Police and crime commissioner (PCC) Joy Allen has decided to extend Chief Constable Rachel Bacon’s contract at Durham ...

On one occasion a 13-year-old was held in police custody for more than six hours. Three children aged 14 years were held in custody for more than six, ten and 12 hours respectively. While a ...

Cleveland Police is the latest force to pilot a new civil order that will provide greater protection for victims of domestic abuse. The new Domestic Abuse Protection Order (DAPO) will provide flexible ...

He was then taken to custody at Merthyr Bridewell police station, with his detention authorised just before 10.30pm. A risk assessment undertaken at the time recorded Mr Barnes as being calm and ...

The increased demand and subsequent growth in the capacity of the team has seen almost 400 deployments in the first eight weeks of 2025 alone. These include supporting road policing operations, major ...