Xylazine, often known as ‘tranq’, is a high-strength veterinary sedative, which has increasingly been used in combination with opioids such as heroin. Its effects can leave users prone to non-healing ...

The Home Office has announced a new partnership with IBM to deliver the Emergency Services Network (ESN) following a series of delays by previous suppliers. The ESN will support more than 300,000 ...

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) graded Cleveland Police’s performance across five areas, assessing how well it safeguards children who are at risk. It ...

Mr Balhatchet has also pioneered high-profile policing initiatives such as live facial recognition and oversaw custody ...

The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) is backing the British Medical Association’s (BMA) call for a ...

North Yorkshire Police’s Chief Constable Tim Forber has paid tribute to an officer who was tragically killed in a road ...

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) received more than 1,200 calls about domestic abuse incidents over the Christmas period during its annual Operation ‘Season’s Greetings’. While the number ...

An officer has been dismissed after a misconduct hearing found he sent and received offensive WhatsApp messages over a number of years, many of them pornographic.

An investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) found that the officers acted correctly in dealing with the incident in Poplar, East London, in May 2023, in which a man was ...

Victims of anti-social behaviour (ASB) are to get better information and access to support, including improvements to the ...

Gwent Police needs to ‘urgently’ improve the oversight of its custody services and how it manages risk to keep detainees safe ...

Police and crime commissioner (PCC) Joy Allen has been appointed as the new chair of the BlueLight Commercial board.