Parkinson’s disease sufferer, 54, held by police at Olympic cycling road race ‘because he would not smile’

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Former soldier  Mark Worsfold arrested for his ‘manner, state of dress and proximity to the  course’ as cyclists came through Leatherhead He was  detained and questioned for five hours   A father with Parkinson’s disease was  arrested as he watched … Continue reading

G4S chief predicts mass police privatisation

David Taylor-Smith, the head of G4S for the UK and Africa, said he expected most UK police forces to sign up to privatisation deals. Photograph: Guardian

Private companies will be running large parts of the police service within five years, according to security firm head Private companies will be running large parts of the UK’s police service within five years, according to the world’s biggest security … Continue reading