From Fraud to Knife Crime: What Neighbourhood Police Are Doing
Visible policing, community intelligence and prevention remain at the heart of neighbourhood work While the flashing blue lights of emergency response policing inevitably attract attention, much of the everyday work of keeping communities safe takes place more quietly. Across Northamptonshire, neighbourhood police officers and Police Community Support Officers are carrying Continue Reading
PRISON REFORM’S WEAKEST LINK: CAN PROBATION CARRY THE WEIGHT OF EARLY RELEASE?
Alex Norris Faces Parliament as Government Tries to Solve a Prison Crisis That Has Moved Beyond the Prison Gates Justice Secretary Alex Norris faces an increasingly difficult political and practical argument over prison reform as the Government attempts to prevent England and Wales running out of usable prison places while Continue Reading
Two Cleveland Police officers named among seven killed in A66 crash
Armed response vehicle struck head-on after separate police pursuit near Middlesbrough Two police officers killed when a car travelling in the wrong direction along the A66 collided with their marked vehicle have been named as PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38. The Cleveland Police officers were among Continue Reading
Controlled Explosion at St Pancras: Details and Impact
A major security alert at London’s St Pancras International involved a controlled explosion on an unattended car. The vehicle was later deemed non-suspicious, causing temporary disruptions to transport services.
THETFORD PROTESTS: ANGER, FEAR AND THE DEBATE OVER ASYLUM HOUSING
Violent Disorder Erupts as Tensions Rise Over Government Accommodation Plans The normally quiet Norfolk market town of Thetford has become the latest flashpoint in Britain’s increasingly heated debate over asylum accommodation, after several nights of disorder saw protesters target homes believed to be housing asylum seekers. The unrest has centred Continue Reading
PC ANDREW HARPER: WILL BURNHAM EXCLUDE HIS KILLERS FROM EARLY RELEASE
There are few crimes that strike more deeply at the foundations of the British state than the murder of a police officer carrying out their duty. Justice, Memory and the Price of Service: Should Britain Ever Release the Killers of Police Officers Early? An attack on an officer is not Continue Reading
