Police

  • 6 Jun 2017

    Theresa May has also been touring the country throughout the day, ending up back in London this evening. Gary Gibbon says that, after the London terror attacks, she is due to say that if human rights laws get in the way of counter-terrorism, she will change them.

  • 6 Jun 2017

    Former Home Office Minister Liam Byrne says Theresa May has taken 20,000 police officers off the streets, while her government has underestimated the scale of the terrorist threat.

  • 12 Apr 2017

    German police investigating the bomb attack on the Dortmund football team bus say a letter found near the scene suggests a possible Islamist link – and one suspect has been taken into custody. But they admitted they are still “in the dark” as to the motive.

  • 12 Apr 2017

    The Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner could face criminal charges over allegations she failed to properly declare the election expenses of a Conservative candidate during the 2015 General Election.

  • 10 Apr 2017

    The biggest ever gathering of British police officers joined mourners at the funeral of PC Keith Palmer, who was stabbed to death inside the gates of Parliament last month.

  • 2 Apr 2017

    Police have arrested six people on suspicion of attempted murder after a teenage asylum seeker was attacked on a suburban street while a crowd of people looked on.

  • 31 Mar 2017

    It’s not just the NHS which is strapped for cash. New figures show that nine out of ten burglaries remain unsolved… as limited resources force police to prioritise the crimes they investigate.

  • 3 Mar 2017

    Evidence was thrown away. Claims of abuse were not followed up. No real investigation was carried out for months. The litany of police failures revealed by a report into the death of toddler Poppi Worthington, just 13 months old when she collapsed at her family’s home just over four years ago.

  • 2 Mar 2017

    A new report by the Police watchdog has warned of “worrying signs of deterioration” in the performance of some forces.

  • 15 Feb 2017

    Undercover police inquiry delayed amid soaring costs

    The Met police has so far spent £4.5 million pounds and has disclosed to the inquiry more than a million pages of classified material.

  • 5 Feb 2017

    South Wales Police have joined the Samaritans to pilot an awareness-raising scheme to help reduce levels of self-harm.

  • 31 Jan 2017

    Police unlawfully seized phone records of journalists and other police officers

    Cleveland Police have been found to have illegally used surveillance powers on police officers and local journalists during a 2012 investigation into the source of various leaks.

  • 3 Jan 2017

    The man shot dead by police on a motorway slip road in West Yorkshire has been named as 28-year-old father of two, Yassar Yaqub.

  • 19 Dec 2016

    A woman deceived into a relationship with an undercover police officer has given her first television interview about the trauma, the anger and the damage done to her life.

  • 10 Dec 2016

    A convicted drug dealer recently released from prison has revealed to Channel 4 News the scale of the destruction brought about inside by psychoactive substances known as NPS. He claims that up to 80 per cent of inmates in some jails are now hooked on ‘Spice’ and says some prisoners are prepared to do anything…