about the number of murders, the number of stabbings, the epidemic of knife crime that exists." I don

.“ Forces need to get the basics right, whether in investigating crime or responding to the public

He said that in recent months, Ecuador and Haiti have come under threat from organised crime

managing director at Co-op, said: “ We know retail crime is driven by repeat and prolific offenders and

Its submission said that it had blocked more than 134 million international scam calls since July 2022.It added: “ We are also blocking as many as one billion spam emails from reaching customers per month.... While this looks good on paper, the disjointed nature has led to issues with co-ordination, capacity, and capability.“ It will be interesting to see if the Government’s launch of Stop!... The woman, from Manchester, said someone in Essex hacked her Just Eat account and ordered food with h

LONDON — A U.K. watchdog has called on police to treat “ an epidemic ” of violence against women

shoplifting" epidemic". Supermarket boss Richard Walker, executive chairman of Iceland Foods, blamed

Police say it is “ not realistic ” for officers to respond to every shoplifting report. The offences helped push overall police-recorded theft up by three per cent to 1.8 million.... Violence with injury was back to pre-pandemic levels, up 49 per cent to 562, 000. The ONS said it was “ too early ” to tell if the 10 per cent increase “ represents a short-term fluctuation or the start of a new trend ”.... This cannot continue.“ This Government will restore neighbourhood policing across the count

Some ￡360million in rent arrears was accumulated in the pandemic.... Without action the “ homelessness disaster ” will cost the taxpayer more than ￡2billion, said Lord John Bird, cross-party peer and founder of the Big Issue magazine.... He said those affected will be “ everyday families ” simply struggling to make ends meet. Children would be hardest hit, he said, with temporary accommodation leading to further “ social ostracism ” after nearly two years of Covid restrictions....

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