No was the answer given to this question by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in the recent case of O Halloran and Francis v U.K. (CLW/07/26/2). Section 172 of the 1988 Act ...

Former police chief accused of rape A former top policeman has been remanded in custody charged with rape and with indecently assaulting children while he was an active officer.

Cartoon cats alert public to phone theft A cartoon cat has been used by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to make anti-crime warning messages more memorable and less about trying to frighten ...

Researchers at the Midwest Forensics Resource Centre at Iowa State University are building a library of ink profiles to help forensic scientists identify inks on fraudulent documents and other ...

More officers specialising in cybercrime will be recruited as part of a £1.9 billion strategy to protect Britain from online attacks expected to be announced today. Chancellor Phillip Hammond will ...

The suspected head of an organised crime group wanted in connection with a massive drugs seizure ten years ago has been one of six people arrested as part of an international multi-agency operation.

Backing for right to strike The majority of Police Federation members questioned in a recent poll have backed the right by officers to take strike action.

Impact of tech on VAWG Last month, techUK hosted a series of ‘Impact Days’ examining the development of digital solutions to tackle the ‘epidemic’ of violence and sexual crimes faced by women.

Federation ‘extremely concerned’ at decision to release BWV footage from misconduct hearing Dorset Police Federation says it was “inexplicable” that a “carefully selected” video clip, which formed ...

100-strong ‘skilled’ team joins ‘unprecedented’ investigation into Post Office Horizon scandal A 100-strong team of “skilled” police officers and staff from across the UK will be supporting the ...

Diane Abbott's son admits assaulting two police officers The son of the Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott has admitted spitting at one police officer and biting another after being refused entry to a ...

Legal blank firing pistols being converted into deadly weapons Blank firing pistols available to order online from around £100 are being converted into lethal weapons in makeshift factories across the ...