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Gun crime ‘middle men’ targeted by government
Gang members who trade in guns could face life in jail under government proposals to tackle inner-city violence.
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FactCheck: Why copper theft is the perfect crime
Metal theft has caused at least six deaths, 50 injuries, 60 fires and – a contender for stat of the year here – a total of 673 days of train delays in the last three years. But unless personally blighted by it – as Jon Snow was over the weekend – you’d be forgiven for being oblivious to the problem. Graham Jones, MP for Hyndburn in Lancashire, says it was the “constant concerns” of his wife and son – who both work for Electricity North West – that brought it to his attention. He is not alone in calling for a reform of the Metal Theft Act of 1964, which was slammed in the Lords last month for being “still legally in the age of Steptoe and Son”. But are we really dealing with a cable crime wave or has Mr Jones got his wires crossed? FactCheck dons its hard hat.
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Dizaei reinstated after appeal – then suspended
Former police chief Ali Dizaei, facing trial for corruption, tells Channel 4 News he will keep fighting to clear his name after being suspended by Scotland Yard despite winning his appeal.
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Bernard Hogan-Howe named as Met police chief
Bernard Hogan-Howe, a former Merseyside police chief renowned for his tough tactics against gangs, is named the new head of Scotland Yard.
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Crimes against disabled ‘significantly under-reported’
As three people are jailed for life for the “vile” murder of a disabled woman a report suggests there are many similar cases against people with disabilities that are never reported.
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‘One chance’ to capture Moat alive
The officer leading the police hunt to capture fugitive gunman Raoul Moat tells an inquest the use of experimental Taser weapons gave them “one chance” to bring him in alive.
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Nottinghamshire police strike over planned cuts
Police support staff in Nottingham have begun a 24-hour strike to protest against restructuring and redundancies.
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Police ‘prevented riots’ at Olympic site
Top police chiefs defend their response to England’s riots, telling the Home Affairs Select Committee they prevented attacks on the Olympic site by monitoring social media.
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Police made the decisions, not ministers, says Orde
Senior police chief Sir Hugh Orde says Home Secretary Theresa May had no role in “more robust tactics”, no power to cancel police leave, and that the return of MPs from holiday was “an irrelevance”.
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Cameron: Police ‘fightback’ is working
The Prime Minister says flooding London with extra officers helped calm tensions, and water cannon will be available if trouble flares up again.
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FactCheck: How tough can the police get with the rioters?
Curfews, water cannon, troops on the streets. Are any of these practical possibilities in the coming days? FactCheck looks at what the police can and can’t do to get the riots under control.
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Murder victims’ body parts kept by police for years
Families of murder victims and people who died in suspicious circumstances have been told that Avon police may still be in possession of their loved ones’ body parts, years after burial.
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FactCheck: Police battle cuts to hold the frontline
Arresting statistics were published today: 34,100 police jobs will be axed in England and Wales by 2015 due to Government cuts – a third of these have already been cut. And the overall figure is an underestimation, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC) admitted.
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Bail case ruling stuns police
A court ruling that could mean the end to the practice of releasing people on bail and calling them back for questioning later leaves police “running round like headless chickens”.
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Trafficked woman ‘was sent back to be tortured’
Exclusive: A woman deported from Britain to be raped and tortured in Moldova has won damages from the Home Office but the project that took her in has had its funding withdrawn, Channel 4 News learns.
