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Last night (15 August) Thames Valley Police officer PC Andrew Harper was tragically killed in the line of duty after attending a reported burglary.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has approved the return of Eurofins Forensics Services to the forensics marketplace following the criminal cyber-attack suffered in June.

Members of Parliament from across England, Wales and Scotland have been invited by their local police forces to give a day to policing this August. Last year over 150 MPs took part.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that 20,000 new police officers will be recruited.

Police forces in England and Wales have increased the number of armed operations over the last 12 months in a bid to protect the public from the most dangerous criminals.

The National Police Chiefs' Council responds to a report released today (Tuesday 23 July) by Big Brother Watch criticising the police use of digital evidence consent forms in obtaining victim and witness evidence in criminal investigations. 

Figures for police-recorded crime have been released today (18 July) by the Office for National Statistics.

The Government’s new Domestic Abuse Bill will be introduced in parliament today.

Police are launching the first ever national crackdown on forced marriage at a number of airports as the school holidays get underway.

The Home Office will today (Wednesday 10 July) publish the findings of its Front Line Review .