In 1974 my predecessor as West Midlands Chief Constable, Sir Derrick Capper, faced a sustained UK IRA bombing campaign with 6,842 police officers.  Forty years later and after a horrific series of attacks in London and Manchester, I face a modern terror threat with 6,600 officers – a number that has already fallen by close to 2,000 and is set to fall further.

Members of the police service are included in honours which recognise the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people across the UK.

More festival workers and staff at major summer events are to be trained on what to do in the event of a terrorist incident following the atrocities in Manchester and London.

NPCC Lead for Hate Crime addresses recent spikes trigged by the horrible attacks in Manchester and London

As people cast their votes in the General Election, police forces are updating security in line with the threat level

Chief officers respond to the terrorist attack in London

Together with the European Traffic Police Network (TISPOL), police forces in England and Wales will be supporting a month-long campaign to clamp down on drink driving.

For practical and precautionary reasons we made the decision that the resources we planned for this weekend’s events will continue. So the public will still see that high level of policing presence; some armed, some unarmed.

Following the appalling terrorist attack last Monday night, detectives from the Counter Terrorism Command have been working round the clock as part of a fast paced wide ranging investigation.

Intelligence sharing reinstated