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2 hours ago · Wales
Welsh police force could hire detectives on zero-hours style contracts after huge increase in murder investigations
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. WalesOnline is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Wales. The first report grouped here was at 13 Oct 2026, 08:25 UTC. The headline in use is “Welsh police force could hire detectives on zero-hours style contracts after huge increase in murder investigations”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Chief constable Mark Hobrough said the force would normally see between two or three murders a year but in less than a year has launched 11 murder probes
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