Police to get more Helmet Mounted Head Cameras

The Home Office is to provide police with an extra £3 million to fund a national roll-out of revolutionary head camera technology, Minister of State for Police, Crime, Security and Counter-Terrorism Tony McNulty announced today (12 July 2007). The move comes after an...

JOHN O'GROATS HERE WE COME - ON A TRACTOR!

"Although it can only reach 40mph, staff at a Derbyshire firm are hoping that a tractor will get them from Lands End to John O'Groats. The team from Cotmanhay-based G & R Pykett are due to start the 874-mile challenge tomorrow. And they will be relying on just one tank of...

Warning Over 'Cliff Jumping'

"Coastguards have warned the public after a man died jumping 30ft (9.14m) onto rocks on the south Devon coast. The 46-year-old from South Wales, who is expected to be named on Monday, died at the scene at Berry Head, Brixham. He jumped off the roof of a building into the sea...

MoD set to Block Sat Nav Systems

"People in Cornwall have been warned satellite navigation systems will not work later this week as the Ministry of Defence carry out a jamming exercise. The aim of the GPS blocking exercise is to find out how interference could affect military personnel. It will take place on...

Two Dead In Light Aircraft Crash

"A man has died and a second body has reportedly been found after a light plane crashed in Monmouthshire. Gwent Police said the aircraft which is believed to have flown from Cornwall had crashed near Undy at 1550 BST. Part of the plane's wing ended up on a road and debris was...

Rally Against Cornwall Fire Service Cuts

Up to 35 firefighters may loose their jobs and emergency cover to be manned from firefighters homes. In this trial for Cornwall we see the government testing out new ideas which may or may not prove successful. "Hundreds of people have marched through a town in protest...

Brown Pledge to Tackle Bullies

36% of young people in the UK say they’ve been bullied in the last two months. Almost 44% have been in a fight in the last year. People bullying takes place in our schools and businesses every day. Should schools employ security guards or are teaches able or trained...

Some good news from the Blair government

EU Referendum on Mr Des Browne's intervention in the House of Commons today; the Guardian's news report, the Times's, and the Telegraph's. The defence secretary admitted that he made a mistake by not quashing the media nonsense on the return of the 15 British hostages from...

CAMILLA had a pair of shoes jetted 3,000 MILES for a posh bash.

CAMILLA stuck a stiletto into Prince Charles's green credentials — by having a pair of shoes jetted 3,000 MILES for a posh bash.