LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Police Chief Bill Bratton, one of the United States' best-known enforcement officials, said on Wednesday that he would resign to run a private security firm. Bratton, who was credited with sharply cutting crime as New York City police commissioner, announced he would step down from his post in October, with three years left in his ...

The government's respect agenda risks alienating vulnerable youngsters and breaching their human rights, children's rights campaigners warned last night. Among the critics of the plans is the children's commissioner, Al Aynsley Green, who told the Guardian he was "concerned about a knee-jerk reaction and a one-size-fits all response where punishment is the answer". "I would remind the ...

It was as if the two men had suddenly burst out of nowhere. 'You're coming with us, ' one of them growled as they pounced on Caroline, grabbing her by the arms and starting to drag her down a dark side alley. It was the early hours of Saturday morning in central Durham, about a mile from the cathedral, a ...