Senior custody officers set to be issued with body armour after shooting of Matt Ratana

Senior custody officers are set to be issued with body armour after shooting of Matt Ratana at police station Body armour could be given to senior custody officers to better protect force  This follows death of Sergeant Matt Ratana was fatally shot at work in September Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick announced the pilot scheme last month … Read more

Senior custody officers set to be issued with body armour after shooting of Matt Ratana

Senior custody officers are set to be issued with body armour after shooting of Matt Ratana at police station Body armour could be given to senior custody officers to better protect force  This follows death of Sergeant Matt Ratana was fatally shot at work in September Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick announced the pilot scheme last month … Read more

Met Police orders all custody sergeants to wear body armour after Sgt Matt Ratana’s death in station

Met Police orders all custody sergeants to wear body armour and gives metal detectors to officers on the street after Sgt Matt Ratana was shot dead by ‘handcuffed suspect’ Custody detention officer sergeants now wear armour to speak in first instance Officers on the beat also to be given metal detector wands to help searches Comes … Read more

Met Police orders all custody sergeants to wear body armour after Sgt Matt Ratana’s death in station

Met Police orders all custody sergeants to wear body armour and gives metal detectors to officers on the street after Sgt Matt Ratana was shot dead by ‘handcuffed suspect’ Custody detention officer sergeants now wear armour to speak in first instance Officers on the beat also to be given metal detector wands to help searches Comes … Read more

Flawed body armour tests which could be potentially fatal have been ‘ignored for decades’ 

Flawed body armour tests which could be potentially fatal for Special Forces troops and anti-terrorism units have been ‘ignored for decades’ Research showed plates that met standards could still lead to fatal injuries Could occur if police officers and elite military personnel are shot at close range It follows report into results of experiments on … Read more

Flawed body armour tests which could be potentially fatal have been ‘ignored for decades’ 

Flawed body armour tests which could be potentially fatal for Special Forces troops and anti-terrorism units have been ‘ignored for decades’ Research showed plates that met standards could still lead to fatal injuries Could occur if police officers and elite military personnel are shot at close range It follows report into results of experiments on … Read more

Lindsey Vonn showcases her athletic figure in Under Armour crop top and leggings

Lindsey Vonn showcases her athletic figure in Under Armour crop top and leggings during Hollywood Hills stroll By David Lawrance For Dailymail.com Published: 22:00 BST, 8 July 2020 | Updated: 22:16 BST, 8 July 2020 She’s been engaged to fiance P.K. Subban since August last year. But Lindsey Vonn went for a solo stroll on … Read more

Body armour made from SHRIMP SHELLS could protect soldiers against bullets, lasers and poison gas

A coating to make body armour impervious to bullets, lasers, microbes and even poison gas is being developed in the US from the same material as shrimp shells.  Chitin is a robust natural material which forms the shells of crustaceans, protects butterfly wings and is found in mushroom cells.  The material is a naturally occurring, and … Read more