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Share 'This is certainly not about jumping the queue in front of the most vulnerable members of society or those on the NHS frontline. John Apter, chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales 'It's about ensuring policing is resilient enough to cope with the demands of the pandemic and that my colleagues can continue to support the public during these exceptional times.' Mr Apter said he had lobbied the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) over the issue and it had been raised directly with the Government but no decision has been made. He called for Boris Johnson to make a decisio...

Don't show me this message again✕ Large New Year’s Eve parties “should not be happening,” police have said as the government tightens coronavirus restrictions across England. Around 44 million people, 78 per cent of England’s population, will be under the highest tier 4 rules from midnight after ministers announced an escalation of measures in response to surging infections. Only the Isles of Scilly will be in the least severe category. For the vast majority of the population, indoor mixing between people from different households will be illegal and the organisers of gatherings of ...

Highways England could face manslaughter charges over the death of a 62-year-old grandmother who was killed on a stretch of smart motorway, an inquest has heard. Nargis Begum, from Sheffield, was the passenger in a Nissan Qashqai car, driven by her husband, Mohammed Bashir, 67, which broke down on the M1 in South Yorkshire, near Woodhall Services, in September 2018.    Mrs Begum, a mother-of-five and grandmother-of-nine, had exited the car and was waiting for help when another vehicle collided with the Nissan, causing it plough into her. The stranded Nissan had its hazard lights on when t...

Breaking up Christmas dinner ‘will not be a priority’, says senior police officer Police will not be prioritising breaking up Christmas dinners on Christmas day. (Getty Images) Eight people having Christmas dinner together will not be a priority for the police on Christmas Day, according to a senior police officer, despite those in Tier 4 being told not to mix at Christmas.  Police Federation chair John Apter told Sky News there would not be extra police on shift during Christmas, and that the police had not yet received guidance from the government on how to handle the...

Advertisement The organiser of the anti-lockdown protest in London which saw five officers injured and 29 people arrested could face a £10,000 fine, the Metropolitan Police have said.  The woman was identified as the organiser of the protest after around 150 anti-lockdown activists descended onto Parliament Square yesterday amid fears the country faced tighter restrictions as the number of Covid cases continued to surge. The force said three men have also been charged with assaulting an emergency worker and have been bailed to appear at a London magistrates' court in the new year. The thre...