The consultation seeks the public’s views on proposals to achieve full cost recovery of firearms licensing fees as well as proposals to add to the calibres of firearms that may be exchanged in a ...

‘Self-swabbing’ rape and sexual assault kits present a “significant risk” to victims, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has warned.

The incident happened in September 2025 when Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) armed response officers responded to reports that a gun had been seen in a car being driven in Belfast. After ...

The new model, which goes live on Sunday 29th March, follows an extensive review commissioned by Chief Constable Rob Carden, who returned to Merseyside in August last year after serving as Chief ...

Officers from West Mercia Police who led the firearms operation in which a man was fatally shot, are being investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) about the planning and ...

Conservative former Cabinet minister Sir David Davis told ministers in the House of Commons yesterday that Letby’s conviction ...

Across the year, IWF identified 8,029 AI-generated images and videos depicting realistic child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Sir Andy Cooke QPM DL, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), said that if ...

Jamie Harrison, 55, from Droitwich, was secretary and treasurer of the West Mercia Police Federation (WMPF) between 2010 and 2018 – a position of trust in which he was responsible for safeguarding the ...

A British Transport Police (BTP) officer has been handed a final written warning following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) over his use of force in the arrest of ...

Among these were 4,593 VAWG offences yet only around 3 per cent resulted in a charge or summons, while around 58 per cent of cases identified no suspect. Hate crime incidents also paint a bad picture, ...

A Sussex Police officer has been charged with sex offences against two children. Iain Macnab, 51, a Detective Inspector based in West Sussex, has been charged with sexual assault, sexual activity with ...