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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.

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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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.

Evening Standard

Ban on XL bully dogs a ‘huge burden on policing’, force chiefs warn

National Police Chiefs’ Council says millions being spent on veterinary bills and kennelling for seized dogs

The Guardian - UK

Prosecutors to press on with manslaughter cases despite Kiena Dawes verdict

CPS lead says she is not deterred from similar cases after Ryan Wellings, who was accused of causing partner’s suicide, was found not guilty of killing her

The Guardian - UK

Yvette Cooper announces urgent national review on grooming gangs

Officials say review is not national inquiry ministers have been pressed for after series of X posts by Elon Musk

The Guardian - UK

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Most violent or sexual offences went unsolved in crime hotspots in England and Wales last year

Exclusive: About 89% of such crimes closed without a suspect being caught or charged in the year to June 2024

The Guardian - UK

Most grooming gang offences carried out by white men, police chiefs say

Elon Musk has used his platform X to wage an online campaign against the government over the issue of grooming gangs.

The Independent UK

Police arrest 93 members of shoplifting gangs behind £4million retail thefts

Operation Pegasus has ‘impacted 28 organised crime groups and high-harm individuals’ responsible for more than £4million in losses to businesses, police say

Evening Standard

Police squad set up to tackle shop theft arrests 93 gang members in seven months

Operation Pegasus began work in May to tackle rising theft from retailers.

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

New British Transport Police Policy Allowing Transgender Officers To Strip Search Women Draws Outrage

The BTP's new strip search policy for transgender officers has sparked backlash, with critics citing potential violations of women's rights and concerns over degrading treatment.

International Business Times UK

Yvette Cooper to unveil major policing overhaul to reverse failing public confidence in forces

The home secretary will tell policing top brass about a new Home Office unit to monitor force performance at a major conference

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Evening Standard

Thousands more illegal drugs phone lines running in UK – police figures

Officers have also reported an increase in social media accounts offering drugs for sale.

Evening Standard

Call for surrender of blank firing guns after tests find them easily convertible

The National Crime Agency highlighted four brands of blank firing guns which are ‘readily convertible’ to fire live ammunition.

The Guardian - UK

Police push to make it harder to prosecute officers after Chris Kaba shooting

Exclusive: Campaigners say calls to redraw rules are cynical attempt to secure ‘effective immunity’ for officers

The Independent UK

999 calls for domestic abuse on England football match days surge massively, new figures show

Exclusive: More than 3,000 emergency calls a day linked to domestic abuse were made to police during the Euro 2024 tournament

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The Independent UK

‘I don’t have bruises, but he destroyed me’: Tech-linked domestic abuse soars to unprecedented levels

Jasminder was barred from accessing her bank account and all finances were controlled online by her husband. She is one of a soaring number of women who suffer tech-linked domestic abuse

The Independent UK

UK politics live: Wes Streeting hints budget cuts will go further than axing winter fuel payment

The Tory leadership contender has drawn criticism for her comments

The Guardian - UK

‘He edited my worst moments into a montage’: how UK police still ignore domestic abusers in their ranks

Four years on from a super-complaint over officers’ violence against women and girls, a new report finds little progress has been made on promised reforms

The Guardian - UK

UK police risk assessment before riots said far-right threat probably ‘minimal’

Documents show officers instead prioritised environmental and pro-Palestinian protests as potential hazards

The Guardian - UK

Only prosecute children over riots as last resort, says youth justice chair

Exclusive: Keith Fraser warns against quick decisions after boys as young as 11 were involved in recent disorder

The Guardian - UK

Police believe strip-searching children can be effective, but suspicions of misuse remain

A report by the children’s commissioner says nothing is found in half of strip-searches of children and its use has a racial disparity. Can its implementation ever be balanced?

The National (Scotland)

Boy, 12, believed to be youngest convicted over far-right riots in England

A 12-year-old boy is believed to have become the youngest person to be convicted of a criminal offence in connection with far-right rioting in…

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