25 m. 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"

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2 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.

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set out how the policing structures are outdated and called policing the ‘last great unreformed public service’.

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2 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

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3 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.

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3 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

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3 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

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4 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

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20 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.

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21 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

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21 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

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25 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.

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32 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.

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33 h. ago NEC chair Shabana Mahmood issues update on Andy Burnham's bid to stand in by

The mayor of Greater Manchester announced his desire to return to Westminster

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33 h. ago Labour on brink of civil war as party chiefs mull blocking Andy Burnham Commons comeback

The Home Secretary is chairing a meeting to decide if Mr Burnham can apply for selection as Labour’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election.

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34 h. ago ‘British FBI’ to tackle national crime in major police overhaul

The National Police Service will be created to crack down on serious and complex crimes.

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34 h. ago Labour bigwig Shabana Mahmood delivers update on Andy Burnham by

Members of Labour's ruling body will meet today to consider Andy Burnham's request to quit as Greater Manchester mayor to run in the Gorton & Denton by-election

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44 h. ago New ‘British FBI’ team to tackle terrorism and gang crime in major police shake

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood will outline major police reforms on Monday with the number of forces expected to be slashed

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45 h. ago 'British FBI' tackling serious crime to be unveiled by Shabana Mahmood

The Home Secretary is set to announce a new high-tech police force focused on putting Britain's most dangerous criminals behind bars, and will argue that officers are overstretched

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67 h. ago Mahmood to get power to sack chief constables after West Midlands Police Israeli fans ban row

The home secretary has moved swiftly after she was unable to sack former West Midlands chief constable Craig Guildford over his force's handling of the Aston Villa match against Maccabi Tel Aviv

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