Chief police officers give careful consideration to the use of water cannon on the UK mainland.

Rural crime as measured by NFU Mutual’s Rural Crime Survey 2014 costs £44.5 million.

A national coordinating group, named Operation Hydrant, has been set up to act as an information, advice and good practice-sharing hub for forces investigating historic child abuse cases which involve institutions and prominent individuals, the national lead for child abuse investigations, Chief Constable Simon Bailey, announced today.

President of the Association of Chief Police Officers, Sir Hugh Orde, has spoken out in support of the Home Office's new modern slavery campaign and their dedicated www.modernslavery.co.uk website, which launch today.

Despite repeated warnings about the dangers of driving under the influence of drink or drugs, too many people are still risking their lives and others on our roads, the National Policing Lead for Roads Policing has said.

ACPO's bi-annual drink and drug driving campaign brings together figures from all UK police forces and provides a national picture of drink and drug driving

National Policing Lead on Honour-Based Violence, Forced Marriage and FGM, Commander Mak Chishty, has spoken of his determination for the police to play its part in eradicating FGM and Forced Marriage within the UK, following the announcement of a new package of measures by the government at today's Girl Summit in London.

Police officers are working with Interpol and Dutch colleagues in Ukraine on the tragic MH17 disaster.

Police forces in England and Wales have met the financial challenge of the spending review – crime continues to fall, victim satisfaction is up, and forces are protecting their front line services as best they can, an HMIC report found today.

Taser use should be closely analysed and each use robustly justified to ensure the device is being used appropriately and not as a default when other options may be available, according to an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) report published today.

Since the tragic events of Thursday in Ukraine, the National Policing Disaster Victim Identification Team (DVI) have been actively working with the Interpol and Dutch teams to agree an assessment process and options for the recovery, identification and return of the victims to their families and loved ones. Access to the scene is the starting point for the physical process of recovery and identification.