A police force has announced plans to cut a sixth of its front-line officers ... the next financial year and each police force will set out plans to use it to increase patrols by early spring.

The Met Police has been urged to rule out cutting the police unit that protects the Royal Parks, as it tries to plug a £450million budget gap. The force's commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, has said ...

Other police forces are also feeling the squeeze with the Metropolitan police to cut 2,300 police due to a reported £450m budget black hole, resulting in a slowing in recruitment. Essex Police have ...

Cordons have been lifted and residents are allowed back into their homes after a police stand-off throughout the afternoon ...

Despite the redundancies, Ms Blyth has assured the public that police officer numbers - currently 1,345 - will not be cut. "You can still expect to see officers out on patrol and should you be ...

Dismantled vehicles have been discovered after police officers cut their way into a "chop shop". Essex Police said it had traced a stolen BMW to a storage yard in the Wickford area on Thursday.

A police force is looking to cut all of its PCSOs to help balance the books following a Government funding settlement described as “not enough”. Essex Police said it could get rid of all 99 ...

The Met Police has been urged to rule out cutting the police unit that protects ... In December, he said the Met could be forced to cut 2,300 police officers and 400 staff this year as it tries ...