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Three officers have made maritime history by becoming the first female submariners to serve in the Royal Navy. Lieutenants Maxine Stiles, Alexandra Olsson and Penny Thackray have completed months of specialised training to earn their "Dolphins" - the clasp worn by qualified submariners - becoming the first women in the 110-year history of the Navy's Submarine Service. For years women were unable to serve on submarines because of possible health risks but, after an independent review found that only pregnant women should not serve, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond lifted the ban in December 2011. Following the arrival of woman officers, female ratings (non-commissioned …

A very thought-provoking video - a man gets violent with a woman and people step in, but what happens when the roles are reversed? (Warning: strong language)

Glad the cops didn't buckle and followed through with the necessity to arrest, good old Byelaws strike again. In my mind he should've been charged but hey-ho it is what it is.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27405467 I would not like to be the one cleaning that up!

The River Thames will come alive this evening (Thursday 29 May) when the Royal Marines carry out a capability demonstration as part of their 350th anniversary celebrations. All focused around HMS Bulwark, moored off Greenwich, spectators will be able to see Royal Marines carrying out a boarding operation on a suspect vessel trying to gain access to a secure area. Taking part in the demonstration will be a boarding team from 43 Commando Royal Marines assisted by personnel from the Metropolitan Police. Spectators will see four troop carrying Offshore Raiding Craft (ORC), a further two ORCs in a fire support role, a police launch, a Sea King Helicopter, a police team and …

http://m.rte.ie/news/touch/2014/0517/617939-garda/ Thoughts? Could this open up the way to British Police going for Strike action?

Don't really know much of politics, however not the sort of person who would waste their vote. I'm not poor but I'm not rich, don't have my own home as I can't afford it at the moment etc etc so sort of sit in the place where I don't know what parties (probably talking of the top 3) would do for me personally. Does anyone therefor know what party, being in power, may benefit me the most being a police officer?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20547557 29 November 2012 Last updated at 13:23 ET SAS man Danny Nightingale released by Court of Appeal The soldier had said he was given the gun as a present in Iraq An SAS sniper has been released after his 18 month sentence for illegally possessing a pistol was cut and suspended by the Court of Appeal. Sgt Danny Nightingale, from Crewe, admitted possessing the 9mm Glock pistol and 338 rounds of ammunition at a court martial earlier this month. The judges heard Nightingale had forgotten he had the gun and cut his sentence to 12 months and suspended it. Walking free from court, he thanked his family for "their trust and sup…

Michael Wheatley sighted in London Michael Wheatley raided 13 banks and building societies between 2001 and 2002 Continue reading the main story "Skull Cracker" robber Michael Wheatley, who absconded from an open prison, has been seen in London. Police were called to an address in Twickenham, south-west London, on Monday evening, but did not find him. Wheatley, 55, was given 13 life sentences in 2002 for a string of raids on banks and building societies. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said he would check that the risk Wheatley posed was properly assessed before he was transferred to an open prison. Kent Police said he failed to return to HMP Standford Hill on t…

Today I discovered that Greenwich Council have quietly shelved plans for a public memorial for Lee Rigby, I goggled and it seems that it was in the Mirror earlier in the month but I was only told today and as far as I can tell no other major paper has picked up the story. They(The council) aren't even going to pay for a small brass plaque to be placed in the town hall in his memory It's against the wishes of His Family, and the people of Woolwich who've said they're prepared to pay for it from public donation, when it's confirmed I can see elements of the Public kicking off so don't be surprised if you're called in to Woolwich/Eltham

4 dead, 21 injured in stabbing on Taipei metro Taipei, May 21 (CNA) A bloody knife attack on a Taipei metro train Wednesday afternoon left four people dead and 21 injured, some critically, officials said. A single suspected assailant by the name of Cheng Chieh was subdued by police and metro staff and taken to a nearby police station, where investigators found him to be a sophomore at Tunghai University in Taichung, central Taiwan. The suspect Cheng Chieh is seen sitting on the floor in this image captured from a video clip shot by a bystander following the stabbing The attack happened at around 4:25 p.m. on the Bannan (blue) line, inside a train headi…

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Has anyone else watched this? I find it absolutely appalling. For those of you who don’t know what it’s about, basically the programme follows a pair of newly “qualified” drivers on their first journeys with their friends. Everything is recorded on cameras in the car and is reviewed by an ‘ex traffic cop’ and advanced driving instructor. They then decide whether or not to make the driver do advanced lessons, or buy them a brand new car. The standards of driving are awful. They go through red lights, they cut up other drivers, they narrowly miss pedestrians, drive the wrong way up one-way streets, and one did a U-turn on a slip road. The list goes on. In my opinion there…

The Danish Government produced an advert to encourage young people to vote in the upcoming European elections. The result was banned within 24 hours with the Danish Parliament chair himself describing it as 'unacceptably lame'. The link is below and shows Voteman doing his thing - what do you think? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT4lhERDZ8s

Found an interesting little tool. Shows you areas to work on and areas you excel at in terms of workplace resilience. Worth it if you have 20 mins to spare. Also useful as an exercise to do amongst work colleagues. http://www.robertsoncooper.com/iresilience/