‘Everyone wants to get involved’: inside a new police approach to tackling rape

Operation Bluestone aims to put suspects at centre of investigations while better supporting victimsAt 8am, in the glass and steel police centre in Bridgwater, Somerset, DI Richard Horsfall takes a swig from an enormous mug of tea and kicks off the team briefing. “Right then, let’s get going,” he says. “We’ve got a lot to get through.”Three reports of rape have been made overnight. A man is in custody, and in little more than 12 hours he will have to be charge