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Elites with known links to the Kremlin may be subject to exclusion from the UK in show of steadfast support for Ukraine on 3 year anniversary of invasion.
Possession or distribution of electronic devices used to commit vehicle theft will be banned, carrying a maximum sentence of 5 years.
Two new offences in the government’s flagship Crime and Policing Bill will make child criminal exploitation and 'cuckooing' illegal.
Announcements made about members appointed to the offensive weapons homicide review oversight board.
Raneem’s Law has launched to embed the first domestic abuse specialists in 999 control rooms across five forces and ensure victims receive specialist support.
Retailers will need to report suspicious and bulk purchases of knives on their platforms to police, with tougher sentences for selling knives to under 18s.
The government has launched open competitions for two roles.
An advertisement inviting applications to become the Windrush Commissioner has been launched today.
The Security Minister updated on the Prevent learning review – jointly commissioned with Counter Terrorism Policing following the murder of Sir David Amess.
Government response to the ACMD's advice on increasing the level of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) permissible in industrial hemp from 0.2-0.3% and assessment after 2 years.
More than 120 members of the armed forces, policing and government have taken part in an exercise to practise responding to a national security emergency.
A key Russian cybercrime syndicate responsible for aiding merciless ransomware attacks around the world has been targeted by new UK sanctions.
Nearly 19,000 foreign criminals and people with no right to be in the UK have now been removed since the government took office.
Most successful January in over half a decade for Home Office Immigration Enforcement teams tackling illegal working.
The UK will host Western Balkans leaders for the Berlin Process Summit in Autumn 2025.
The Home Secretary brought together law enforcement and leading tech companies to drive new action to tackle mobile phone thefts.
Today (Thursday, 6 February) UK Government Scotland Office Minister Kirsty McNeill spoke at the NFU Scotland conference in Glasgow.
Security Minister Dan Jarvis gave an update on the Prevent learning review - jointly commissioned with Counter Terrorism Policing following the Southport attack.
The second EU-UK Counter-Terrorism Dialogue took place in London on 4 February 2025, strengthening the UK and EU’s strategic cooperation on counter-terrorism.
Government announces new intelligence-led national policing centre to put the experiences of victims at the heart of police investigations.
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