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Journalists arrested in separate hacking inquiries
Two more journalists are arrested by police forces investigating allegations of phone hacking.
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Still no cause of death for Tia Sharp
A body discovered at a house in New Addington, south London, is formally identified as the 12-year-old schoolgirl Tia Sharp, a coroner confirms, but a cause of death is still not known.
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West Yorkshire officers join Tia Sharp search
Tia Sharp’s step-grandfather denies any connection to her disappearance while more than 80 police – including officers working for the force that found Shannon Matthews – continue searching.
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Police use ‘excessive force’ in death in custody case
Police used an “unsuitable level of force” when they handled a fit 40-year-old man who later died of a cardiac arrest, an inquest jury finds.
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Why police misconduct judgements should be public
Even if we cannot have access to the hearings, we should be able to see a police tribunal’s detailed reasons for its verdict, argues Home Affairs Correspondent Simon Israel.
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Cyclists arrested in Games public order crackdown
A demonstration against corporate sponsorship of London 2012 today followed last night’s arrest of more than 100 cyclists who, police say, were trying to disrupt the Games route network.
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Met corruption inquiry ends with nine guilty, no dismissals
A four-year corruption inquiry into the actions of a crime squad ends with nine police officers found guilty of discreditable conduct but no dismissals and no senior officers held to account.
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Prison officers ‘took newspaper payments’
The penultimate day of the Leveson inquiry hears that police are investigating alleged corrupt payments by journalists to prison officers in return for stories.
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Met officer sacked for black-on-black racism
A black female Metropolitan police officer has been dismissed for making racist comments about and to her black colleagues, following a gross misconduct hearing three days ago.
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Seven more men held in anti-terror arrests
West Midlands police arrest seven men after weapons are found in a car. The operation follows the detention of six Londoners and a terror alert on the M6.
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Armed police evacuate M6 Megabus
Armed police have evacuated around 50 passengers from a coach on the M6 motorway near Lichfield, in the West Midlands. Reports suggest a man on the bus was seen pouring liquid into a smoking bag.
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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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Custody death inquest told that victim was ‘fit and healthy’
The sister of a man with mental health problems who died in police custody tells an inquest that her brother had been physically very fit and healthy at the time of his death.
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Police outrage as Tom Winsor proposed for inspectorate role
The home secretary names Tom Winsor as her preferred candidate as the next chief inspector of constabulary, provoking outrage from officers already opposed to Mr Winsor’s recent proposals on pay.
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Over 63 sex cases under review as police officer arrested
The Metropolitan Police is reviewing more than 60 rape and sexual assault cases following the arrest of a detective on suspicion of peverting the course of justice.