Ed Thomas
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Cleveland police chief proud of force but being 'let down' by funding (opens the original)
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Cleveland Police's Chief Constable has said she is proud of her "brave" force but that it was being "let down" by the way it was funded, following a fatal crash which killed seven people including two police officers. In her first sit-down interview since the A66 crash, speaking exclusively to the BBC, Victoria Fuller said the force needed to become part of a larger force with greater resources. She said her officers are dealing with some of the highest crime levels in the country akin to those
A66 crash: Distrust and fear hang over Middlesbrough (opens the original)
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It is just after 8pm in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough, and the light is fading. Two teenagers in balaclavas tear across a park on a muddy red quad bike, pulling wheelies as they pass a man walking his dog. Younger boys, some not yet in their teens, gather excitedly around the bike. We're here because Grangetown and neighbouring South Bank now find themselves at the centre of a large police operation, with fears organised crime is out of control after the deaths of two police officers and five y
Sandwell shops forced to close after BBC investigation (opens the original)
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Six mini-marts and vape shops on a high street have been forced to close after a BBC investigation uncovered illegal cigarettes, cocaine, cannabis, and prescription medicines being offered for sale over the counter. The shops in Cradley Heath, Sandwell, were closed through a court order for an initial three months due to illegality inside the premises. In April, an undercover BBC team was able to buy illegal tobacco products from eight premises on Cradley High Street. On Tuesday, the government
Councils to get more powers to stop vape and betting shops, PM announces (opens the original)
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New vape shops will require planning permission and councils will get more powers to block new betting shops, under government plans aimed at improving high streets. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said town centres had been "hollowed out" by decades of decline and for many people, the high streets they grew up with are "unrecognisable". He said the plans were "shaped" by a series of BBC News investigations which exposed organised crime on high streets, revealing shops selling illegal cigarettes, va
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