The Latest Breaking News from The National Police Chiefs Council

Graffiti at medieval church and removal of York stone from bridge among incidents cited

Human rights groups say lack of data hinders assessment of whether counter-extremism scheme is discriminatory

Rise in offences has been fuelled by violent porn and access to smartphones, a police chief warns

Exclusive: Campaigners describe a ‘postcode lottery’, with one expert warning that the rejection of so many applications made under Clare’s Law is putting women’s lives in danger

Hundreds of London’s Metropolitan police officers temporarily turned in their firearms in September after the Crown Prosecution Service charged an officer with the murder of unarmed 24-year-old Chris Kaba. Up to 300 of the force’s 2,500 armed officers stepped back from their duties, leading the Met to request backup support…

Exclusive: Figures for 2021-22 raise concerns about police handling of crucial material used to prosecute the most serious crimes

A total of 200,000 cannabis plants were identified as part of Operation Mille

In today’s newsletter: More than 120,000 penalties were handed out during the pandemic – but there’s a question of how fairly they were issued

Volunteer detectives could look again at all 13,000 cold cases on National Crime Agency’s missing persons unit

It comes as data revealed complaints about police officer's treatment of women and girls are highly unlikely to result in action