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Drug death town’s free heroin scheme to end
A scheme to give free medical grade heroin to addicts in the town with the worst drugs death rates in the UK is ending due to a lack of funding. Middlesbrough’s Diamorphine Assisted Treatment (DAT) programme was set up to give the town’s 15 worst ...
29 Sept 2022 at 01:01
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Dundalk gardai clock car travelling at 167km/h
Dundalk's Road Policing Unit recently stopped two cars travelling at 160km/h and 167km/h on the M1 in Louth. The speed checks were conducted as part of a number of checkpoints around the county. A number of detections were made for speeding and ...
27 Sept 2022 at 20:33
Police commissioner criticises own force over social media arrest
A police and crime commissioner (PCC) has criticised her own force for sending police officers on two occasions to question and then arrest a man for an alleged offensive social media post. Actor and political activist Laurence Fox has posted ...
29 Jul 2022 at 17:33
Only one police force in the UK is meeting 999 answer targets, data shows
Only one police force in the UK is meeting a target to answer 90% of 999 calls in under 10 seconds, new data has shown. Avon and Somerset Police was the only force to meet the standard, according to national statistics released for the first ...
31 May 2022 at 09:36
Meeting 999 response targets a ‘challenge’ amid budget cuts, police chief says
Meeting a target to answer 90% of 999 calls in less than 10 seconds is a “significant challenge for policing” at a time of squeezed budgets, a police chief has said as new data revealed only one force in the UK is attaining the goal. Avon ...
31 May 2022 at 16:48
Call to reopen police stations ‘to reassure public’
More police stations should be reopened to give the public “reassurance” and revive confidence in policing, according to a crime chief. Alison Hernandez, the Conservative police and crime commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of ...
21 Jan 2022 at 01:25
Chief Constable defends Merseyside Police over ‘institutional racism’ claim
Merseyside’s Chief Constable has defended her force after claims by the region’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) that it is institutionally racist. Serena Kennedy said she “categorically” does not believe Merseyside Police is ...
05 May 2022 at 13:25
Police forces outside of London ‘to be held to account’ following Casey report
Police and Crime Commissioners outside of London have pledged to enact reforms and hold their own forces accountable in light of the Casey report. Several PCCs acknowledged in statements on Tuesday that Baroness Louise Casey’s ...
22 Mar 2023 at 00:24
PM blasts ‘unacceptable’ social media craze that led to Oxford Street looting
The Prime Minister has blasted the organising on social media of looting and disruption as “appalling” and “unacceptable”. Rishi Sunak warned youngsters tempted to get involved in future antisocial and criminal flashmobs that ...
15 Aug 2023 at 18:24
Police chief calls for parents to be made accountable over social media crazes
Parents should be held accountable for the actions of children taking part in criminal social media crazes, the chairwoman of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) has said. Donna Jones said she believes ...
15 Aug 2023 at 10:07
Rise in voter registrations as deadline arrives for May 2 elections
Anyone not registered to vote in the local, mayoral and police commissioner elections on May 2 has only a few hours left to apply, amid signs of a late surge in interest. A range of contests are taking place across ...
16 Apr 2024 at 10:03
2024 local and mayoral elections: 100 days until voters head to polls
There are just 100 days to go until voters across England and Wales head to the polls on Thursday May 2 to choose new councillors, mayors and police commissioners. It is likely to be the last big electoral test ...
23 Jan 2024 at 00:01
