Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98933 total results. Showing results 79621 to 79640 «397839793980398139823983398439853986Next ›Last » Police chief calls for more cannabis clubs where drug can be used and traded safely North Wales police and crime commissioner says ‘war on drugs’ will continue to fail without radical change The Guardian 9/8/2018 News Rise in Modern Slavery prosecutions revealed CPS has given extra training to staff in the area, it says. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/8/2018 News Force asked to apologise after ‘horrifying disregard for the use of firearms’ Officers accused of acting like 'Keystone cops' as report blasts armed response tactics. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/8/2018 News Ex-head of regulator which ignored police info on deaths joins College Jackie Smith, who apologised for the actions of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, is now on the board of the College of Policing. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 9/8/2018 News PONI head: Dealing with the past must be done differently Head of the oversight body Dr Michael Maguire has called for a new outlook during a Féile an Phobail event in West Belfast entitled ‘Investigating the Past: The Challenges of Competing Narratives’. Police Professional 9/8/2018 News Judge backs armed police officer sued by family A police marksman who killed a man who was holding an ex-girlfriend hostage should be commended not criticised, a judge said as he dismissed a claim for damages from the dead man’s family. The Times - Subscription at source 9/8/2018 News Parking firm branded ‘disgrace’ for charging police for video evidence A parking firm is charging cash-strapped police forces across the country up to £75 a time to release possible evidence, The Northern Echo can reveal. The Northern Echo 9/8/2018 News Sex crimes recorded in South Lanarkshire soar by 131 per cent in 10 years The number of sexual crimes recorded by police in South Lanarkshire has jumped a massive 131 per cent since 2007. Latest statistics from the Scottish Government reveal the figure increased from 169 to 391 – nearly twice the national rise of 66 per cent during the same period. Daily Record 9/8/2018 News More body cameras pledge as ‘unacceptable’ attacks on police rise A pledge has been made to invest more in body cameras amid a rise in the number of attacks on officers. East Anglian Daily Times 9/8/2018 News Nearly 800 assaults on Thames Valley Police officers An average of two police officers a day were assaulted across the Thames Valley last year. Mix 96 9/8/2018 News Police numbers drop and knife crime rises in Essex Data released following a freedom of information request revealed the number of recorded offences shot up across Essex in 2016, shortly after £63million in police spending cuts were announced. Southend Echo 9/8/2018 News Nearly 600 assaults on West Mercia Police officers in just 12 months Police officers in West Mercia suffered 579 assaults in the past year and 176 of them were injured in the attacks, according to new figures from the Home Office. Shropshire Star 9/8/2018 News Police officers in Gwent faced more than 200 assaults last year Between April 2017 and March 2018, according to the Home Office,, 208 assaults against officers were recorded by Gwent Police. South Wales Argus 9/8/2018 News Fury as police refuse to apologise for telling residents to sympathise with 200 travellers they’re battling to evict from their leafy Surrey village A police force that sparked fury after telling residents to have empathy with a group of 200 travellers they are trying to evict from their leafy village has said the Tweet was supposed to show impartiality. Mail Online 9/8/2018 News ‘Living near station saved my life’: Victim calls for solutions to police funding crisis In 2014, a university lecturer was left almost unrecognisable after he was attacked by four burglars when they burst into his home in south London. Paul Kohler suffered a fractured eye socket, a fracture to his left jawbone, a broken nose and several bruises. But he believes the only reason he survived the attack was because he lived near a police station. Here, he tells Sky News about his story and weighs into the debate about crime and policing, calling for better solutions to the police funding crisis. Sky News 9/8/2018 Feature, Opinion Met Police chief: Boris Johnson’s burka comments would not ‘reach bar’ for criminal offence Boris Johnson's comments comparing women who wear the burka to "bank robbers" and "letter boxes" would not "reach the bar" for a criminal offence, the head of the Metropolitan Police has said. Sky News 9/8/2018 News A year in the life of an OPCC apprentice The National Apprenticeship Scheme is an alternative route for young people to progress into a rewarding career. For 18 year old Rebecca Suddaby, a one year administration apprenticeship at the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Humberside has led to her gaining valuable experience to achieve her dream of becoming a police officer. We speak with Rebecca to hear her story…. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 9/8/2018 Interview, Opinion Police team launched to help children who are being exploited by criminals and boost the fight against drugs Humberside Police has set up a new child exploitation organised crime group which will operate in Scunthorpe and Grimsby to target drug dealers and stop youngsters being used by them Grimsby Live 9/8/2018 News MP leads way over concerns about police funding Bolton MP Sir David Crausby announced this week that he was preparing to take his concerns about local police funding to the Home Office amid fears that crime is not being dealt with. Seamus McDonnell reports. The Bolton News 9/8/2018 News It’s not for the police to change Britain’s cannabis policy unilaterally by ignoring the law If evidence were needed of the mess surrounding the UK’s drugs laws, we need look no further than the curious case of the cannabis clubs. 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