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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2309831/School-caretaker-earns-50-000-year-DOUBLE-pay-teacher.html Caretaker at a school earns somewhere in the region of £50K for the past few years - the comments in the DM are predominantly "he must work those hours, so where's the problem...........". Yet when Met coppers earn similar amounts there's uproar. Funny world.

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Football is scarred by violence for two days in a row as Newcastle fans clash with police after their defeat by Sunderland. Newcastle: Arrests After Sunderland Match Football is scarred by violence for two days in a row as Newcastle fans clash with police after their defeat by Sunderland. 9:31am UK, Monday 15 April 2013 Video: Newcastle Derby Violence Arrests Email A total of 29 football fans have been arrested and three police officers hurt after violence following a derby game in Newcastle. Missiles were thrown at police as a group of Newcastle fans tried to confront Sunderland supporters in Central Station after the home side…

More than 8,000 motorists in the UK are driving despite having picked up enough penalty points to be banned from the roads, it emerged today. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2301955/Driver-keeps-licence-despite-racking-THREE-TIMES-number-points-needed-automatic-ban.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2298771/Policeman-Doug-Crossan-reports-13-year-old-son-Cameron-FRAUD-running-3-700-iPad.html Moral of the story probably is - Don't let your children loose with your bank card.

http://www.dailymail...-EU-job.html- I always thought Cameron was a fool, but this caps the lot. Giving that arrogant, pompous, lowlife Mitchell this job, is a slap in the face to those involved in Plebgate, but at least we know where Camerons integrity is, at the very bottom of his considerations. The PM believes Andrew is ideal for the job,’ said a well-placed source. ‘He won considerable respect worldwide for his negotiating skills as Secretary of State for International Development. Yes, he gave 12 million pounds to a dictator who was murdering his own people, that shows real integrity Spiv Dave, and the new Secretary has just cancelled any more payments to the s…

Source BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-21654930 Just brilliant.

Mosque chairman Sharif Ahmed, left, Mohammad Khanjee and PC Keith Burgess. POLICE made history when they opening their first neighbourhood surgery – at one of Southampton’s mosques. PC Keith Burgess will provide a listening ear once a month at Abu Bakr Masjid in Argyle Road where 1,200 Muslims worship. The Newtown and Nichols Town neighbourhood area bobby launched the initiative at last week’s Friday prayers before setting up base in an office upstairs for people to discuss crime, security and community matters in confidence. Police have often visited the mosque and neighbouring Medina Mosque off St Mary’s Road to meet the community but this is the first time a regular…

Margaret Thatcher demo police officers injured The gathering in Bristol became violent as people clashed with police Seven police officers were injured when violence flared at a gathering in Bristol to celebrate the death of Margaret Thatcher. Police were called to Chelsea Road, Easton, shortly after midnight where about 200 people had gathered. Protests were also held in Brixton in south London by people who said they were celebrating the death. Stephen Williams, the Liberal Democrat MP whose constituency covers Easton, condemned the gathering. "I do think it's entirely distasteful for any group to organise a celebration for the death of another human being," he…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2309147/Youth-tsars-police-boss-lavishes-hundreds-thousands-taxpayers-cash-staff-publicity-including-battle-bus-dubbed-Ann-Force-One.html Youth tsar's police boss lavishes hundreds of thousands of taxpayers' cash on staff and publicity including battle bus dubbed 'Ann Force One' The Police and Crime Commissioner at the centre of the youth tsar fiasco has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on staff and personal ad campaigns, it emerged yesterday. Ann Barnes has also splashed out £15,000 on a battle bus which she has called 'Ann Force One' – a pun on the name of the US President's plane Air Force One. The 67-year-old former …

A HAMPSHIRE police officer is facing a legal battle with the force – five years after successfully suing them after injuring herself inside a cannabis factory. PC Kerry Ann Taylor won almost £5,000 by claiming in court that Hampshire Constabulary had breached its duty as an employer by exposing her to fumes and failing to provide thick gloves. The 34-year-old officer had suffered a hand injury when she tried to open a window in the property because the smell was making her feel sick. Hampshire police have since spent £145,000 fighting the ruling at London’s Court of Appeal who will make a decision on the case in coming weeks. PC Taylor’s lawyer Andrew Roy, urged the co…

Police staff could have their evening meals interrupted to answer calls from crime victims in a money-saving move... Cash-strapped Cambridgeshire Constabulary is planning to divert 101 non-emergency calls from the force control room to be answered "at home" by operators during the peak time of 5pm-9pm http://www.cambridge...me-11032013.htm Good luck with that...