What you need to know about police facial recognition technology
The Metropolitan Police has started new trials of controversial live facial recognition technology in parts of Westminster in a bid to reduce crime around the area.
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Queues after accident on main road between Dundee and Perth
Police are investigating after a crash caused tailbacks on the A90 near Dundee today.
Police probe unexplained death after body found near Carnoustie beach
A man’s body has been recovered from a river near a beach.
First police super-complaint to be lodged over victims’ immigration data sharing
The first super-complaint is set to be made against the “potentially unlawful” police practice of sharing data on crime victims with Home Office immigration officials.
Three young men assaulted during night out
Police are hunting a group of people who assaulted three young men on a night out in Glasgow.
First police super-complaint to be lodged over victims’ immigration data sharing
The first super-complaint is set to be made against the “potentially unlawful” police practice of sharing data on crime victims with Home Office immigration officials.
Several crashes amid icy conditions and freezing rain
Several vehicles have crashed on a motorway as freezing rain and ice created treacherous driving conditions.
Drugs worth £350,000 seized from car in Glasgow
Police have seized £350,000 worth of drugs after searching a car in Glasgow.
Man arrested after being found with huge stash of Twirl bars
A man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing £200 worth of chocolate bars.
Sajid Javid expects improvements as taxpayers help fund £970m boost for police
Police forces will be expected to show results with an extra £970 million funded partly by increases to council tax, Home Secretary Sajid Javid has said.
Police find shovel linked to backpacker Grace Millane’s murder
Detectives investigating the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane in New Zealand have found a missing shovel they believe is linked to her death.
Police funding boost could total nearly £1bn, says Home Secretary
Home Secretary Sajid Javid has announced a cash boost for police that could total nearly £1 billion.
Renewed searches for missing 90-year-old man
Searches are continuing for a 90-year-old man missing from his home for two days.
Police officer who raped 13-year-old girl jailed for 25 years
A paedophile police constable with an “insatiable appetite” for preying on young girls has been jailed for 25 years.
Knife and weapons possession cases hit highest since start of decade
The number of criminals being caught with knives or dangerous weapons is at the highest level since the start of the decade, new figures show.
Man died after ‘dismissive’ police controller failed to pass on information
A police controller failed to pass on information from a 999 call properly the evening before a man was found dead, a report has found.
Police review to ‘strengthen public confidence’ in force
People in Scotland have been urged to describe their experiences of dealing with police in a move to build public confidence in the service.
Cannabis worth £20,000 seized at railway station ‘from passenger on Dundee train’
Police have seized £20,000 of cannabis at a railway station.
Call for ‘drastic action’ amid soaring homicide rates in London
The number of homicides in London so far in 2018 is the highest in a calendar year this decade as mayor Sadiq Khan has been told “drastic action” is needed on violent crime in the capital.
New drink-drive limit in Scotland ‘has not reduced road accidents’
The reduced drink-drive limit in Scotland has had no impact on cutting road accidents, a new study has found.