16 October 2019          View The Latest Issue Online          Follow Us On Twitter          View This Email Online

NEWS

California places three year ban on police facial recognition use

California has passed a bill placing a moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology by state law enforcement for the next three years.....read more

Australian rightwing groups will remain an ‘enduring threat’

An annual report from Australia’s spy agency has stressed that the threat from extreme rightwing terrorism in the country has increased, and groups will remain an ‘enduring threat’.....read more

10 per cent rise in hate crimes recorded

New Home Office officials have indicated a rise of ten per cent in hate crimes recorded by police in England and Wales.....read more

Life sentence for Salih Khater

A man who drove his car into pedestrians and cyclists, and at two police officers, before crashing into a barrier at the Palace of Westminster has been given a life sentence following an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command.....read more

Former MI6 chief warns over security cooperation with EU

Sir John Sawers has warned that Brexit negotiations have reached ‘an extraordinarily damaging state’ because unnamed Downing Street officials have been briefing that the UK might withdraw security cooperation with the EU.....read more

SPONSORS

FLIR Scion

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Todd Research

Todd Research launch the first postal X-ray Scanner with Emergency Communication Connectivity. Integration of our TR15 X-Ray Cabinet Scanner and the Callmy Emergency Messaging service means for the first time our X-ray technology can send "suspect scans" directly to a team of first responders within seconds.....read more

Felix 5

Felix 5 Tackle the World’s Toughest Rowing Challenge. The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge is the premier ocean rowing event, covering over 3,000 miles.An intrepid team are taking part to raise funds for Felix Fund. They face 40 days at sea coping with blisters, sea sickness, brutal conditions as well as sleep deprivation, weight loss and enormous physical and mental stress.....read more

Hytera Two-Way Radios

Hytera is a global provider of professional mobile radio communications solutions and equipment. Offering a range of two-way radio infrastructure, terminals, services and accessories for analogue, licence-free, digital two-way radio and 4G LTE cellular solutions. The portfolio also features body worn cameras, dispatching systems, and unified communications platforms.....read more

EVENTS

11-13 November, Geneva, Switzerland

The CBRN 2019 Summit is the most internationally diverse conference of its kind. With over 18 CBRN Commands coming from across the world to join this joint strategic forum, learn how to increase your ability to deter, detect, respond and recover from international incidents here.

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