Police must stamp out ‘sexism, racism and homophobia in their ranks’, MPs warn

Police chiefs must overhaul recruitment, vetting and disciplinary processes to restore public confidence and catch criminals, MPs warned last night. The Home Affairs Select Committee said chief constables should introduce a “fitness to practice model” which will examine potential recruits’ motivations, skills and attributes. Some officers are only drawn to the police “because of the power it wields”, MPs warned. […]

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Insane moment Russian TV claims British women turning to cleaning houses naked

Russian state propagandists have promoted a bizarre story suggesting that women in the UK have taken to cleaning houses wearing only underwear to earn money. The segment was presented on Russian television by pro-Kremlin pundits Yevgeny Popov and Olga Skabeyeva. Popov declared: “There are new trends in British cleaning. Nowadays professional cleaners not only clean the houses and apartments of […]

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Robot crushes worker to death at packaging plant in horrific freak accident

Robot Wars presenter Angela Scanlon reacts as robot ‘blows up’ An industrial robot at a vegetable packaging plant in South Korea crushed a worker to death, police said. The man died of head and chest injuries on Tuesday after he was grabbed by the machine and pressed against a conveyor belt, police in Goseong said. The unidentified man was an employee […]

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Rotwild Unleashes The R.R275 X High-Performance Carbon Gravel E-Bike

German e-bike specialist Rotwild is all about high-performance machinery that’s proudly made in Germany. The brand’s newest offering takes the form of a lightweight electric racer, and is called the R.R275 X. According to the company, the bike was inspired by top Italian racers, and has a high level of attention to detail. Let’s take a closer look at what […]

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Sunaks fightback hits buffers after Kings Speech made Labour lead even bigger

King Charles delivers his first King’s Speech in Parliament Rishi Sunak’s attempts to relaunch his beleaguered government has fallen at the first hurdle after the Techne UK tracker poll revealed that Labour’s lead had increased. The King’s Speech was meant to be the moment when Mr Sunak could start a reset of his government and push forward to a general […]

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Bloke, 71, finds message in a bottle from thousands of miles away on beach

An elderly retired fisherman who was cleaning a beach stumbled across a message in a bottle from 1997, and from thousands of miles away. Frenchman Hubert Eriau, 71, found the bottle washed up on a beach in Sables-d'Olonne, on the Atlantic coast of western France. Inside was a letter from American students 'posted' in 1997. The students had been working […]

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Putin so desperate he asks allies for sold Russian helicopter parts back

Russia is reportedly going cap in hand to allies asking for sold helicopter parts to be returned to restock the Russian military. A Russian delegation in Egypt last April is said to have asked the Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah Al Sisi for more than a hundred helicopter engines to be given back. According to reports, Mr Sisi obliged and around […]

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Frankenscience twist with first live birth of chimeric monkey

In a twist straight out of 'Frankenscience', the first live birth of a "chimeric" monkey has been reported by Chinese scientists. Boffins have announced the birth of a male primate, which contains a high percentage of cells derived from a monkey stem cell line. Images reveal green fluorescence signals in various parts of the three-day-old animal. The contribution of stem […]

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Health Secretary pledges Government will go further to crack down on smoking

Smoking: Legal age increase and ‘polluter tax’ being considered This Government believes in letting you live your life the way you want to. It’s important that we strike a balance, encouraging people to take up more exercise, or eat healthier. But, unlike drinking in moderation or eating the occasional treat that might contain additional fat, salt or sugar, there isn’t […]

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Morgan And Pininfarina Is The Colaboration We Weren't Expecting

British engineering and Italian styling are coming together next year because the Morgan Motor Company and Pininfarina are partnering on a vehicle. Unfortunately, we won’t get to see the machine until 2024. It’ll be part of Morgan’s celebration of 115 years in business. The image above is of the Super 3, not the upcoming collaboration between Morgan and Pininfarina. The […]

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