Two officers who helped save a child’s life were among those recognised with awards from the Chief Constable of Kent Police
In August 2022 PC William Holloway and PC Joseph Turner of the #Tonbridge and #TunbridgeWells Local Policing Team attended a residential address where a young child had fallen unconscious in a paddling pool. Upon arrival they immediately cleared the girl’s airway and began chest compressions before medical personnel arrived and she was airlifted to hospital […]
Two women who died after getting into difficulty in the River Ouse in Kempston have been named as their families pay tribute
Emergency services were called to the Weir embankment in Water Lane at around 10.50am on 16 April following reports of two capsized canoes. The bodies of two women were discovered shortly after emergency services arrived. The victims have today (Tuesday) been named as 56-year-old Sarah Waller (pictured right) of Wendover Drive, Bedford and 52-year-old Laura […]
Timothy Schofield, brother of TV presenter Phillip Schofield, has been sacked from his job as a civilian worker for Avon and Somerset Police following his conviction of 11 sexual offences against a child
Schofield was found guilty of sexually abusing a boy and is due to be sentenced on 19 May. The misconduct hearing found that he caused “serious and extensive” harm. Schofield had been suspended from duty during the criminal investigation. His criminal conviction undermines public trust in the police service and its employees, according to Assistant […]
Timothy Schofield, brother of TV presenter Phillip Schofield, has been sacked from his job as a civilian worker for Avon and Somerset Pol…
Schofield was found guilty of sexually abusing a boy and is due to be sentenced on 19 May. The misconduct hearing found that he caused “serious and extensive” harm. Schofield had been suspended from duty during the criminal investigation. His criminal conviction undermines public trust in the police service and its employees, according to Assistant […]
Germany and the UK have intercepted three Russian military aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea
The Luftwaffe tweeted, “Reconnaissance flights intercepted. German and British Eurofighters were alerted to identify three military aircraft. The two SU-27 Flankers and a IL-20 from Russia were flying again without transponder signals in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.” Earlier this month, the UK assumed NATO’s Baltic policing mission from Germany. Since Latvia, Lithuania, and […]
Firefighters have completed a training exercise at Goodwood House to test their procedures in the event of a major incident
The mock incident, which took place this morning (Wednesday, 26 April), saw crews respond to a simulated fire in a tower filled with smoke with one person unaccounted for. Crews from Chichester, Bognor, Petworth, and Worthing attended the incident along with the aerial ladder platform from Worthing. Anton Mezzone, Station Manager at Chichester Fire Station, […]
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A Metropolitan Police officer named Darren Hourigan has pleaded guilty to three counts of possession of indecent images of children
He appeared at Kingston Crown Court on April 26 and will be sentenced on July 7. Chief Superintendent Andy Brittain said that PC Hourigan’s arrest demonstrates the Met’s commitment to upholding the law among its ranks. Following an investigation by the Met’s Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse team, Hourigan was arrested in March 2020 […]
The murder case of seven-year-old Nikki Allan, who was found with 37 stab wounds continues to haunt and shock people to this day
The ongoing trial of David Boyd, accused of murdering Nikki, has been marked by testimony from forensic experts describing the horrific nature of the crime. Witnesses have testified that Nikki was seen skipping behind a man shortly before the crime took place, further adding to the tragedy of a young life lost in such a […]
The murder case of seven-year-old Nikki Allan, who was found with 37 stab wounds continues to haunt and shock people to this day
The ongoing trial of David Boyd, accused of murdering Nikki, has been marked by testimony from forensic experts describing the horrific nature of the crime. Witnesses have testified that Nikki was seen skipping behind a man shortly before the crime took place, further adding to the tragedy of a young life lost in such a […]