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Local News

Secure Your Oil Tanks – Norfolk Police issue warning as winter fuel thefts in East Anglia increase.

The cost of heating fuel has escalated over the last few years, which in turn has made it a prime target for thieves.  With Christmas just around the corner, victims are being left with no heating and struggling to pay …
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Investigation & Surveillance

Update: Coleen Rooney stolen camera blackmail plotters end up in court.

Update: Coleen Rooney stolen camera blackmail plotters receive sentences. Two men admitted handling stolen goods and blackmail.  Lee Platt was jailed for two years and Steven Malcolm for 20 months. Platt’s girlfriend Jennifer Green was given a 12-month community order …
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Security Consultancy

Government set to give ‘Badger Culls’ the go ahead fuelling potential campaigns by Animal Rights Extremists.

Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) ministers are expected to confirm a decision to allow two pilot badger culls to take place next year in England within the next few weeks. Lives could be put at risk …
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VIP Close Protection

Close Protection Security a Necessity or Accessory_ Article published in Yachting Matters Winter edition 2011

The world of Superyachts is associated with wealth, glitz and glamour.  The majority of large Superyacht owners are successful business men and women who do not court media attention however, the sheer size of their yacht arouses attention when entering …
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Investigation & Surveillance

The Leveson Inquiry calls up Celebrity witnesses.

On the 6th July 2011 David Cameron announced to Parliament that a public inquiry would be launched to investigate the culture, practices and ethics of the British press following the News International phone hacking scandal. On the 13th July 2011 …
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