file:///HI/My%20Documents/DPA%20FOIAs /Current/2011090000738%20Dunn/s ummaries/16 .txt (2 of 2) [31 /10/2011 16 : 10 : 36] file:///HI/My%20Documents/DPA%20FOIAs /Current/2011090000738%20Dunn/s ummaries/17 .txt From: Precise[SMTP :[email protected]. UK] Sent: 17 October 2010 04 :59 :32 To: PreciseMediaEL@precise-media .co. u k Subject: Media coverage for Metropolitan Police , 17102010 (04:59) Auto forwarded by a Rule <http://image. precise-media .co.uk/metropolitanpolice. bmp> METROPOLITAN POLICE - 17/10/201 0 TOP STORIES The police aren't above the law The Observer, 17/10/2010, p .42, Unattribute d Letter: Scotland Yard assistant commissioner john Yates writes to discuss an article which analysed the police investigation into the 'cash for honours' scandal, stressing that the CPS were consulted at every critical stage. METROPOLITAN POLIC E Met buys The Bill's kit to foil criminal s The Sunday Times, 17/10/2010, p.11, Miles Goslett The Metropolitan police force has bought almost the entire wardrobe of now- defunct ITV police drama The Bill - to prevent criminals acquiring the uniforms and impersonating officers . The wardrobe was bought from Talkback Thames the makers of The Bill. Black people are 26 times more likely than whites to face stop-and-search The Observer, 17/10/2010, p .22, Mark Townsen d Analysis by the London School of Economics of Ministry of Justice figures for 2008-09 found that there are 41 .6 Section 60 searches for every 1,000 black people, compared with 1 .6 for every 1,000 white people. The police must have power to stop and search ethnic groups The Mail on Sunday, 17/10/2010, p .27, BRIAN PADDICK 'They dragged me down to the police station where I was held for two hours' The Observer, 17/10/2010, p .23, Unattribute d MP investigate d The Sunday Times, 17/10/2010, p .10, Unattributed Margaret Moran is the latest MP to have her expenses investigated by the Metropolitan Police, with officers suspecting that she may have claimed for work on a property which was not her designated second home . Meanwhile, three peers face suspension for their claims, following investigations by House of Lords authorities. Peer in flat scam fined A£125,00 0 The Sunday Times, 17/10/2010, p.1, Marie Woolf 'Untouchable' Uddin targeted by former M15 chief The Sunday Times, 17/10/2010, p.4, Marie Woolf ;Steven Swinford Expenses scandal : Three peers face suspensio n The Sunday Telegraph, 17/10/2010, p .1, Patrick Hennessy Labour'expense-cheat' peers facing Lords ba n The Mail on Sunday, 17/10/2010, p .32, Simon Walters ; Brendan Carlin PC's must fill in a 16-page from just to peep through a windo w The Sunday Telegraph, 17/10/2010, p .2, DAVID BARRETT Police minister Nick Herbert has pledged to reduce the volume of paperwork which needs to be filed by officers . Former Police Federation chairman Jan Berry is to issue a report into police bureaucracy, which will conclude that officers spend a third of their time on unnecessary red tape. We'll get rid of the paperwork and focus on public protection The Sunday Telegraph, 17/10/2010, p .2, NICK HERBERT Winners and losers in 'cuts of pain' reveale d The Sunday Telegraph, 17/10/2010, p .1, SEAN RAYMENT ; MELISSA KITE To cut with principle is the right approach The Sunday Telegraph, 17/10/2010, p .27, Unattribute d 7/7 horror: Did two more bomb plotters take part but escape? The Sunday Express, 17/10/2010, p .9, James Murray The 7/7 inquiry has heard that at least two more people may have been involved in the atrocity. A witness described seeing the bombers meeting with other men the day before the attacks, but Metropolitan police investigations failed to trace a white car they were believed to be driving . 7/7 inquest begins The Sunday Times, 17/10/2010, p.10, Unattributed Hearings which prove value of independent scrutiny The Observer, 17/10/2010, p .44, Mark Townsend Woman's murder linked to man's death fal l The Independent On Sunday, 17/10/2010, p .8, Unattributed Scotland Yard detectives believe that the murder of a woman in north-west London could be linked to the death of a man who fell from a block of flats just three miles away. Riddle of murdered woman and fatal fal l The Sunday Express, 17/10/2010, p .8, Jon Jennings Death fall is linked to stab killin g The People, 17/10/2010, p .19, Kirk Ward STAB GIRL'S KILLER IN FLATS LEAP Sunday Mirror, 17/10/2010, p .4, JUSTIN PENROSE Think slavery is a thing of the past? Think agai n The Independent On Sunday, 17/10/2010, p .16, Emily Dugan Comment on Britain's current refusal to sign the EU's directive on human trafficking which would make it easier to prosecute offenders . Campaigners are concerned that funding for Scotland Yard's Operation Golf will not be renewed when it runs out, despite its success. Deportee dies The Sunday Times, 17/10/2010, p. 10, Unattributed Scotland Yard has confirmed that detectives are investigati ng the death of a deportee who died whilst being restrai ned at Heathrow a irport. FOOTIE'S FIXED THE EVIDENCE ' IS DAMNING . News of the World , 17/ 10/2010 , p . 15, LUCY PANTO N Police insiders have informed the News of the World that there is a damning dossier alleg ing widespread match-fixing in Eng lish football, which is expected to dwarf the cricket scandal being investigated by the Metropo litan Police. NEVER LOVE A STRANGER The Sunday Times , 17/10/2010, p. 58, Katie Glass A look at online romance scams and the squad that a ttempt to track them down. Western Union is noted for working with the Metropolitan Police . file:///HI/My%20Documents/DPA%20FOIAs /Current/2011090000738%20Dunn/s ummaries/17 .txt (1 of 2) [31 /10/2011 16 : 10 : 38] file:///HI/My%20Documents /DPA%20FOIAs/Current/2011090000738%20Dunn/s ummaries/17 .txt Surgeons saved my baby's life - by freezing her to death The Mail on Sunday , 17/10/2010, p.41 , Beezy Marsh Metropolitan Police officer Roosina Ahmed gives an account of how her child was d iagnosed with a life threateni ng heart defect. NOTES ON A SCANDAL The Sunday Times , 17/10/2010, p. 16, Mark Edmond s Passing mention of a Scotland Yard detective is made i n an account of the life of Christine Keeler. GENERAL Dando case anguish of QC inspired by mothe r The Sunday Express, 17/10/2010, p.39, Jane Clinto n Michael Mansfield QC has appeared on an episode of Desert Island Discs, in which he discussed his involvement in the Jill Dando case . Mention is also made of his work on the Stephen Lawrence trial . Glastonbury loses Battle of Portaloo The Mail on Sunday, 17/10/2010, p .42, Katie Nichol l Glastonbury Festival organisers have been forced to cancel the event in 2012 because the security surrounding the 2012 Olympics will demand too many police officers . Tower Hamlets extremist vote poses Ed's first big electiontest The Sunday Telegraph, 17/10/2010, p .14, GILLIGAN An "extremist" politician who was ejected from the Labour party is making an independent bid to head up Tower Hamlets council . A close advisor of the candidate in question recently made anti-Semitic comments on his Facebook page. Bogus car-hire firm defrauding customer s The Sunday Times, 17/10/2010, p.2, Chris Hasla m SunCar, a London-based online car hire firm is defrauding customers by taking rental payments upfront and then defaulting on the deal . Gangsters to exploit new border rule s Daily Star Sunday, 17/10/2010, p .24, DOMINIK LEMANSK I Experts fear drug smugglers and Muslim extremists will exploit rules when the EU border controls are relaxed between Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina . Author lives in fear for her life The Sunday Express, 17/10/2010, p .47, James Murray Author Halima Bashir is currently living in fear of her life in London, after being subjected to a dirty tricks campaign by the Sudanese government, in response to her account of life in Darfur . A£40M GEMS THIEF ROBS GANGSTERS Sunday Mirror, 17/10/2010, p.34, JUSTIN PENROSE A mystery figure known as Tim Slim but Dim has managed to con A£1 .5m from the gang that carries out last years€T""s A£40m Graff diamond heist. Cyber police The People, 17/10/2010, p .24, Nigel Nelson Online bank fraud victims are to get a single dedicated phone number to contact at a new unit to be set up by the government which will link all banks and police forces. Tories' teacher heroine quits 'Alcatraz' schoo l The Sunday Times, 17/10/2010, p .10, Steven Swinford Katharine Birbalsingh, the deputy head teacher who caused controversy with her claims of gang culture being rife in the classrooms, has been asked by her employers at St Michael and All Angels Academy in Streatham to work from home. Teacher who attacked school chaos forced out The Mail on Sunday, 17/10/2010, p .5, Daniel Boffey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. This news service is produced by Precise . 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