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Some of the drones can operate safely in storms, at speeds of up to 40mph (64km/h), and are equipped with thermal imaging technology so they can be used in the dark. The drones come in various sizes, costing between £6,000 and £30,000.PC Tony Ashurst, a drone pilot for GMP, said: “In the last few years, the technology with the drones and the cameras has been advancing so much, so you’ve got to keep investing.”I’ve been on the frontline for 20 years now, including on the firearms unit, and this is just a different way of policing.”

Notting Hill is battening down the hatches ahead of the arrival of millions of people for the carnival this weekend. Ahead of this year’s edition of the Afro-Caribbean event, organisers, police and Sir Sadiq Khan’s City Hall have unveiled a host of fresh measures to bolster security. Last year’s edition saw 528 arrests for a host of crimes, including sex offences, possession of offensive weapons and assaults on police officers. This week, the Met Police confirmed that live facial recognition (LFR) and number plate recognition operations will be in place to find wanted individuals before and during the festival, which…

Ofgem has confirmed the energy price cap will rise four per cent for a typical household from October, in a decision that lands just as Britons prepare to turn the heating back on.The new cap takes effect on October 1 and runs until December 31, representing a rise of £5 per month for the average household, on the current level of £1,663.Cornwall Insight, whose forecasts are closely tracked in the sector, had predicted a four per cent increase to £1,729 in its final estimate before the announcement; a level that on a unit-for-unit basis would be the highest since July…

The case stemmed from an assault allegation made to the police by one woman, Woman A, against another, Woman B, who then made a counter assault allegation, in 2018. The police officer responsible for investigating the incident, Police Officer A, asked a colleague, Police Officer B, to take a statement from Woman B.Police Officer B, did not disclose that he had been in a sexual relationship with Woman A in 2016 and was still in contact with her socially.Within 24 hours of meeting Woman B to take her statement, he had contacted her through Facebook and Snapchat and then began…

The 31-year-old became the first Irish player to represent Europe in the competition when she was selected for the 2021 version and broke the all-time rookie points record for either the Solheim Cup or Ryder Cup with a contribution of 4.5 points as the away team triumphed 15-13.The County Cavan woman’s overall individual record in the competition after also taking part in the two subsequent editions reads eight wins, one half and three defeats.”It’s one of my favourite events. It’s a team event which we don’t get to do very often and matchplay which I love,” she explained.”I think once…

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In a video shared online on 4 April, Townsend featured alongside Ben Stimson and Aiden Minnis – who were given Russian citizenship for fighting in the occupied Donbas region.In the video, uploaded to a Russian recruitment account, Townsend described himself as “a normal working-class lad from Yorkshire”.Filmed by Stimson with Minnis interviewing, Townsend discussed the implications of his decision to leave the UK and fight for Russia during the video.He said: “I came with the idea that I probably won’t be able to go home, definitely get persecuted if I went back.”He later added: “I’m not here for a suicide…

Tadej Pogacar took a huge step towards winning the Vuelta a Espana for the first time and completing his Grand Tour collection as he powered to a resounding victory in the fourth stage on Tuesday.The Slovenian sped away from his rivals with 50km remaining in Andorra la Vella and finished the 104.8km mountainous stage in two hours 40 minutes 35 seconds, two minutes and 39 seconds ahead of Jarno Widar – the largest margin of victory of Pogacar’s Grand Tour career.He began the day top of the general classification with a nine-second lead and looks increasingly unlikely to relinquish the…

Liberal Democrat finance spokesman Ian Marks said cuts are already having an impact on people but stated “these are nothing compared to what will happen in the future”.”Cuts cover just about every service whether it be social care, highway maintenance, parks, public protection and enforcement, parking charges, libraries, community centres and many more.”From our party briefing, we got the impression that most services are earmarked for a 25 per cent cut. We were given an exact number for the proposed savings but not the total cost for services which would have enabled us to work out the percentage cuts for…

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