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Extended opening hours for pubs on VE Day approved by MPs

Venues in England and Wales which usually close at 11pm will be able to keep serving for an extra two hours on Thursday May 8.

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Pubs and bars cleared to extend opening hours on VE Day

Venues in England and Wales which usually close at 11pm will be able to keep serving on May 8

The Independent UK

Partner of crossbow victim says Leeds attack shows urgent need for restrictions

Laura Sugden was seriously injured in an attack in 2018 which killed her partner Shane Gilmer.

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Government announces measures to tighten laws around crossbow sales

Ministers want to amend the Crime and Policing Bill to strengthen age verification controls.

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Police continue to analyse transgender rights protest footage after banner claim

Questions have been raised over whether some protesters held signs with apparent death threats.

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FA lobbies UK government to make ‘tailgating’ at turnstiles a criminal offence

The Football Association is hopeful a law will be in place for Euro 2028, with a source saying: ‘Enforcing entry points at Wembley is a huge drain on our resources’

The Guardian - UK

Criminals caught with ‘signal jammers’ used in car thefts to face five years in prison

Gadgets used in four in ten car thefts are being outlawed

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Zelensky says Trump in ‘disinformation space’ after claim that Kyiv started war

The US president also said he was ‘disappointed’ that the Ukrainian leader had complained about being left out of talks.

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Minister says UK will ‘play part’ in Ukraine security as Trump blames Kyiv

Dame Diana Johnson said the UK has a ‘vested interest’ in ensuring that the country is involved in talks over its future.

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Football offenders could be tested for drugs under stronger policing powers

Ministers have said they will expand the type of offences and types of drugs suspects can be tested for.

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£26 billion national insurance ‘grab’ could dent police front line, warns MP

Esther McVey accused the Government of ‘financial illiteracy’, ahead of a change to employers’ national insurance contribution rates.

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More police funding a ‘drop in the ocean’ for force which costs £3.8 billion

Metropolitan Police officers are ‘abstracted away’ from outer London streets to cover city centre protests, MPs heard on Wednesday.

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Extra money a ‘tiny percentage’ of what is needed, police chief warns

Lincolnshire Police chief said the force may have to cut 400 staff and officers as the Government announced £100m extra for neighbourhood policing.

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Police forces must decide on officer numbers, says minister amid funding fears

Forces have warned of a funding gap.

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Home Office picks IBM to deliver UK Emergency Services Network

Britain’s Emergency Services Network is set for a complete overhaul through partnerships with IBM and EE.

The Independent UK

IBM to supply tech for new Emergency Services Network

It will boost communications between emergency responders.

Evening Standard

Government considers making ketamine a class A drug after record use recorded

Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson will write to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs asking whether its classification should be changed.

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Met Police funding boost to tackle protests but cash fails to plug reported shortfall

Scotland Yard and City of London Police will receive £255.2 million through the national and international capital city grant, a £65 million increase on 2024/25

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Police chiefs claim cuts ‘inevitable’ in face of £1.3 billion funding gap

Ringfencing money for neighbourhood policing leaves chiefs unable to invest in other specialist services, the National Police Chiefs Council said.

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Formula used to calculate police funding is an anachronism, watchdog chief says

Chief Inspector of Constabulary Andy Cooke said forces such as Cleveland, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, and West Midlands lose out.

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Council tax to rise to fund increase in police budgets

Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson said the funding settlement struck the right balance between funding the police and protecting taxpayers.

Evening Standard

Policing minister joined drugs raid during week-long crackdown on county lines

County lines is the term used to describe drug dealing where mobile phones are used to supply drugs, often using children as runners.

The Independent UK

Respect orders to tackle anti-social behaviour criticised as an Asbo rebrand

New powers will see a clamp down on anti-social behaviour in town centres and high streets.

Evening Standard

'Eighteen month forensic delay for death of London cyclist not good enough', says MP

Harry Webb, a 27-year-old music student, died in a suspected hit-and-run in Hackney

Evening Standard

MP: Farmers not reporting crimes because of under-resourced rural police forces

Liberal Democrat MP Anna Sabine raised concerns that rural crime is being ‘seriously under-reported’ as a result of under-resourcing.

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