Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114945 total results. Showing results 2101 to 2120 «102103104105106107108109110Next ›Last » West Midlands Police spent over £1m on paying informants The payments over Covert Human Intelligence Sources were documented over five years Birmingham Live 7/4/2026 News UK victims lost £2.4 million every day to investment fraud in 2025 – equivalent to £1,675 a minute, City of London Police reveal Victims of investment fraud lost an average of £1,675 every minute last year, new figures from the City of London Police, the National Lead Force for Fraud, have revealed. Criminals stole £879.8 million through investment fraud last year - an average of £2.4 million a day. City of London Police 7/4/2026 News Worrying rise in domestic and sexual offending among teens An advocacy service supporting domestic abuse victims says the trend points to a ‘problem with misogyny’ in teen relationships 1919 Magazine 7/4/2026 Feature How a leading crime prevention officer is tackling Scotland’s shoplifting epidemic Retired police inspector Kevin Chase is helping shopkeepers win the war against retail crime. 1919 Magazine 7/4/2026 Feature Rise in road deaths leaves police carrying trauma Officers face repeated exposure to fatal crashes as specialist roads policing capacity declines. Police officers are being left to carry the trauma of fatal crashes with shrinking specialist support as incidents involving death on Scotland’s roads rise, it has been warned. 1919 Magazine 7/4/2026 Feature What is it really like to police football in Scotland? As Old Firm violence pushes football disorder back into the spotlight, 1919 finds out what it is really like for officers policing the country’s biggest games 1919 Magazine 7/4/2026 Feature Chief Constable issues warning after officer seriously injured in ‘despicable attack’ Jo Farrell says people who assault officers must be pursued through the courts. The sentencing of a thug jailed for a “despicable attack” on a police officer should send a message that such violence will not be tolerated, the Chief Constable has said. 1919 Magazine 7/4/2026 News Progress on pensions crisis as bosses announce solutions for two groups Ill-health retirees and contingent decision cops give cautious welcome to both developments. Two groups of police officers embroiled in a pensions crisis have scored a partial victory after months of vehement campaigning, 1919 understands. Retired officers with ill-health pensions who had been told they would need to repay money – sometimes tens of thousands of pounds – will now have those demands dropped. 1919 Magazine 7/4/2026 News Hospitals treat hundreds for stab wounds each year New stats show Glasgow is knife crime capital, but numbers are going down. Doctors in Scotland have dealt with more than 2,000 stabbings over the last five years, new figures have revealed. 1919 Magazine 7/4/2026 News Kicking off: Will cops be entitled to World Cup bank holiday? NHS staff have been given the national public holiday, but Scottish ministers have yet to make a decision on police officers. Pressure is mounting on police chiefs and government ministers to give cops the World Cup bank holiday, after NHS staff were granted the day off. The ‘staff side’ associations representing police officers in Scotland have formally requested that their colleagues get the extra day added to their annual leave entitlement, 1919 has learned. 1919 Magazine 7/4/2026 News Bodycams could slash length of time police spend in hospitals The Chief Constable said bodycam use could help officers leave mental health patients in hospital without fear of reprisals. The rollout of body-worn video could allow police to leave mental health patients in hospital, potentially freeing up hours of their time, the Chief Constable has said. Jo Farrell said the cameras will help give officers confidence to move on more rapidly from taking people in mental health crisis to hospital, where police on average can wait six hours. 1919 Magazine 7/4/2026 News Does police volunteer drive pose a risk to the front line? Police Scotland launches drive for more volunteers amid projected cuts to frontline cops. A drive to attract hundreds of new volunteer special constables working thousands of additional hours must not be used as an excuse to further reduce frontline numbers, it has been warned. Police Scotland’s new volunteering strategy aims to increase the special constable ranks by 10 per cent a year. 1919 Magazine 7/4/2026 News Removing cops’ sick pay could lead to devastating consequences The Scottish Police Federation is urging the force to reconsider removing discretionary sick pay from some officers. Removing pay for police officers off sick could push them to “suicidal thoughts or actions that may be irreversible”, it has been claimed. 1919 Magazine 7/4/2026 News Children in UK report online sextortion attempts in record numbers Exclusive: Call for nudity-detection tech on phones as number of under-18s reporting blackmail attempts rises by 34%. Children are reporting online sextortion attempts in record numbers in the UK, as campaigners urge tech companies to do more to stamp out the crime. The Guardian 7/4/2026 News Shop security guards should carry truncheons to tackle crime, Iceland boss says Shoplifting offences increased in England and Wales in the year to September, but remained slightly below record levels seen in the 12 months. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/4/2026 News Officers who tackled man ramming family vehicles recognised with bravery award The suspect was detained on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm, affray, dangerous driving, and threatening behaviour. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/4/2026 News Removing sick pay for officers with mental health issues ‘extremely concerning’ Removing sick pay for officers who are signed off for mental health reasons could push some towards “suicidal thoughts”, the Scottish Federation has said. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/4/2026 News Cost-cutting on sick pay ‘could push police officers towards suicide’ Removing sick pay for police officers signed off work with mental health issues could push some into taking their own lives, the Scottish Police Federation (SPF) has warned. Police Professional 7/4/2026 News Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 7/4/2026 News Police Scotland’s shock £31m overtime bill revealed Police Scotland is spending tens of millions of pounds each year on overtime to plug the gap created by a shortage of officers Daily Record 7/4/2026 News «102103104105106107108109110Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
