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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
today, for the very first time, the government is spending more than £50 billion a year on defence. in cash terms, more than ever before. and we have made the critical decision to set out our aspiration to reach 2.5% of gdp on defence and, as we stabilise and grow this economy, will continue to strive to reach that as soon as possible. but now is the time for all allied and democratic nations across the world to do the same thing and ensure their defence spending is growing, to. because, as discussed, the era of the peace dividend is over. in five years time, we could be looking at multiple theatres, including russia, china, iran and north korea. ask yourself, looking at today s conflicts across the world, is it more likely that that
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