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Take my advice – don't traffic drugs'

Take my advice – don't traffic drugs'

Friday, 15 October 2010

Three UK prisoners detained in Peru explain why trafficking drugs wasn’t the easy money they were led to believe it would be....

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James Brokenshire's speech on crime and retail crime

James Brokenshire's speech on crime and retail crime

Thursday, 14 October 2010

The minister delivered this speech on 13 October 2010 to the British Retail Consortium Annual Retail Crime and Loss Prevention Conference....

Enforced returns to Zimbabwe will resume

Enforced returns to Zimbabwe will resume

Thursday, 14 October 2010

Failed asylum seekers with no right to be in the UK can now be returned to Zimbabwe, the government told parliament today....

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Lord Scott Baker to lead extradition review

Lord Scott Baker to lead extradition review

Thursday, 14 October 2010

Sir Scott Baker has been appointed to lead a review into the UK’s legal arrangements for bringing criminals to justice who flee overseas....

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Government outlines trafficking vision

Government outlines trafficking vision

Thursday, 14 October 2010

A renewed offensive against organised crime gangs behind the human trafficking trade has been unveiled....

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Sir Scott Baker will lead review of extradition

Sir Scott Baker will lead review of extradition

Thursday, 14 October 2010

The Rt Hon Sir Scott Baker will lead an independent panel to conduct a review into the UK’s extradition arrangements....

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Fake goods found at Stansted

Fake goods found at Stansted

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

Vast quantities of fake Ugg Boots, Nike trainers and GHD hair straighteners have been seized by the UK Border Agency....

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Cutting crime on British high streets

Cutting crime on British high streets

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

At the British Retail crime conference today, James Brokenshire said tough action will be taken to deal with shoplifting and other criminal behaviour ...

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Guilty verdicts for botched sham marriage pair

Guilty verdicts for botched sham marriage pair

Tuesday, 12 October 2010

Groom caught wearing suit with labels still attached and adjustable wedding rings has been jailed for attempting to stage a sham marriage....

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Minister asks for khat review

Minister asks for khat review

Monday, 11 October 2010

A stimulant used predominately by members of the UK’s Somali, Yemeni and Ethiopian communities is to be reviewed....

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Consultation begins on Newport passport office closure

Consultation begins on Newport passport office closure

Friday, 08 October 2010

The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) today announced plans to enter into consultation to reduce the size of the organisation....

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New passport design hits the streets

New passport design hits the streets

Friday, 08 October 2010

The first new look UK passport was issued today to five-year-old Elliot Coutts Miller....

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Parcels of hallucinogen seized by border officers

Parcels of hallucinogen seized by border officers

Thursday, 07 October 2010

Packages of a powerful hallucinogenic drug have been intercepted in Coventry by UK Border Agency officers based at the city's postal hub....

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First new design passport issued

First new design passport issued

Thursday, 07 October 2010

Five-year-old Elliot Coutts-Miller was today issued the first new-look UK passport....

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Human trafficking gang sentenced to six years

Human trafficking gang sentenced to six years

Thursday, 07 October 2010

One of the UK's largest human trafficking cases has resulted in six years in prison for two Polish gang leaders....

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Theresa May accepts child protection chief’s resignation

Theresa May accepts child protection chief’s resignation

Tuesday, 05 October 2010

The chief executive of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) has resigned....

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Crime and disorder not 'antisocial behaviour'

Crime and disorder not 'antisocial behaviour'

Tuesday, 05 October 2010

Baroness Newlove, whose husband Garry was murdered after standing up to drunken vandals, appointed government champion for safer communities....

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Border officers foil rhino horn plot

Border officers foil rhino horn plot

Tuesday, 05 October 2010

A plot to smuggle rhino horns out of the UK into the Chinese medicine market has been disrupted by border officers, landing a man in jail for 12 month...

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English Defence League march in Leicester banned

English Defence League march in Leicester banned

Monday, 04 October 2010

Theresa May today agreed to a ban on a planned English Defence League march in Leicester....

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Accenture named top employer for mums

Accenture named top employer for mums

Monday, 04 October 2010

Winner of the Top Employer Awards named....

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Government defends interim limit on economic migrants

Government defends interim limit on economic migrants

Friday, 01 October 2010

The government has defended its decision to introduce an interim limit on skilled workers from outside the EU....

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Minister sees consequences of drug smuggling

Minister sees consequences of drug smuggling

Friday, 01 October 2010

Home Office minister James Brokenshire has warned of the severe consequnces of smuggling drugs when he visited Sarita Colonia jail in Peru....

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Police pay review launched

Police pay review launched

Friday, 01 October 2010

Most comprehensive review in more than 30 years aims to improve service while ensuring the best value for money. Contribute your views....

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New rights for workers

New rights for workers

Friday, 01 October 2010

Four decades after the Made in Dagenham pioneers, today’s workers have won new rights that will help to stamp out pay discrimination....

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Child protection scheme rolled out to more forces

Child protection scheme rolled out to more forces

Friday, 01 October 2010

A scheme that allows parents to find out whether people with access to their family are sex offenders will be extended to a further 11 police forces t...

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Police pay and conditions review launches

Police pay and conditions review launches

Friday, 01 October 2010

Comprehensive review of police pay and conditions launched by government, to improve service for the public and maximise value for money....

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International criminal network targeted

International criminal network targeted

Thursday, 30 September 2010

Arrests made after border officers and police work together to disrupt a gang suspected of helping immigrants to come to UK illegally....

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Theresa May on making cities safer

Theresa May on making cities safer

Wednesday, 29 September 2010

To mark World Habitat Day, the Home Secretary has told the Metro newspaper what changes in Britain’s towns and cities she would like to see....

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Equal pay pioneers

Equal pay pioneers

Tuesday, 28 September 2010

To mark the release of new British film Made in Dagenham this week, veterans of the dispute meet Theresa May to talk about their struggle for equal pa...

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Taser company licence will not be renewed

Taser company licence will not be renewed

Tuesday, 28 September 2010

Enquiries following Raoul Moat operation have shown Taser supplier Pro-Tect provided weapons to the police in breach of its licence....

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