8 summit two weeks away, security is being tightened in County Fermanagh and across Northern Ireland. Some protesters fear "heavy-handed" policing as prison cells have been cleared in anticipation. Northern Ireland has specific laws and crowd control measures that evolved over years of political conflict. Police said they "will uphold the right to peaceful protest" but there will be "consequences" for any protesters who break the law. Since it was announced that the leaders of eight wealthy and powerful countries would be visiting a rural Northern Ireland golf resort, resources, thought and money have been poured into policing the event. More than 100 cells…

Not a good news day for the MET's IT : <br /><br />"Many Metropolitan Police officers are using desktop PCs that take more than half an hour to log on, with experts suggesting that the force is to blame for its failure to develop a long-term IT strategy."<br /><br />http://m.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2275839/met-police-using-desktop-pcs-that-take-30-minutes-to-boot<br /><br />

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-22959089

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/10498241.Fire_service_investigated_by_police/?ref=nt

Horror attack by high-flying Anthony Tomlinson as victim Karl Wichlacz stood with his wife and son celebrating his birthday Anthony Tomlinson A young company boss who smashed a glass over a dad’s head has been spared jail – after the judge said he had a bright future. Internet high-flyer Anthony Tomlinson, 25, launched a ‘horrifying’ attack on Karl Wichlacz as he celebrated his 30th birthday with wife Lisa in a pub, a court heard. The couple were waiting for a taxi with their two-year-old boy, who was asleep in his pram, when they were both assaulted. Tomlinson, who runs internet marketing firm Tycoon Media Ltd, in Manchester, and lives in a plush road in…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22988215 " Brid Jordan, for Associated Newspapers, told the judge: "The Daily Mail withdraws the suggestion that Mrs Morgan used a secret earpiece at her Dublin show in September 2011 to receive messages from off-stage, thereby cheating her audience, which it accepts is untrue." She added: "It apologises unreservedly to Mrs Morgan for publishing the allegation. It has agreed to pay her substantial damages, together with her legal costs, and it has also agreed not to repeat the allegation." " Which is all good news, but it doesn't say anywhere that the DM has to print a retraction and give it equal space and placement as the initi…

Aren't humans (or at least some humans) absolutely incredible? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22977225 They've taken a brain, sliced it into 7,400 slices, digitized it and put it into a computer......... Awesome.

Well done to all the 4,700 Officers of the PSNI, and the 3,600 mutal aid officers who did a great job ensuring the G8 summit passed off well. It certainly was not the Armageddon some on here were expecting in previous threads. Did anyone from here travel over on mutual aid?