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depends on whether you have a pre-existing heart condition or not and of course a police officer can tell that by looking at the suspect

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some civilian fixed wing operators;

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Police; vulcanair p68 + 4000 Defender http://www.npas.police.uk/news/npas-awa ... t-contract



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Marine Scotland; Cessna 406 http://www.gov.scot/Topics/marine/Compl ... s/Aircraft



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Enviroment Agency; Cessna 404 https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2 ... rvey-team/



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Met Office; BAE 146, http://www.faam.ac.uk/


Apparently there we're plans to increase border protection with fixed wing assets
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05 ... -warnings/
Something that is sorely needed IMO
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36 rescued from St. Margaret's Bay, near Dover


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34 teenagers and their 2 teachers who became trapped by rising coastal tides were rescued after using their mobile phone lights to attract attention. The party, from a North London Charedi (orthodox Jewish) school, had become lost on the Kent coast in a dangerous area where rocks can fall from the cliffs.

The group were caught out by rising sea waters, a coastguard spokeswoman said. An air and sea search began on Monday night after the school group from London alerted Kent Police. A rescue helicopter was involved in the operation, along with three lifeboats - and the Langdon Coastguard Rescue Team.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the group were told to use light from their phones so that rescuers could see them in the dark.
After being spotted using night-vision cameras, 31 members of the group were taken ashore and the remaining five were airlifted to the Dover Coastguard station.

Richard Cockerill, UK Coastguard's senior maritime operations officer said, "All 36 people were recovered to safety by lifeboat and helicopter."
The Port of Dover later tweeted that the group's rescue was "a lesson to us all to be careful around water and check tidal information".

Apparently, the group had either ignored or overlooked 9 danger signs in the area which warn about rising coastal tides.

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A day in the life: MPV Minna and Paul Weychan
Marine Protection Vessel (MPV) Minna is one of 5 deep sea ships operated by Marine Scotland. She is the
smallest of the 3 ships which concentrate on fisheries protection work around the long and rocky Scottish coast
and into the distant grey seas beyond.
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Scotland to increase armed police numbers
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Scotland is to increase its number of armed police officers by about a third following warnings that the country would not be able to cope with a major terror attack. Police Scotland said it would recruit an additional 90 officers who will be attached to Armed Response Vehicles, bringing the total number 365. It will also recruit 34 more trainers and specialist firearms officers.

More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-s ... s-36547739

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'Operation Hercules' - 600 more armed police on London streets, say Met chief and Mayor
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More armed police will be seen on London's streets from now on, Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan have said.

Sir Bernard said there would be more armed officers at well-known landmarks following terrorist attacks in Europe.
He said the aim was to reassure the public and deter would-be attackers.

The Met has already announced it will increase the number of armed officers by 600, bringing the total to 2,800.
The latest announcement comes after 84 people were killed when a lorry ploughed into a large crowd watching a fireworks display in Nice in the south of France last month.

Sir Bernard said: "We have no intelligence that there will be an attack shortly but what we do know is what we have seen in western Europe.
"We have seen attacks in Germany, in Belgium, in France and we would be foolish to ignore that, so it's important that we get officers out there with firearms to respond."

It comes after he told a newspaper that a terror attack on the UK is highly likely and a case of "when, not if". Writing in the Mail on Sunday, the Met chief said there was a "sense of fear" in Britain.

The commissioner said he wanted the increased firearms teams, trained to confront heavily armed terrorists, to be visible and they would be patrolling randomly around the clock.

The Met said in January that 600 extra armed officers were to be trained bringing the total number of armed officers in the capital to 2,800.
In April it was announced police forces in England and Wales were to train an extra 1,500 firearms officers to help protect the public from terrorism.

Latest Home Office figures show the number of firearms officers in England and Wales fell slightly from 5,647 in March 2015 to 5,639 in March this year. The number has fallen by more than 1,000 in the last five years.

Police Scotland said in June it would recruit an additional 90 officers who will be attached to Armed Response Vehicles, bringing the total number 365.

It will also look to recruit 34 more trainers and specialist firearms officers.

BBC home affairs correspondent June Kelly said recent terrorist atrocities in Europe, especially the Nice lorry attack, demonstrate the range of challenges facing front line officers

The terror threat level in the UK remains at severe, meaning an attack is "highly likely".

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SKB wrote:Metropolitan Police - Specialist Firearms Command (SCO19)
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Introduction
Specialist Crime and Operations Specialist Firearms Command (SCO19) (previously known as SO19 and then CO19) is a Specialist Crime & Operations branch within Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service. The Command is responsible for providing a firearms-response capability, assisting the rest of the service, which is normally unarmed.

On occasion, they have been referred to as the "blue berets", as they used to wear these. Today they are more likely to wear either baseball caps or combat helmets (of PASGT type).

The CO19 Specialist Firearms Officers (SFOs) are multi-skilled officers capable of delivering all elements of armed policing, including rapid intervention and hostage rescue. All of the SFOs have served on ARVs prior to applying to become an SFO. The 65 days of intensive initial training includes advanced weapons handling training on a wider transfers Caen range of weaponry, including the Heckler & Koch G36 and G3, abseiling techniques, maritime operations training, dynamic entry techniques and in the use of distraction devices. They also undergo training to conduct operations in CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) environments and to provide a response to terrorist attacks in London as part of the MPS's Operation Kratos.


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Westminster and Waterloo bridges in London have been closed after an unexploded WW2 bomb was found in the River Thames!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -bomb.html


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World War Two bomb removed from River Thames
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An unexploded 50kg World War Two bomb found in the River Thames has been removed and exploded.
The operation by the Royal Navy and Metropolitan Police forced Waterloo Bridge, Westminster Bridge and Victoria Embankment in central London to shut.

A Ministry of Defence spokesman said the WW2 device had been towed along the river to Tilbury, Essex, where it was safely detonated. Police had been called to the river at 17:15 GMT on Thursday. The device has been identified as a German SD 50kg bomb, a small armour-piercing ordinance dropped from an aircraft. The Port of London Authority said the suspected bomb measured 2ft by 1ft (60cm x 30cm).

Westminster Tube station was shut but has since reopened, as have the bridges, all surrounding roads and a section of the river between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge which had been closed overnight.

Lieutenant Mike St Pierre, the Royal Navy officer who led the bomb disposal team, said: "It was a long night for me and the team but this is exactly what we are trained for so it was a successful operation, although it was a little surreal carrying out our job right next to the Houses of Parliament."

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Nasty good job it was safely disposed off. Its amazing how many of these things they are still finding all these years since the war.

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Cressida Dick is the new Metropolitan Police Commissioner, the first woman to take charge of Greater London's police force. Ms Dick was the commander of the operation in which Brazilian man Jean Charles de Menezes was mistakenly shot dead at Stockwell tube station on 21st July 2005, two weeks after the "7/7" attacks.

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London: Arrest after incident in Whitehall - BBC News

A man has been arrested by armed officers after an incident in Whitehall, near Parliament, police have said. A witness described seeing two knives on the ground, one of which he described as a large bread knife. A Metropolitan Police statement said there were no injuries.
Security remains tight outside Whitehall buildings following the terror attack on Westminster Bridge and the entrance to Parliament on 22nd March.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... quare.html

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Attack on London Bridge after van drives through pedestrians.

May have been followed by a stabbing attack?

Police have a male in custody.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40146916

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Watching sky news is madness. police in riot gear?

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3 suspects shot dead by armed police after killing 6 and injuring 50.

Hope they burn in hell, or whatever Islam's version of it is.

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hopefully the armed officers won't be second guessed and are returned to full duties immediatly

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marktigger wrote:hopefully the armed officers won't be second guessed and are returned to full duties immediatly
I hope so, but they wont be, as there has been a civilian shot. SOP for suicide bombers is to fire until the target is dropped.

Mindset is at that time we are all going to die, tragic but unavoidable.

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I am starting to think we need to round up all those who have been and fought or provided support to the twats fighting for ISIS etc. and assess their treat level to the UK. Either they can turn themselves in if they think they have nothing to worry about or get a knock on the door. Also all should be tagged until they can be full vetted.

Also I always thought fighting as a mercenary was actually a crime in this country. If so anyone who has fought should be charged immediately upon their return.

Finally we need to build a nice big detention camp on West Falkland and ship anyone convicted of terrorist activities their. They are entitled to family visits of course at their expense. Even better when they turn up there are basic tools and materials and they have to build their own accommodation upon arrival.

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Why should we burden the Falklanders with that problem?

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What did we do with Napolen?
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Few people live on West Falkland but it might inconvenience the large Penguin population.

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