Unions to be consulted over possible job losses as two forces approve shared uniform operations structure. • A Major collaboration between two police forces which will see them share uniformed operations under a single command structure, has been approved. The decision by Staffordshire and West Midlands Police Authorities Joint Comm

Independent Police Complaints Commission wants new powers of inquiry to reflect the outsourcing of jobs. • The police watchdog has aired its growing frustration over the Home Office's failure to close a loophole that allows privately contracted officers to escape investigation. Despite apparent government support for outsourcing of p

West Midlands Police make their move after intelligence led operation leads to arrest of three men at Heathrow. • Officers from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit have arrested three men at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of possessing articles and documents with intent to use them for terrorist purposes overseas. The three men, f

Independent investigation launched in wake of tragic collision in Birmingham. • An Independent Police Complaints Commission probe has been launched following the death of a Chinese student who was involved in a collision with a police vehicle. The IPCC said that an initial assessment of the circumstances surrounding the death of Xu

A man remains in hospital with neck and head injuries after incident in Birmingham. • A man is in hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a police vehicle near a shopping centre. West Midlands Police say the pedestrian was hit around 7pm in Newtown, Birmingham, on April 4, on an out of city carriageway. He