Sue Thorpe, formerly of Whitley Bay, maliciously and falsely branded her ex a paedophile and claimed he had assaulted her ...

Police officers who fail background checks will face automatic dismissal under new regulations designed to bolster public trust in law enforcement. The measures will legally mandate vetting ...

Police officers who fail background checks will be automatically sacked from next month to close a "glaring gap" in the law. Measures will be introduced to parliament on Wednesday to make it a ...

have raised questions about the standard of police background checks. The Home Office said the current situation means officers can stay in the force on full pay even if it is decided they are not ...

Police officers who fail background checks will be automatically sacked from next month to close a "glaring gap" in the law. Measures will be introduced to parliament on Wednesday to make it a legal ...

Police officers who fail background checks will face automatic dismissal under new regulations designed to bolster public trust in law enforcement. The measures will legally mandate vetting procedures ...