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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

The Independent UK

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.

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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.

Evening Standard

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 Guardian - 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

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

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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 Independent 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 Guardian - UK

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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Schools to teach children how to spot fake news and ‘putrid’ conspiracies online

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said her curriculum review would embed critical thinking skills in lessons.

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King offers his ‘heartfelt thanks’ to police after days of riots and violent disorder

It comes as the riots begin to dissipate with more than 700 arrested

The Guardian - UK

More than 700 arrests made and 302 people charged over riots in England

‘Hundreds more suspects’ from violence led by far right should expect to be arrested, say police chiefs

The Guardian - UK

Starmer tells Cobra meeting to maintain ‘high alert’ for further far-right disorder

Prime minister emphasises there is ‘no doubt’ that targeted policing and rapid sentencing are acting as deterrents to further unrest

The Guardian - UK

Why is violence against women only getting worse? The answer doesn’t lie with Andrew Tate

We are no closer to understanding why some men hate women so viciously – but we can transform how misogyny is policed, writes Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Tackling misogyny in UK schools could take up to 20 years, says Jess Phillips

Exclusive: Safeguarding minister outlines measures to protect women and girls, including plans for ‘Raneem’s law’

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Violence Against Women In England And Wales Reaches 'Epidemic Levels'

UK police report 'epidemic levels' of violence against women and girls, urging immediate action to address the crisis.

The Guardian - UK

Violence against women a ‘national emergency’ in England and Wales, police say

National Police Chiefs’ Council analysis reveals 2m women a year estimated to be victims of male violence

The Independent UK

Violence against women soars by 40% as police chief brands crime rate a ‘national emergency’

Deputy chief constable brands violence against women and girls ‘national emergency’

The Guardian - UK

Two UK Police Digital Service leaders arrested on suspicion of fraud and bribery

Suspects suspended from senior posts at firm providing digital services for all of British law enforcement

The Independent UK

Police chiefs defy calls to arrest fewer people to ease prison overcrowding

The Met said they will ‘never agree’ to pause arrests while Hampshire Constabulary vowed to continue ‘relentlessly pursuing criminals’

The Guardian - UK

Sunak says Labour taking victory for granted as Starmer calls on voters to ‘stop the chaos’ – as it happened

Prime minister announces early summer election with date putting parties on campaign trail for six weeks

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