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Taser use has risen sharply in the second quarter of its trial
Amnesty: UK police adopting ‘US approach’

Amnesty International has accused UK police forces of behaving like their American counterparts, following Home Office figures showing the use of Taser guns to have sky-rocketed. In just the second quarter of the Tasers’ 12 month trial, use of the gun by police rose from 14 incidents in the first three months to 163 incidents… Read more »

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Gordon Brown delivers draft Queen's Speech
PM delivers draft Queen’s Speech

The government will legislate on education, the NHS and welfare reform in the 2008/09 parliament, Gordon Brown has announced. Delivering the draft Queen’s Speech to the Commons, the prime minister said a banking bill and reforms for agency worker regulation would also feature among the government’s “priorities” in the next session. The banking bill will… Read more »