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HMIC: Police budget shortfall will mean job cuts
A report by Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary says three police forces may not be able to provide a sufficiently effective service and warns of more job cuts as forces chase savings.
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Doubts cast over tagging as government calls for extension
More than half of all criminals forced to wear electronic tags break the terms of their curfews, according to a new report.
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Criminal past of jubilee security boss
The head of a security company dogged by claims it exploited jobless people working at the jubilee celebrations confirms she was convicted of perverting the course of justice in the 90s.
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Host boroughs to provide 40 per cent of security staff
London’s six Olympic host boroughs look set to provide more than 40 per cent of security staff for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, its official security provider reveals.
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30,000 police march through London in protest over cuts
More than 30,000 off-duty police officers march through central London in protest at cuts aimed at reducing their numbers by 20 per cent.
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Budget LIVE BLOG: news, video and analysis
• Top rate of tax cut to 45p from April next year • Child benefit cut-off point rises to £50K • Are personal allowances changes a ‘granny tax’? Read Gary Gibbon’s blog: 50p tax – hero to zero? 13.47: Ed Miliband compares the government to Downton Abbey, a story of the “out of touch rich”.…
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Channel 4 reveals Jobs Ambassadors
From the man heading up security for this summer’s Olympics to a self-proclaimed “Bra Queen”, we unveil the ambassadors helping us put together the Channel 4 Jobs Report.
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Police services could be privatised
G4S and other private companies have been asked to bid for contracts worth £1.5bn for services currently carried out by the police, including crime investigation and neighbourhood patrols.
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Private security firm could run UK police station
Private security contractor G4S could be on the verge of signing the first deal to build and run a police station in the UK.
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Missiles ‘possible’ to protect London 2012
Surface-to-air missiles may be used to protect the skies over London during the 2012 Olympic Games, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond confirms. Jane Dodge reports.
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Briton Danny Fitzsimons jailed for Iraq murders
A British security worker is spared the death penalty but jailed for killing two colleagues in Iraq. Campaigners tell Channel 4 News he is at risk from fellow inmates due to his past in the army.
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Libyan oil: where does it go?
As BP’s business interests in Libya have come under scrutiny in the United States following the Gulf oil leak, Channel 4 News analysis reveals how more Libyan oil is exported to the US than the UK.
