The head of the Metropolitan police has promised to personally oversee a cultural change within the force and pledged to resolve six remaining cases of alleged racism within four weeks. Bernard Hogan-Howe told MPs he would drive out racist police officers in the Met. The force was receiving about one complaint a day alleging racism, [...]
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A Billingham, a Baker and the chief constable of Thames Valley Police have emerged as the front runners to become Her Majesty’s new Chief Inspector of Constabulary, PoliceOracle.com understands. Roger Baker, the former chief constable of Essex Police and now an HM Inspector for the north of the country, Zoe Billingham, currently an HM Inspector [...]
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THE first heavyweight contender to become Avon and Somerset’s first Police and Crime Commissioner believes he has the experience and contacts to make a success of the role. Somerset County Council leader Ken Maddock declared his intention to seek the Conservative Party’s nomination to be its candidate for the £85,000-per-year position. [...]
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A police officer will face prosecution over allegations he assaulted a 15-year-old black teenager who was handcuffed in the custody area of a London police station shortly after last summer’s riots. Joe Harrington, a Metropolitan police constable, is to be charged with assault “occasioning actual bodily harm” over allegations he attacked Terelle Ferguson, now 16, [...]
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Please note that comments are switched off for legal reasons. 9.52am: Welcome to the Leveson inquiry live blog. Today the inquiry will hear from Martin Clarke, publisher of the Daily Mail’s website, Mail Online. Clarke joined the Daily Mail in 1987 before editing the Scotsman, the Daily Record and Sunday Mail. He took over MailOnline [...]
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ABC News British Prime Minister Asks For American Help In Fighting Crime ABC News Metropolitan Police officers prepare to carry out a raid on a property on the Churchill Gardens estate in Pimlico, London during an operation where police hope to recover property stolen during the recent disturbances in the capital … and more
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TNT Magazine Twitter, Blackberry's roles in London riots being reviewed Salt Lake Tribune “Police have got very extensive monitoring of the Blackberry Messenger model,” Stephen Kavanagh, deputy assistant commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police , told reporters today.
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Daily Mail Straight from Shameless: Rogues' gallery of riot thugs who have already been …
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Evening Standard Unrest delays search for new commissioner Evening Standard The deadline for applications for the post of Metropolitan Police commissioner has been extended because of the riots.
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Daily Mail Met communications chief on 'extended leave' Politics.co.uk The Metropolitan police has increased the size of its phone-hacking investigation by 50%. The Murdochs and the Metropolitan police face heavy criticism in a report on phone-hacking published by the home affairs committee this morning. …
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