Stephen Merchant and Sheridan Smith star in the BBC’s mind-boggling story of the murders by serial killer and rapist Stephen Port … and the egregious police failures that followedWe’re getting to the point, surely, where television drama could be named…
Police officer jailed for attacking members of the public found dead
Body of Declan Jones, who is believed to have just left prison, discovered in Bromsgrove, WorcestershireA former police officer jailed after being caught on camera assaulting members of the public has been found dead.Declan Jones was reported to have b…
UK police trial Tesla cars as fleets prepare for shift to electric
Positive results may lead to Model 3 cars being adopted by police, paramedic and fire servicesBritish police have been testing out Tesla cars as part of a drive to electrify more of their fleet, and the results so far are promising, according to a Tesl…
Essential workers thousand of pounds worse off than a decade ago, TUC says
Nurses, care home staff and police officers have had real pay cuts since 2010 as wages lag behind pricesNurses, care home staff and police officers working on Christmas Day will be thousands of pounds worse off than they were a decade ago as a result o…
Head of police association suspended over sexual touching allegations
John Apter, chair of Police Federation of England and Wales, facing two criminal investigations into gross misconductOne of the most powerful leaders in UK policing has been suspended after being placed under criminal investigation over two allegations…
Ex-police officer wins appeal over force’s guidance on hate incidents
Judge rules Humberside’s actions were ‘disproportionate interference’ with right to freedom of expressionA former police officer has won a court of appeal challenge over police guidance on hate incidents after claiming it unlawfully interferes with the…
The Guardian view on the police bill: a fight for the right to protest | Editorial
Labour and the Lords must take a stand against the draconian crackdown on demonstrators proposed by ministers An already illiberal police and crime bill threatens to become even more so, if 18 pages of amendments added to it by the government in the Ho…
Police suffer minor injuries in London scuffles with anti-vax protesters
Shoving broke out between police and demonstrators as thousands marched against Covid restrictionsPolice officers suffered minor injuries during “scuffles” at an anti-vaccine protest in Parliament Square in Westminster.The officers were injured while a…
Two Met police officers jailed over photos of murdered sisters
Deniz Jaffer and Jamie Lewis sentenced to two years and nine months for taking and sharing photos of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa HenryTwo Metropolitan police officers who “dehumanised” two black murder victims” by taking and sharing photos from the scene…
Sarah Everard: former prosecutor to lead inquiry into rape and murder by police officer
Dame Elish Angiolini to examine policing failures that allowed Wayne Couzens to attack 33-year-oldThe Home Office inquiry into the rape and murder of Sarah Everard by a police officer will be chaired by Dame Elish Angiolini, formerly Scotland’s top pro…