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Police chiefs write to Home Secretary to push for law change after Linehan row

Head of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens said officers are expected to referee social debate using laws that pre-date social media.

The Independent UK

Police Scotland leave door open to publicising race of people charged with crimes

POLICE Scotland have left the door open to publicising the race of people charged with crimes.

The National (Scotland)

New suspect ethnicity guidance ‘may not stop spread of disinformation’, policing minister admits

Police have been encouraged to share the nationality and ethnicity of suspects if there is a ‘policing reason to do’, but not immigration status

The Independent UK

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Police ordered to reveal ethnicity of suspects charged in high-profile cases after cover-up claims

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said it is right to release further details even if that might ‘embolden racists’

Evening Standard

Police to release ethnicity and nationality of suspects to stop misinformation

Police forces have been told to share suspects’ ethnicity and nationality with the public after authorities were accused of covering up…

The National (Scotland)

Police told to reveal ethnicity of suspects under interim guidance

The change is hoped to combat misinformation spread on social media

The Independent UK

Police should disclose ethnicity of suspects in certain cases, new guidance says

Releasing nationality and ethnicity details could help keep peace ‘where there are high levels of disinformation’

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Teen Who Stabbed Harvey Willgoose is Guilty Of Murder — What Is The UK Doing About Knife Crime?

A 15-year-old has been found guilty of murdering fellow pupil Harvey Willgoose in a Sheffield school stabbing, reigniting urgent questions about knife crime in the UK and what's being done to stop it.

International Business Times UK

Concerns over ‘gaps’ in police support for stalking victims in England and Wales

Campaigners say system remains ‘postcode lottery’ after NPCC report finds varying levels of provision across forces

The Guardian - UK

Migrant hotel protests: Police braced for further violence across country with more demonstrations planned

Further protests are planned for Bournemouth, Liverpool and Portsmouth this week

The Independent UK

Police arrest 300 suspects across London in week-long county lines crackdown

Forces across the country made 1,965 arrests, shut down 241 lines and seized 501 weapons, approximately 178kg of class A drugs and around £2.4million in cash

Evening Standard

Huge county lines operation sees police arrest 2,000 people and seize hundreds of weapons

One suspect was arrested in the Isle of Dogs where he was found in possession of sports cars, designer watches, drugs and more than £5,000 in cash

The Independent UK

Spending review a ‘huge blow’ for police and ‘will hamper efforts to recruit 13,000 neighbourhood police officers’

The government’s £2bn spending plans will cover ‘little more’ than basic pay increases for existing staff, police chiefs have warned

The Independent UK

Chief officers call for radical overhaul of structure of UK policing

The head of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens said he would back a model with fewer, larger forces.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Police chiefs will disclose suspects’ ethnicity more often to counter disinformation

Met Commissioner Mark Rowley and NPCC chair Gavin Stephens have defended the decision to release Liverpool parade suspect’s ethnicity

The Independent UK

We had a 12-month romance. Then I found my boyfriend was really an undercover cop sent to spy on me

Kate Wilson won a legal battle against the Metropolitan Police after discovering her long-term boyfriend was an undercover officer

The Independent UK

XL bully owner savaged in garden by dog hits out at breed ban after more than 20,000 attacks last year

Exclusive: Figures obtained show more than 23,000 dog attacks across England and Wales despite the ban on XL bully dogs last year

Evening Standard

Police chief warns of Andrew Tate’s influence as tech-enabled abuse soars

NPCC chairman Gavin Stephens says ‘lawful but awful’ content from influencers like Tate has become ‘ubiquitous’.

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The Independent UK

Andrew Tate’s harmful online influence on young men is ‘plain to see’ says police chief

Gavin Stephens says ‘lawful but awful’ online content from figures like Tate is ‘ubiquitous’

The Guardian - UK

Domestic abusers driving more victims to suicide, warn police

Report finds that 98 domestic abuse victims in England and Wales died by suspected suicide in 2023-2024

Evening Standard

Police ‘acted reasonably’ in Allison Pearson ‘hate crime’ case, report finds

The visit to her home sparked a backlash, including from former Conservative prime ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

Police should get funding for ‘cost pressure’ of XL Bully ban – minister

Chiefs have warned that enforcing a ban on XL bully dogs is a burden on policing.

The Independent UK

XL Bully ban will cost £25 million in vet and kennel fees - with no clear reduction in attacks

Police have revealed 848 dogs were surrendered by their owners and euthanised after the ban came into force – with no assessment of their dangerousness – costing £340k in vet fees

Evening Standard

Enforcing XL bully ban ‘placing huge burden on policing’

Since February, it has been a criminal offence to own an XL bully dog in England and Wales without an exemption certificate.

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