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May: ''Police need to share in the cuts''
The Home Secretary was told she was ''on the precipice of destroying'' the country's police service
Prescott praises Twitter for connecting him to millions
Former Deputy Prime Minister claims Twitter plays crucial role in being the public's media
Youth unemployment is down by 18,000
There is a second consecutive fall in the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance
Barnet 'disappointed' at £70k fine over child data breach
Barnet Council 'very disappointed' to have been fined after it lost highly sensitive information on 15 vulnerable children
Austerity is a myth, says finance company
Public spending hasn't gone down at all, in fact it has risen since the coalition government came to power
LATEST DFID FEATURES
''Home Secretary, quite simply you are wrong''
Speaking at the Police Federation conference, chairman Paul McKeever warned the Home Secretary that she was ''on the precipice of destroying'' the country's police service. Here's his full speech
'Virtual courts' should not be the only innovation
The Ministry of Justice wants to introduce 'virtual courts', with defendants tried via video link, but Frances Crook, chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, has concerns about possible unintended consequences
Cyber attacks can be costly to prevent
As wars and espionage increasingly move from the real to the virtual world, the EU is planning to force European companies to invest more in cyber security, but the cost of building electronic defences may be high, writes Francesco Guarascio
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