Figen Murray begins walk to Downing Street | New tool to help emergency services locate incidents quicker

Figen Murray has started a 200-mile walk from the Manchester Arena to Downing Street to demand the introduction of Martyn’s Law, which is named after her son and seeks better counter-terrorism measures in public venues. And emergency services will soon benefit from a new Ordnance Survey tool that uses nicknames and colloquial names to pinpoint incident locations.

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Manchester Arena victim’s mother begins walk to Downing Street to demand new law

Figen Murray, mother of Manchester Arena bombing victim Martyn Hett, has started a 200-mile walk from the venue to Downing Street to demand the introduction of Martyn’s Law, also known as the Terrorism Protection of Premises Bill. More via Emergency Services Times

FBU urges Labour to implement New Deal for Working People in full

The general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has warned Labour against watering down commitments to strengthen workers’ rights.

Labour’s ‘New Deal for Working People’ includes plans to reverse anti-union legislation, expand collective bargaining, and ban zero hours contracts. More via FBU

College of Policing launches deep fake and dark web training

The College of Policing (COP) has launched two new training modules, one on deep fakes and the other on the dark web.

The deep fake training is designed to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers to raise awareness, and respond to digital elements of investigations. The dark web training teaches how the dark web and metaverse are used for criminal activity. More via College of Policing (deep fake | dark web)

UK faces heightened wildfire threats – report

A recent report from the UK parliament has raised concerns about the increasing wildfire threat in the UK, pointing to climate change and changes in land use patterns as key factors. These findings highlight the important need for taking steps to reduce risks and protect communities and ecosystems. More via Emergency Services Times

England football players meet police over racist abuse concerns

Police officers have briefed England’s players on the threat of online racism during Euro 2024, reassuring them they will “take seriously” any abuse during the tournament.

Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho were targeted after missing penalties in the team’s defeat at Wembley in the final of the last championship in 2021. More via BBC News

New tool for emergency workers contains thousands of nicknames for UK locations

A new tool will allow emergency workers to pinpoint the location of incidents across the UK using nicknames and colloquial names, Ordnance Survey (OS) has announced.

The Vernacular Names Tool already contains the nicknames of more than 9,000 locations and the OS has asked more blue light workers to input nicknames from where they live. More via Express & Star