Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102618 total results. Showing results 8141 to 8160 «404405406407408409410411412Next ›Last » Police force faces legal action over guidance allowing trans officers to strip-search women British Transport Police allows male staff identifying as female to intimately search women The Telegraph - Subscription at source 24/11/2024 News Thousands of bar staff to be trained to spot drink-spikers under new law At least 10,000 are to be taught the warning signs of spiking by spring as part of plan to make it a standalone offence The Telegraph - Subscription at source 24/11/2024 News Garda College applicants left waiting as new applicants admitted without complete vetting REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Applicants for the Garda College from the 2022 and 2023 process who are still waiting for their vetting to be completed have expressed frustration after An Garda Síochána decided to admit 2024 applicants while their vetting is still ongoing. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 24/11/2024 News Thousands of bar staff in England and Wales to be trained to spot spiking Training for 10,000 hospitality workers announced as Keir Starmer hosts talks on tackling violence against women The Guardian 24/11/2024 News Police chief to be investigated over claims of Nottingham stab attack cover-up Victims families complain about Chief Constable Kate Meynell allegedly forcing reporters to sign NDAs The Telegraph - Subscription at source 24/11/2024 News Montreal police chief expects additional arrests following anti-NATO protest CANADA: Montreal’s police chief said he expects more arrests stemming from a Friday anti-NATO protest that turned violent, while one of the protest organizers on Sunday denounced political reaction as hijacking the underlying message of the demonstration. Blue Line (Canada) 24/11/2024 News Police officer acquitted in 2016 death of Ottawa man describes punches as distraction CANADA: A police officer who was found not guilty of manslaughter in the 2016 death of an Ottawa man told a coroner’s inquest his goal was to “distract” Abdirahman Abdi with punches during the arrest, and he “did his best” to monitor him afterwards. Blue Line (Canada) 24/11/2024 News Met examines whether officers helped Fayed silence his victims Harrods tycoon is said to have rewarded police with £300 luxury hampers from his store and had retired commissioner at his service. corrupt officers helped Mohamed Al Fayed evade justice over the Harrods sex abuse scandal. Detectives from the Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) will seek to establish if any serving or former officers at the Metropolitan Police were involved in misconduct that could have allowed Fayed to silence his victims or cover his tracks. The role of the DPS, whose secretive work is sometimes compared to AC-12, the fictional anti-corruption unit in the hit BBC police drama, now forms a key strand of the Met’s review into how it handled claims of rape and sexual assault against Fayed. The Times - Subscription at source 24/11/2024 Feature Extremists ‘falling between the cracks’ of Home Office strategy Experts on radicalisation are blowing the whistle on Yvette Cooper’s review, accusing her officials of a ‘weak and confused’ approach. Home Office officials have been accused of underplaying the threats posed by Islamists in a big review of the government’s anti-extremism strategy. Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, is preparing to set out a new framework for tackling extremism and hateful ideologies next year. In August, she launched an internal review of the existing system to help guide her strategy and address the rise of growing trends such as extreme misogyny and radicalisation of youngsters on and offline. At a Home Office conference this month, experts who had been briefed on the review’s contents raised concerns, and several have now gone public to warn that dangerous individuals could continue to “fall between the cracks” unless there is a change of approach. The Times - Subscription at source 24/11/2024 News ‘Morrisons Four’ gang led police to international shoplifting ring Romanian criminals stole £120,000 haul of everyday toiletries such as toothpaste, Strepsils and Sudocreme and sold them off in markets The Times - Subscription at source 24/11/2024 News Queensland youth crime laws to be introduced to parliament this week AUSTRALIA: The Crisafulli government will introduce legislation aimed at combating youth crime in its first parliamentary sitting week since its election last month. Premier David Crisafulli confirmed on Sunday that the Making Queensland Safer Bill would be tabled in parliament on Thursday. The bill will include the LNP’s signature “adult crime, adult time” policy, which would result in increased penalties for young offenders. Brisbane Times (Australia) - Subscription at source 24/11/2024 News AI increasingly used for sextortion, scams and child abuse, says senior UK police chief The fast-developing technology is providing opportunities in ‘any crime type’ – and police must ‘move fast’ to catch up The Guardian 24/11/2024 News Mixed reactions to new unit for investigating safety of children in state care NEW ZEALAND: Police have voiced concerns about a planned new unit to investigate harm to children in state care, while the children's commissioner has hopes it could prove pivotal to real change towards better protections. A new Child Protection Investigation Unit to "rigourously' investigate reports of harm was announced by Minister for Children Karen Chhour on Friday. She said the Abuse in State Care Royal Commission of Inquiry - which released its final report in July showing that at least 200,000 people had been abused while in state care - showed the risk of not acting immediately on serious concerns and complaints about the care provided for children. The unit was one of the royal commission's 138 recommendations. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 24/11/2024 News Police officers caught wearing gang patches after new law changes NEW ZEALAND: A video appears to show police officers wearing gang paraphernalia. Video / Supplied NZ Herald (New Zealand) 24/11/2024 News, Video Recruitment challenges arrest political hopes of boosting gardai REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda numbers will not increase in the coming years due to persistent challenges in recruiting new officers and retaining serving members, an internal review of recruitment policies has revealed. Political parties are continuing to promise substantial increases in garda numbers as part of their plans to restructure the force. However, expert consultants have advised garda management that numbers will plateau and not increase under the current system, citing delays in processing applications by the Public Appointments Service, inadequate salaries for recruits, and less competitive employment conditions as significant deterrents. The report prepared by Grant Thornton, which remains unpublished, was commissioned in an effort to address the service’s inability to attract recruits — which has become a contentious issue in the general election campaign. The Times - Subscription at source 24/11/2024 News Four people allegedly steal police firearm and ammunition in Townsville AUSTRALIA: Police allege four people broke into five cars in a secure complex in Townsville. One of the cars was an unmarked police vehicle, which the group allegedly stole a firearm and ammunition from. ABC News (Australia) 24/11/2024 News Dozens of knives handed in during week-long scheme Dozens of knives have been handed in as part of a week-long amnesty. Cumbria Police said about 40 were surrendered at stations across the county during a national campaign called Operation Sceptre. BBC 24/11/2024 News New South Wales Police part-time reforms work for ‘certain positions’ AUSTRALIA: Sky News contributor Evelyn Rae claims the new arrangements for New South Wales police officers can work for “certain positions”. New South Wales Police officers may soon be able to work part-time while retaining permanent job share arrangements in a bid to keep senior police officers in the job. Sky News 24/11/2024 News Police chief to be investigated over claims she tried to ‘shackle journalists from publishing details of failings over Nottingham stabbings’ A police chief is set to be investigated by watchdogs over claims she attempted to cover up her department's failings linked to the Nottingham stabbings investigation. Mail Online 24/11/2024 News Photos of police officer wearing gang patch spark controversy days after ban; Police Minister Mark Mitchell weighs in NEW ZEALAND: Images of a police officer wearing a gang patch have emerged only three days after the controversial gang patch ban came into force, with police and the minister admitting the photos are “disappointing”. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 24/11/2024 News «404405406407408409410411412Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
