DOGE Scrutiny Could Ease Police Department Oversight
President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may reduce federal oversight of police departments, potentially addressing staffing shortages and improving police morale, according to a retired NYPD lieutenant commander, who highlighted the removal of qualified immunity for officers as ...
DOGE Scrutiny Could Ease Police Department Oversight
President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may reduce federal oversight of police departments, potentially addressing staffing shortages and improving police morale, according to a retired NYPD lieutenant commander, who highlighted the removal of qualified immunity for officers as ...
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60% Bias Score
Council Tax Hike to Fund £330m Police Increase
England and Wales police forces will receive up to £17.4bn in 2025-26, a 3.5% increase, but £329.8m depends on a £14 council tax rise for a band D property; this has sparked criticism, while concerns remain about funding formula inequities and one-year funding settlements hindering long-term plannin...
Council Tax Hike to Fund £330m Police Increase
England and Wales police forces will receive up to £17.4bn in 2025-26, a 3.5% increase, but £329.8m depends on a £14 council tax rise for a band D property; this has sparked criticism, while concerns remain about funding formula inequities and one-year funding settlements hindering long-term plannin...
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40% Bias Score
UK Police Funding Shortfall Threatens Thousands of Job Cuts
Facing a revolt by police chiefs over a 'fundamental accounting mistake', the UK Home Office is predicted to announce a police funding shortfall this week, threatening thousands of officer job cuts despite a recent pledge to increase police numbers, impacting crime-fighting efforts and potentially r...
UK Police Funding Shortfall Threatens Thousands of Job Cuts
Facing a revolt by police chiefs over a 'fundamental accounting mistake', the UK Home Office is predicted to announce a police funding shortfall this week, threatening thousands of officer job cuts despite a recent pledge to increase police numbers, impacting crime-fighting efforts and potentially r...
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44% Bias Score
Unsolved Crimes in England and Wales Reach Record Highs
Between April and June, English and Welsh police closed 452,517 investigations without identifying suspects in crimes with individual victims, a 45% closure rate, up from 40.2% the previous year, leaving victims feeling ignored and potentially contributing to a crisis in the criminal justice system.
Unsolved Crimes in England and Wales Reach Record Highs
Between April and June, English and Welsh police closed 452,517 investigations without identifying suspects in crimes with individual victims, a 45% closure rate, up from 40.2% the previous year, leaving victims feeling ignored and potentially contributing to a crisis in the criminal justice system.
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48% Bias Score
Islamist Rebels Seize Damascus After Assad's Fall
Islamist rebels, including groups with ties to ISIS and Al Qaeda, have seized control of Damascus after the swift fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, raising concerns about regional instability and further refugee flows to Europe.
Islamist Rebels Seize Damascus After Assad's Fall
Islamist rebels, including groups with ties to ISIS and Al Qaeda, have seized control of Damascus after the swift fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, raising concerns about regional instability and further refugee flows to Europe.
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64% Bias Score