Today, in the politics of offering a better yesterday, Labour is promising to put more bobbies on the beat. It is the time of year for it because local elections are coming up, outside the big cities.

Two of the country's most senior police officers have signalled that the era of routine patrols by "bobbies on the beat" has come to an end. The comments have been made by the chairwoman of the ...

Traditional Bobbies on the beat are being consigned to history and soon the only contact the public will have with officers is via Twitter, a serving Sergeant has warned his local town council. In a ...

Senior police officers have signalled that the era of routine patrols by "bobbies on the beat" has come to an end. The comments have been made by the chairwoman of the National Police Chiefs' Council ...