Each year, thousands of stories are entered into the 500 Words competition - this year we received almost 44,000 entries! The stories are whittled down to a top 50 - 25 in each category - thanks ...

However, the "highly commended" officer stated that it simply ‘didn’t ... The panel heard that DS Fitzpatrick has no history of disobedience nor had been given any "words of advice" during his career.