Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114982 total results. Showing results 4461 to 4480 «220221222223224225226227228Next ›Last » Outrage is driving rapid social media law changes, leading campaigner says Baroness Kidron, who founded the digital child safety organisation 5Rights, told the Press Association recently passed laws have failed to meet campaigners’ expectations. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/1/2026 News Police officer ‘licence’ labelled ‘expensive, time-consuming tick-box exercise’ The Metropolitan Police Federation, which represents more than 30,000 rank-and-file officers across London, said the Home Office plans for officers to hold and renew a licence to practice needed to be “properly discussed and debated”. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/1/2026 News New direct entry scheme for inspector ranks from outside policing will be part of reforms As part of the White Paper, the government will also work with policing on developing a single pathway to different specialisms within the police. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/1/2026 News Congratulations to policing recipients of the 2026 Australia Day Honours We are pleased to publish and recognise the policing recipients of the 2026 Australia Day Honours. The team at Policing Insight offer our congratulations and thank all the recipients for their service and contribution to their communities. Policing Insight 26/1/2026 News Plans to cut number of police forces ‘distressing and triggering’ Plans to cut the number of police forces are "deeply distressing and triggering", according to a mother whose son was killed in a car crash. BBC 26/1/2026 News Police chief ‘not complacent’ after criticism A police chief insisted he was "not complacent" after his officers were accused of not doing enough to tackle anti-social behaviour. BBC 26/1/2026 News Police 999 call numbers up despite digital focus A police force has seen an increase in the number of 999 calls it receives, despite more of a focus on digital communications. BBC 26/1/2026 News PCSA highlights progress on Garda recruitment and confidence, but voices concerns over cybercrime The 2025 mid-year performance assessment of Ireland’s An Garda Síochána, published by the Policing and Community Safety Authority, praises the force’s efforts on enhancing recruitment processes, building public confidence, and seizing drugs and weapons; but the report also raises concerns over the force’s ability to tackle cybercrime, and the ongoing lack of an effective performance management system, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 26/1/2026 Analysis, Feature Inside police budgets: Panels under pressure In this episode on police, fire and crime panels, Paul and John Gili-Ross (Chair of the National Association of Police, Fire & Crime Panels and Chair of the Essex PFCP) unpack how police and fire budgets are really set – and what panels actually do when it comes to agreeing the council tax precept. They explore the pressures behind this year’s “maximum” precept rises, the long-criticised police funding formula, what the latest National Audit Office report on police productivity reveals about reserves and borrowing, and why future reforms, mayors and an upcoming policing white paper could make the next budget round even more challenging. PolicingTV 26/1/2026 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Police in England and Wales to get new strict emergency response time limits Home Office will set out changes to policing on Monday that it claims are biggest overhaul in two centuries The Guardian 25/1/2026 News Mahmood to call for more police patrols and faster responses to 999 calls Police officers in England and Wales would spend more time on the streets under sweeping reform plans to be outlined on Monday. BBC 25/1/2026 News Home secretary ‘would have sacked’ police chief Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has told the BBC she would have sacked the chief constable of West Midlands Police if she had possessed the power to do so. BBC 25/1/2026 News Police told to reach all serious incident 999 calls in 20 minutes Shabana Mahmood unveils strict new targets for emergency response and data-led crime reforms in the biggest policing overhaul in two centuries The Times - Subscription at source 25/1/2026 News ‘Crisis’ at Essex Police as 110 staff due to be cut ‘reducing’ crime fighting capability Essex Police said they would have a 'reduction in operational capabilities' to investigate serious and organised crime due to funding issues Essex Live 25/1/2026 News Policing and drug market-related violence: competitive, internal and enforcement-related violence in UK County Lines Background: The link between drugs and violence has been widely studied across a range of academic disciplines, including criminology, sociology, psychology, and social policy. However, much of this scholarship has focused specifically on the United States, and the specific form of competitive violence between rival groups. Objectives: This paper adds to the literature by focusing on County Lines drug markets in the United Kingdom (UK), which have been linked to increases in violence and the exploitation of young people and vulnerable adults for selling, storing or transporting illicit drugs. We utilise this case, as well as recent literature on harm reduction policing, to expand frameworks for thinking about drug market-related violence. Methods: The analysis is based on the first national study of the policing of County Lines, which consisted of interviews with senior officers across 44 of the 45 territorial police forces in the UK, as well as additional interviews and observations in three case study areas with front-line officers, partner agencies and people with lived experiences (n=117). Results: Our findings illustrate how the exploitation of young people and vulnerable adults could be conceptualised as an internal form of violence in County Lines in the UK. Furthermore, we highlight the need to acknowledge enforcement-related violence associated with the policing of drug markets. Conclusions: Based on our empirical findings, we argue for a conceptual broadening of current understandings of drug market-related violence, as well as further developing harm reduction policing thinking and responses to effectively counteract all forms of violence associated with drug markets and their control. International Journal of Drug Policy 25/1/2026 Research article No date set for drug testing of Gardai nearly five years after policy announced amid ‘serious concerns’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: There is still no date for the introduction of drug testing of gardai – almost five years after the policy was announced. In March 2021, a Garda Inspectorate report on tackling Garda corruption found the use of illegal drugs among the workforce “was acknowledged as a serious concern”. The Irish Sun (Republic of Ireland) 25/1/2026 News The only way to stop modern crime is through modern policing Sir Mark Rowley, Gavin Stephens, Andy Marsh, Laurence Taylor, Graeme Biggar: For those who seek to harm our communities, the message is simple: there will be fewer places to hide. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 25/1/2026 Feature, Opinion Abuser ex ‘should’ve been sacked’ from Garda force, says brave survivor as shock stats show 12 cops with barring orders REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Domestic abuse survivor Margaret Loftus has called on Ireland’s top cop to clarify her ex-husband’s position in the Gardai. The Mayo woman has urged Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly to tell her if Det Garda Trevor Bolger, 48, has been sacked or quit after he was handed a suspended sentence for her assault last Friday. The Irish Sun (Republic of Ireland) 25/1/2026 News Jennifer O’Connell: Zero tolerance for domestic violence vanishes when the accused is a garda REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Margaret Loftus's story is different because she and her tormentor were gardaí. He remains a member of the force. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 25/1/2026 Feature, Opinion BC extortion violence raises pressure on police response CANADA: A frightening surge in extortion threats and shootings in British Columbia has communities on edge and is putting increased pressure on police and governments to take action. As Neetu Garcha reports, comments from the head of RCMP's extortion task force have sparked public backlash and a warning from the province's premier. Global News (Canada) 25/1/2026 News, Video «220221222223224225226227228Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
