Real World News
This is a place to discuss things of a serious nature that aren't connected to policing. It can be news stories or subjects of interest unrelated to policing in this country or abroad.
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Crackdown on high-interest lending announced by FCA By Kevin Peachey Personal finance reporter 31 May 2018 Image copyright Thinkstock Image caption Rent-to-own custo…
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Football urged to tackle single-use plastics problem 31 May 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Football matches can generate plastic waste, particularly from catering operations …
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Grenfell authorities' response 'badly flawed', report says 30 May 2018 Related TopicsGrenfell Tower fire Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Voluntary organisations filled the void left by…
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30 May 2018 Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, widely reported to have been assassinated in Kiev on Tuesday, is alive and well. Mr Babchenko appeared at a press conference on Ukrainian television on Wednesday. The head of Ukraine's security services, Vasyl Hrytsak, said at the press conference that the 'murder' had been staged to expose Russian agents. Mr Babchenko's wife had earlier said he'd b…
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English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson claimed he was arrested for breach of the peace outside a courthouse in Leeds. The right wing activist was streaming a Facebook live video outside Leeds Crown Court, where a grooming trial is reportedly underway, on Friday morning. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/tommy-robinson-arrested-while-filming-outside-grooming-trial-in-leeds-a3848486.html
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London gang members are to be treated like terrorism suspects in a bid to stop a crime wave said to be encouraged by “violent” music videos on YouTube, according to reports. Detectives will be given new powers to clamp down those who “glamourise” knife and gun violence through online videos in a move that comes after a rise in violent crime across the UK. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/london-gang-members-to-be-treated-like-terror-suspects-under-new-measures-to-tackle-violent-crime-a3850626.html
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Liege shooting: Two police and passer-by dead in Belgium 29 May 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption The situation is said to be under control with officers at the scene …
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29 May 2018 Image copyright Getty Images ABC TV network has cancelled comedian Roseanne Barr's show after she posted a racist tweet likening an African-American former Obama aide to an ape. ABC said: "Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values and we have decided to cancel her show." Barr's tweet said Val…
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Forced marriage: Parents guilty of luring daughter to Bangladesh 29 May 2018 Image copyright PA Image caption Leeds Crown Court heard the teenager sent her location details to her boyfriend, who t…
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Hundreds of London police officers are moonlighting as minicab and private-hire drivers, the Evening Standard can reveal. More than 300 Metropolitan police officers have declared business interests as drivers or chauffeurs, figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show. In total, 5,395 serving Met police officers — almost one in five — declared business interests with the force. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/revealed-hundreds-of-met-police-officers-moonlighting-as-cab-drivers-a3849846.html
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MH370: Four-year search for airliner formally ends 29 May 2018 Related TopicsMH370 plane disappearance Image copyright Reuters Image caption Some items of debris have been found along the east Af…
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NI abortion law: Reform 'a feminist test for May' 29 May 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLabour's Chakrabarti says 'feminist' May must act on Northern Ireland abortion Labour has challenged Theresa May to show she really is a feminist by backing reform of Northern Ireland's strict abortion law. Shadow Attorney General Sham…
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Roman Abramovich 'eligible to become Israeli citizen' 28 May 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption Mr Abramovich will be the richest person in Israel …
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Portsmouth Mutiny Festival: Two die after falling ill 27 May 2018 Image copyright Mutiny Festivals Image caption Organisers announced on Facebook that the festival had been cancelled on Sunday "as…
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Mamoudou Gassama: Mali 'Spiderman' to be made French citizen 28 May 2018 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe man who scaled the building and rescued the child went on to meet President Macron A Malian migrant hailed as a hero after mounting a daring rescue to save a small boy dangling from a balcony in Paris is to be made a Fren…
