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10 acts of violence and far-right ‘activism’ police ignored ahead of summer riots
UK riots

10 acts of violence and far-right ‘activism’ police ignored ahead of summer riots

Police have been criticised for reacting too slowly to this summer’s riots, and for underestimating the threat of far-right disorder

Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people’s homes and using them as drug dens
Crime

Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people’s homes and using them as drug dens

The Big Issue shadowed police officers in Camden and Islington, where there has been success in tackling cuckooing – the practice of taking over someone’s home for exploitation. The trick is that they haven’t done it alone

Prisons are full to bursting – and the UK riots have thrown their usefulness back in the spotlight
Ian Acheson

Prisons are full to bursting – and the UK riots have thrown their usefulness back in the spotlight

Starmer is facing his first big crisis in government after a fortuitous if short three-week honeymoon since his landslide victory, says former prison governor and academic Ian Acheson

Police failings over Sarah Everard’s killer shows how we’re still failing survivors of sexual offences
Verity Nevitt

Police failings over Sarah Everard’s killer shows how we’re still failing survivors of sexual offences

Sarah Everard: How many more women will be killed before crimes are taken seriously?
Amy Bowdrey

Sarah Everard: How many more women will be killed before crimes are taken seriously?

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Key public services are in bad shape across the board, say most Brits – with NHS faring the worst
Public services

Key public services are in bad shape across the board, say most Brits – with NHS faring the worst

No more good cop, bad cop: Revisiting Serpico and Training Day in the wake of global calls to abolish the police
Review

No more good cop, bad cop: Revisiting Serpico and Training Day in the wake of global calls to abolish the police

Should we break up the Met? We asked experts what comes next after the Casey Review
police reform

Should we break up the Met? We asked experts what comes next after the Casey Review

Police have no place in our schools
Dr Shabna Begum

Police have no place in our schools

The ‘paramilitary’ tactics used by police to suppress protest
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The ‘paramilitary’ tactics used by police to suppress protest

Police anti-racism plan can’t work if stop and search powers are increased, campaigners say
Racism

Police anti-racism plan can’t work if stop and search powers are increased, campaigners say

Expanded stop and search powers will lead to ‘more criminalisation of Black people’, groups warn
Stop and Search

Expanded stop and search powers will lead to ‘more criminalisation of Black people’, groups warn

Diane Abbott demands meeting with Hackney police after Black schoolgirl strip-searched
Child Q

Diane Abbott demands meeting with Hackney police after Black schoolgirl strip-searched

The Met Police is being sued for not investigating a Downing Street Christmas party
Partygate

The Met Police is being sued for not investigating a Downing Street Christmas party

Home Office in U-turn over ‘discriminatory’ plans to give police more stop and search powers
Politics

Home Office in U-turn over ‘discriminatory’ plans to give police more stop and search powers

Women’s groups threaten Priti Patel with legal action over ‘inadequate’ Sarah Everard inquiry
Activism

Women’s groups threaten Priti Patel with legal action over ‘inadequate’ Sarah Everard inquiry

Police warn of groups travelling to London to ’cause violence’ at Million Mask March
Activism

Police warn of groups travelling to London to ’cause violence’ at Million Mask March

Sisters Uncut occupy Royal Courts of Justice to protest police violence against women
Activism

Sisters Uncut occupy Royal Courts of Justice to protest police violence against women

Police officers admit taking and sharing photos of bodies of murdered sisters
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Police officers admit taking and sharing photos of bodies of murdered sisters