Speech not critical of US - Brown. Gordon Brown's spokesman denies claims that a speech by a UK Cabinet minister was critical of the US. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition]
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Super-Casino plan to be reviewed. Gordon Brown tells MPs that the UK's plans for regional casinos and super-casinos are to be reviewed. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition]
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Campbell evokes an agitated Blair. Spin doctor's diaries reveal the edgy relationship at the heart of New Labour. By Michael White. [Guardian Unlimited]
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Tories mull marriage tax break. Married couples could receive a £20-a-week tax break under plans to halt family breakdown. By Matthew Tempest and agencies. [Guardian Unlimited]
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NHS cutbacks leave £500m unspent by trusts. Unions say patient care has suffered as a result of aggressive cuts imposed by Hewitt. By John Carvel, social affairs editor. [Guardian Unlimited]
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STOP & ACCOUNT, THEN SCAN, PHOTOCOPY & EMAIL. I wonder if the following is true (sent in by a reader):

On my way out I had a last look in my job email inbox and discovered that there is a brand new boom industry from a previously unheard of 'support dept' who collate STOPS forms. I had 12 emails from them. Six said that my team had not completed STOPS forms correctly and as such I had not supervised them properly.

The common faults were that the team had not put a beat code in one of the boxes, their writing was too big for the boxes or they had not got the customer to sign the 'customer experience - "I had a great / crap time when I was stopped by the Police" section. Six emails were follow ups saying that I had not acknowledged the initial email within 48 hours and that the matter was being referred to the CI. Honestly I give up. Have they not heard of rest days or annual leave?

Have you seen the new forms ****?? What a hoot. The STOPS book is like a foot long Rubik's Cube with guide notes and completion codes on every available surface. When I saw the new forms I sent an email to commend the Sgt in charge of the team for the fact that they looked far more professional than the old forms. I also mentioned that personally and for sound, logical operational reasons I would like to see the next print run with the colour scheme changed because at night under sodium street lighting, many of the amber / orange / green boxes disappear and they are tiny enough as it is.

The reply was that I was being unhelpful.

This from the department that want me to supervise each form before the end of each shift, fold them all lengthways so that I can then scan them both sides. Once scanned I send them on an email as an attachment but no more than 6 on each email - so that's only 3 forms per email.....oh, that is after I have gone to another office to get the scanner receipt so I can send proof that I have done it - then I can take all the forms to the mail tray in the front office with the envelopes marked up as 'STOPS Forms' enclosing no other paperwork but remembering to retain the receipt. Good job I have no real police work to do. Did I mention that we have to photocopy them too - both sides - although the forms are bigger than A4 so we have to use A3 and cut them down.

Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghh hhhhhhh!!! By PC COPPERFIELD. [The Policeman's Blog]
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Oops, look what's happened.... Like most things in life, England's smoking ban on 1 July will have unintended consequences. [BBC News | UK | UK Edition]
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Blair 'hanging Hewitt out to dry'. David Cameron accuses Tony Blair of abandoning Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt over junior doctors. [BBC News | UK | UK Edition]
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Doctor training court ruling due. Junior doctors are awaiting a court decision on their challenge to the system of allocating training places. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition]
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Ending Battle, Wolfowitz Resigns From World Bank . World Bank President Paul D. Wolfowitz resigned yesterday, effective June 30, yielding to demands from governments around the world that he leave to end the ethics controversy that has consumed the institution. By Peter S. Goodman. [washingtonpost.com - Business News From The Washington Post]
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Unborn babies targeted in crackdown on criminality. Blair launches policy to intervene during pregnancy to head off antisocial behaviour. By Lucy Ward, social affairs correspondent. [Guardian Unlimited]
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