8 h. ago Shabana Mahmood admits 350 migrants have come to Britain from France under Labour's 'one in one out' deal but only 281 have been deported

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed 281 small boat migrants have been deported back to France under the deal, but 350 admitted.

Economics

10 h. ago Shabana Mahmood defends rollout of live facial recognition to all police forces

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the technology is ‘a really big opportunity’ and there is ‘no true liberty’ if people are scared of crime.

Events

21 h. ago Shabana Mahmood announces police AI revolution and British FBI in huge shake

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the use of facial recognition will be ramped up and police forces will be axed in the biggest policing shake-up in 200 years

Events

21 h. ago SHABANA MAHMOOD: My dad resorted to getting cricket bat to deter thugs

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has unveiled the biggest shake-up in policing in 200 years - and says it will go a long way to cutting crime in neighbourhoods in England and Wales

Politics

23 h. ago Facial recognition to be rolled out nationwide in major police reforms

The home secretary has unveiled sweeping reforms billed as the biggest policing overhaul in 200 years

Events

24 h. ago What is Shabana Mahmood proposing in ‘biggest ever’ policing reforms?

Among major changes planned by home secretary are abolishing most forces in England and Wales and creating a national crime agencyAfter a stream of policy announcements over several months, Shabana Mahmood has unveiled a white paper outlining changes that will affect every police force across England and Wales – and could well abolish most of them.The home secretary’s department has described it as the biggest overhaul of policing since the service was founded two centuries ago.A reduction in the number of police forces from the current 43 by 2034 – a review will determine the details.An FBI-style National Police Service to lead on terrorism, fraud and organised crime.The launch of local policing areas in every borough city and town, with officers focusing on neighbourhood policing.Giving home secretaries the power to sack chief constables.Every police officer in England and Wales to be made to hold a “licence to serve” – and asked to face regular tests.A fast track for professional...

Events

24 h. ago What are the major police reforms proposed by Shabana Mahmood and how will they affect Britons?

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said that "crime is changing" but "policing hasn’t kept pace"

Events

26 h. ago Archetypal British bobby Dixon of Dock Green to be 'reincarnated' as real

Senior officers insisted the archetypal British bobby - who featured in the BBC drama from the Fifties to the Seventies - will be reborn as part of major reforms unveiled by Shabana Mahmood.

Politics

26 h. ago Live facial recognition nationwide rollout amid major policing reforms

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set out how the policing structures are outdated and called policing the ‘last great unreformed public service’.

Events

27 h. ago 'Shabana Mahmood is carrying Labour's hopes, being bold is her only option'

Shabana Mahmood has unveiled what has been branded the biggest shakeup in British policing in 200 years - with a UK FBI, a rollout of AI and the creation of new 'mega-forces' among the changes

Politics

27 h. ago Head of chief constables body backs plans to slash their number

Gavin Stephens said there are too many decision makers in the current structure of police forces in England and Wales.

Politics

27 h. ago AI and facial recognition to be rolled out as Britain’s ‘broken’ policing system faces sweeping reforms

Officials say using AI will free up six million hours of police time - the equivalent of 3,000 officers - each year

Events

27 h. ago Shabana Mahmood's key policing changes from British FBI to AI and crack squads

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has unveiled a radical blueprint for the future of policing - arguing the number of forces needs to be slashed and a 'British FBI' should be set up

Events

28 h. ago Police will have to respond to emergencies in London within 15 minutes under major shake

The Home Office is also expected to develop an FBI-style unit to tackle national crime as part of the policing overhaul

Events

43 h. ago Migrant boasts about sneaking into Britain from bottom of moving lorry: TikTok asylum seeker films himself clinging to HGV's wheel axle with his head just INCHES from road

The clip posted on TikTok shows the young man wedged into the bottom of the vehicle with his legs hanging from a pole, leaving his upper half floating dangerously close to the ground.

Events

44 h. ago Police must get to crime scenes in 15 minutes... or face discipline from Mahmood

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to unveil what she is calling the most sweeping overhaul of policing in the service's 200-year history on Monday with strict targets on response times.

Events

45 h. ago New 999 response time targets to speed up policing and catch more criminals

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood will unveil major reforms to policing on Monday

Events

45 h. ago Police ordered to respond to emergencies in 15 minutes as Home Secretary slams delays

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will call time on unacceptable delays which can mean perpetrators and witnesses have disappeared when officers arrive at the scene

Society

49 h. ago Andy Burnham ‘disappointed’ after Labour blocks bid to contest by

Members of Labour’s National Executive Committee voted on Sunday morning to deny the mayor of Greater Manchester permission to stand in the contest.

Events

56 h. ago Mahmood: Trump praise of UK troops may be ‘as good as it gets’ by way of Nato apology

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has suggested a Donald Trump social media post honouring UK soldiers who fought in Afghanistan as “among the greatest of all warriors” may be the closest thing to an apology issued by the president over his criticism of Nato troops.

Politics