Victims are being let down and suspects left untracked by some Police Forces in england and wales according to a report out today. Her majestyS Inspectorate of constabulary found a third of forces needed improvement. It said a small number were putting the public at unacceptable risk by rationing services as they struggle with cutbacks. Heres our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. The cornerstone of british policing the bobby on the beat. But are these Vital Community posts being eroded as forces juggle their priorities . Thats one of the warnings in a stark report from her majestyS Inspectorate of constabulary. After five years of budget cuts, some forces arent making the right tough calls over how to use their resources. Its raised what it calls a red warning flag to those struggling forces. Some have been downgrading 999 calls if theyre short on officers. That means they dont have to respond as quickly. The hmic also says Domestic Violence calls to some forces have been d
Cuts to policing in some areas are putting the public at risk thats the warning from the Police Standards watchdog. It says there are now too few detectives, leaving a third of Police Forces in england and wales in a potentially perilous state, with victims being let down, criminal cases not investigated and suspects not followed up. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford reports. From Bedfordshire Police, raiding the home of a suspected drug dealer this morning. On a day that inspectors graded the force as inadequate, the worst place in england and wales, a grading the Chief Constable blames on chronic underfunding. This grading is not correct grading for bedfordshire. If you are going to talk about inadequate, talk about inadequate resources and funding, which has been the case in this force for ten yea rs been the case in this force for ten years now. Among the many failings, the inspectors found that anti social behaviour, like this motorbike riding in a park in dunstable,
Bringing us tomorrow. With me are ben riley smith, deputy Political Editor of the telegraph and john crowley, editor in chief of International Business times uk. Tomorrows front pages. Starting with. The Daily Express leads with a new tax on inheritance. The paper says a death tax is among policies being presented to theresa may to help combat the cost of caring for older people. The lead story of the telegraph explains that scientists have successfully created an embryo using only stem cells for the first time. The mirror leads with a report which reveals four in five hospitals are now unsafe. Guardian has an exclusive interview with the head of mi6. The daily mail leads with the plague of the fly tippers, an epidemic. Snaps debut on the New York Stock Exchange is the top story in the financial times. It says shares in snapchats Parent Company soared more than aoper cent, pay as you learn is the main headline in the i, which says some schools are asking parents to pay £600 to cover c
A warning for patients in england about the risk of getting medication online. It isa it is a stitch up, stab victims pay vets to mend their wounds to avoid the police getting involved. Also. Votes are being counted following yesterdays Assembly Elections in Northern Ireland. Im any to mcveigh at the Titanic Exhibition Centre in belfast. With the future of the devolved government at state, signs that tyner with the future of the devolved government state, signs that turnout is up as much as 10 in some constituencies. And celebrating the centenary for the Imperial War Museum, founded when the First World War was still being fought. Good morning. Its friday, the 3rd of march. Im rebecca jones. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Theresa may has strongly attacked the snp, saying it was obsessed with independence regardless of fact and reality. Speaking at the scottish conservative conference in glasgow, the Prime Minister accused the snp of neglecting and mismanaging Public Services in scotland
Meg williamson comes face to face with the driver responsible for her boyfriends death. The bbcs inside out south team reports in fatal distraction. My my boyfriend was killed lastjune on the a34. One car was travelling northbound. It was the southbound car that hit, smashed through the central reservation and hit gavin head on on The Other Side of the road. I was on the phone to my girlfriend at the time. I was scared of losing her and they were emotional calls. Shouting calls, emotional calls, raging calls, but shouldnt have been made that night. I will live with that forever and ever. At 24, forever and ever. At 2a, Lewis Stratford is lucky to be alive. He never imagined his frantic calls to save his relationship would end a life. Gavin was an australian through and through. He used to make me feel safe. We talked about holidays, we talked about potentially going out to australia together. The plans that we had were exciting. Something we were both really looking forward to. Gavin a