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Boris Johnson calls for action on gangs and illiteracy
London Mayor Boris Johnson tells Channel 4 News that last week’s riots are an opportunity to look at gangs, economic regeneration in deprived areas, and the education of young people.
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Home Secretary announces plans to tackle gang violence
Theresa May says she will convene a task force to establish the scale of the problem of gang violence in the aftermath of the recent riots across England.
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Over 1bn pounds seized from criminals in last year
The government promises a co-ordinated approach to cutting organised crime – as it announces that over £1bn worth of criminal assets have been recovered, frozen or returned in the last year.
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Crime stats show burglaries up by 14%
The British Crime Survey reveals big rises in burglaries, opportunistic thefts, and domestic violence in the last year, but the figures are in conflict with police records.
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Forensics closure a ‘significant risk’, say MPs
In closing the Forensic Science Service, the government is overlooking the future of forensics in the UK and sidelining its most important adviser, according to an MPs’ report.
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Emergency law planned to overturn bail chaos
As the Government announces plans for emergency legislation to overturn a controversial legal ruling on bail, Labour says ministerial delay is jeopardising police operations.
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FBI-style crime agency to lead fight against drug gangs
The Home Secretary is due to give more details of the new National Crime Agency, the Coalition’s successor to Labour’s heavily criticised SOCA unit.
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Theresa May: ‘we will not make the same mistakes’ on terror
Home Secretary Theresa May has launched the revised anti-terror Prevent strategy, promising tighter controls on anti-terror funds, targeting of “non-violent extremism”, and promoting integration.
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Universities ‘complacent’ over tackling radicalism
Home Secretary Theresa May says universites are complacent on radicalism, but the president of the Islamic student body Fosis tells Channel 4 News her comments are ‘disrespectful and sensationalist.’
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Raoul Moat hero PC weighs into police cuts row
The policeman blinded in a shotgun attack by Raoul Moat makes a dramatic intervention into the debate on police cuts. Theresa May says she is doing everything she can to protect frontline jobs.
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Controversial immigration cap would have excluded just 6,300
As the first annual limit on non-EU migrant workers comes into force, the Home Office admits that on 2009 figures the legislation would have reduced net immigration by a mere 6,300.
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Home Office ‘falsely imprisoned’ foreign national prisoners
The Home Office has been found to have operated an unlawful and secret policy of keeping nearly all foreign prisoners locked up beyond their sentence.
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Foreign student visas to be slashed by a quarter
Theresa May announces the Government is cracking down hard on sham colleges and bogus courses – but Labour says plans to cut visas for foreign students are ‘a con’.
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Asbos to be abolished under new Government plans
As the Government announces new plans to tackle anti-social behaviour, a neighbourhood watch activist tells Channel 4 News a key aim must be to break the cycle of re-offending.
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Police to lose 10,000 officers by 2013 – Labour
Cuts to the police budget outlined in the government’s spending review will mean 10,190 fewer police officers in England and Wales within two years, according to new research by the Labour party.