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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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The isolation felt by homeless people is being highlighted by hard-hitting posters positioned in spots in a UK city where rough sleepers are likely to rest. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/hardhitting-posters-highlight-how-homeless-people-are-treated-as-invisible-a4086701.html More needs to be done to help people off city streets who are homeless.
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8 March 2019 Pilot Andrew Hill has been found not guilty of manslaughter over 2015 Shoreham Airshow crash, in which 11 people died. Mr Hill's ex-military Hawker Hunter jet crashed on to the A27 in Sussex on 22 August 2015. The ex-RAF pilot denied deliberately committing to a loop manoeuvre despite flying too low and too slow. View the full article
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North Korea 'preparing rocket launch', images suggest 9 March 2019 Related TopicsTrump-Kim summit Image copyright AFP Image caption Mr Kim could be testing the US, a BBC correspondent says …
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Seven “vicious” moped bandits who inflicted “harm and misery” on innocent people across London have been jailed for a combined 45 years. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/seven-vicious-london-moped-bandits-jailed-for-combined-45-years-a4087031.html
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SpaceX Dragon demo capsule returns to Earth 8 March 2019 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWATCH: SpaceX Dragon capsule returns to Earth America's new commercial astronaut capsule has completed its demonstration flight with a successful splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. The SpaceX Dragon vehicle left the International Space Station, where it …
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https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/07/amber-rudd-apologises-to-diane-abbott-for-calling-her-coloured ‘the use of coloured was “an outdated, offensive and revealing choice of words”.’
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Brussels Jewish Museum murders: Mehdi Nemmouche guilty 7 March 2019 Image copyright AFP Image caption Nemmouche has not allowed himself to be photographed in the years since his arrest …
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Phillipe Barbarin: French cardinal guilty of abuse cover-up 7 March 2019 Image copyright Reuters Image caption Cardinal Phillipe Barbarin denied covering up abuse …
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Labour anti-Semitism: MP says party is 'too apologetic' 27 February 2019 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Chris Williamson said Labour had done more to address anti-Semitism than any oth…
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7 March 2019 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHuawei Vs. America Huawei has filed a lawsuit against the US government over a ban that restricts government agencies from using its products. In a statement, the firm said the US Congress has "failed to produce any evidence to support its restrictions". The US has placed bans on government agencies using Huawei products over concerns they pose a risk to national security. It h…
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Image copyright BSG Image caption Blacklist campaign: Workers across the UK are still demanding justice A secret police document has revealed how the Metropolitan Police's Special Branch helped the illegal blacklisting of trade unionists - preventing them from getting jobs because of their political views. In one case, detectives suggested one individual was a terrorist, despite the claim being wrong. The illegal practice - exposed ten years ago - involved major construction firms accessing secret files on 3,000 workers and their union activities. But until now, little has been known about the police's role, other than a Scotland Yard admission…
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Zuckerberg outlines plan for 'privacy-focused' Facebook 6 March 2019 Related TopicsFacebook messaging integration Image copyright AFP Image caption Mr Zuckerberg said he wanted to develop the soc…
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Meanwhile, in Westminster MPs' basic pay to increase to £79,468 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47405259
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Oxford Street terror bomb plotter Lewis Ludlow jailed 6 March 2019 Image copyright Counter Terrorism Policing South East Image caption Lewis Ludlow is a Muslim convert who used the name Ali Hussai…
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UN rights chief Bachelet warns of threat from 'gross inequality' 6 March 2019 Related TopicsGaza border clashes Image copyright AFP Image caption Michelle Bachelet made inequality the theme of he…
