Sgt Wright News Today

Despite numerous serious road crashes, the South was fortunate to have posted a fatality-free holiday period, a senior southern police officer says...

Northumbria Police Sgt Wayne Wright was fired for gross misconduct after a panel at a misconduct hearing ruled his behaviour was unprofessional and sexist.

BBC News Published image captionOnce Wilkie was tasered,other officers were able to move in and handcuff him A police officer has been praised for his "selfless courage" after being threatened with a man wielding three knives. Avon and Somerset constable Chris Wright put himself between David Wilkie and his colleagues because they "didnt have time to flee". He tasered Wilkie, 41, when he continued to advance, meaning he could be handcuffed. Now a sergeant, Wright has been given a chief constabl...