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PY cameras should be installed at two Worcester play areas to help defeat the blight of vandalism, says Worcester MP Mike Foster. Mr Foster is worried play areas in Great Oaty Gardens, Warndon, and Whitmore Road, St John's, are quickly becoming easy targets for yobs and says the city council has Government cash to tackle it.

The era of Robocop - and perhaps of the surveillance society - came a step nearer today with the announcement that Merseyside plods have started trialling a flying police robot.

The scally sky-patrolman, unlike military kill-bots such as the US Reaper, isn't intended for any active role. It is purely an observation platform, mounting CCTV with a range of imaging options.