UK Police banned from charging their mobile phones at work - to save money

Officers and civilian staff in Sussex have been told not to power up their personal phones, iPods and other electrical items at work in the hope of slashing electricity bills. The Telegraph reports.

The force must find £50 million ($77 million) worth of savings from its overall budget by 2015 and has already cut energy bills by 10 per cent.

But the latest money-saver has angered some officers who have warned it risks morale for the sake of a “few pennies”.

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