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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FAMILIES could be allowed five days to enjoy get-togethers over Christmas. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13226133/christmas-five-day-festive-plan/
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PA Media *:not([hidden]):not(style) ~ *:not([hidden]):not(style){margin-top:1rem;}]]>New cars and vans powered wholly by petrol and diesel will not be sold in the UK from 2030, prime minister Boris Johnson has said. But some hybrids would still be allowed, Mr Johnson confirmed. It is part of what the prime minister calls a "green industrial revolution" to tackle climate change and create jobs in industries such as nuclear. Critics of the plan say the £4bn allocated is far too small for the scale of the challenge. The total amount of new money announced in the package is a 25th of the projected £100bn cost of high-speed rail, HS2. UK climate plan: what do the terms mean?…
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RISHI Sunak is said to be considering a new plan to charge drivers to use the UK’s roads. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13207328/brits-charge-uk-roads-budget-hole/
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THIS is the moment an elderly driver lost control at the wheel and crashed SIX times in one minute - hitting at least three cars and a number of walls. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/uknews/13191500/driver-crashes-car-six-times-vehicles-walls/
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THE Yorkshire Ripper died this morning in hospital aged 74 after refusing any treatment for coronavirus. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/uknews/13185362/peter-sutcliffe-yorkshire-ripper-dead-covid/
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A CARE home called the police after a 75-year-old woman sneaked in to get her husband following eight months apart. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13168676/care-home-cops-wife-sneaks-husband-eight-months/ Sad in this day and age they had to get the police in.
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A former defence worker who disclosed top secret details of a UK missile system, has changed his plea at the Old Bailey and admitted breaching the Official Secrets Act. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-who-shared-details-uk-22984272
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TWENTY-THREE dangerous foreign criminals have been removed from the UK this week after violating our laws. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13137951/home-office-kicks-out-dangerous-foreign-criminals/
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Vladimir Putin is set to sensationally step down as Russia's President in a matter of weeks amid concerns he has Parkinson's disease, according to reports. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/putin-to-quit-as-russian-president-in-just-weeks-amid-parkinson-s-disease-fears/ar-BB1aKfT0?ocid=spartan-dhp-feeds
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A PRISON officer has admitted having a sexual relationship with a convicted double murderer. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13112920/prison-officer-sex-baby-killer/
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Three people died in a knife attack in a church in the French city of Nice last week in what Mr Macron said was an "Islamist terrorist attack". View the full article
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FAT prisoners have caused a surge in extra large clothes with lags needing tops up to 7XL and trousers with 64 inch waists. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13082646/surge-fat-inmates-sizes/
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SCAMMERS sold the bank details of thousands of O2 customers on the dark web, The Sun on Sunday can reveal. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13076312/scammers-sold-o2-customers-data-dark-web/
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A PENSIONER is fighting to save this year’s Covid-hit Poppy appeal in a tank fashioned from his mobility scooter. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13070004/oap-converts-scooter-into-tank-for-poppy-appeal/ Well done that man and hope you raise a lot of money 👍
