Online retailers who sell knives to face tougher rules | FBU says leadership issues at Suffolk fire service are also impacting firefighter’s pay

Online retailers who sell bladed weapons will face tougher rules under new plans announced by the government to crack down on knife crime in the UK. And the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said that leadership issues at Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service are impacting firefighters’ pay.

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Online retailers who sell knives to face tougher rules, as ‘Ronan’s Law’ set to take effect

Online retailers who sell bladed weapons will face tougher rules under new plans announced by the government to crack down on knife crime in the UK. More via Emergency Services Times

FBU says leadership issues at Suffolk fire service are also impacting firefighter’s pay

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said that leadership issues at Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, which were recently outlined in a report by the inspectorate, are impacting firefighters’ pay. More via Emergency Services Times

Police complaints up five per cent, latest IOPC report shows

The number of complaints made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) was up five per cent in 2023/24 over the previous year, a new report has revealed. More via Emergency Services Times

Local multi-agency collaboration and PCC oversight are key to cutting crime, says new APCC report

The crucial role of effective cross-sector work in reducing crime and making communities safer, overseen and coordinated by locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners, is highlighted in a new report by the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC). More via Emergency Services Times

Avon and Somerset Police premieres powerful road safety film to football fans

Avon and Somerset Police has premiered a hard-hitting road safety video designed to highlight the tragic loss of life from recent fatal road traffic collisions. More via Emergency Services Times

‘What we saw should only be seen in a movie,’ paramedic tells Omagh inquiry

Emergency service workers yesterday told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry what they saw in the aftermath “should only have been seen in a movie”. More via Belfast Telegraph