Middle-class cocaine users are hypocrites, says Met chief
Cressida Dick criticises people with progressive politics whose drug use fuels violenceThe Metropolitan police commissioner has criticised hypocritical middle-class cocaine users who care about fair...
View ArticleThieves escape by motorboat after royal jewels heist in Sweden
Two crowns and an orb dating back to 17th century stolen from Strängnäs Cathedral Police in Sweden are hunting for jewel thieves who stole two priceless royal crowns and an orb from a cathedral before...
View ArticleTories have avoided the truth over austerity and food banks
The government has been reluctant to admit that welfare reforms are linked to increased use of food banks While a rise in use of food banks has coincided with the imposition of austerity, the...
View ArticleTourists warned about risks of hiring mopeds and quad bikes abroad
Travel agents issue advice after British holidaymakers are involved in spate of accidentsBritish tourists have been warned against hiring mopeds and quad bikes abroad after a spate of deaths serious...
View ArticleSepsis: how parents and professionals can spot the symptoms
Hospitals are starting to use a new early warning system to diagnose sepsisIdentifying sepsis is a challenge for parents, carers and health professionals alike. It is often mistaken for flu, which can...
View ArticleOfficer who punched incapacitated suspect six times is dismissed
Daniel Reed punched suspect in head in Darlington after he was incapacitated by stun gunA police officer has been dismissed after punching a suspect six times in the head when he had already been...
View ArticleBrighton Pride: train chaos leaves revellers stranded for hours
Huge queues form at Brighton station, with Southern rail blaming overcrowdingBrighton Pride revellers have complained of being stranded for several hours as a result of delays at the city’s train...
View ArticleViral video shows snake eating pigeon in busy London street
RSPCA called to incident after snake found coiled around bird in Leytonstone High RoadA snake has been seen eating a pigeon on a busy street in east London. Photographs and video posted on social media...
View ArticleSwiss Alps plane crash leaves all 20 passengers and crew dead
Investigation under way after mid-century JU-Air plane crashed into mountainsideA vintage Swiss military plane, which was saved from being mothballed by a national fundraising campaign, has crashed...
View ArticleFarmers using medieval methods to combat rural crime
Farmers put up earth banks and dry ditches to block criminals who use 4 x 4 vehicles to get on to farm landFarmers are resorting to medieval methods to combat rural crime which has risen to its highest...
View Article'It's an epidemic' – farmers suffer from the theft of vital quad bikes
Jamie Smith has had two vehicles stolen from his farm in Worcestershire in 15 monthsJamie Smith’s Worcestershire farm has been broken into three times in 15 months. On the first two occasions, he had a...
View ArticleCare worker shortage after Brexit 'will force women to quit jobs'
Up to 28,000 fewer EEA care workers in five years, says Department of Health report Women will be forced to quit their jobs to look after ill or ageing relatives if the supply of EU care workers is...
View ArticleUK schools and tech industry urged to foster education revolution
Education secretary wants UK and Silicon Valley firms to help put tech at heart of classroomsTech companies in the UK and abroad, including Apple and Microsoft, have been urged to help foster an...
View ArticleUK life expectancy growth falls faster than other leading nations
ONS data shows big slowdown in life expectancy improvements for both men and womenThe UK has experienced one of the largest slowdowns in life expectancy growth among 20 of the world’s leading...
View ArticleInternet use at record level but Britons are lax about web security
ONS says 89% of UK adults go online at least weekly but have lack of awareness over safetyInternet use in Britain has risen to record levels but there is a worrying lack of awareness around security,...
View ArticleMinistry of Justice cleaners begin three-day strike over pay
Mostly migrant workers picket MoJ and a west London council to demand London living wage Cleaners have picketed the Ministry of Justice and the offices of a west London council as they began a...
View ArticleRyanair pilot strike grounds nearly 400 flights
Airline says 396 flights will not take off on Friday because of walkouts across five countriesAlmost 400 Ryanair flights scheduled for Friday have been grounded because of pilot strikes.Employees in...
View ArticleDisabled children waiting too long for NHS wheelchairs
NHS England misses target for delivery of wheelchairs to more than 5,000 childrenThousands of disabled children in England who need a wheelchair are waiting more than the four-month target for the...
View ArticleOpt-out organ register unlikely to increase donations – study
Next of kin more likely to veto family member’s presumed consent, researchers sayAn opt-out register is unlikely to increase the number of organ donations because family members would be more likely to...
View ArticleRod Stewart to hold auction after clear-out at Essex mansion
Items for sale include pair of bronze-mounted side tables estimated to fetch up to £3,000Fans of Rod Stewart and his flamboyant style will have the opportunity to bid at an auction of suitably glitzy...
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