23 h. ago UK locals use traditional Japanese wooden clappers to tackle street crime wave

Residents in Littlemore, Oxford have been patrolling streets at night with Hyōshigi - traditional Japanese wooden clappers used to let people know they are being watched over and warn criminals away

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38 h. ago Civil service hires 166 people with criminal records as part of scheme to give convicts a second chance

The recruitment programme is open to criminals found guilty of knife offences, assault, theft and shoplifting and has advertised 293 positions since it was launched in 2021.

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65 h. ago How Venezuela’s military is DWARFED by US firepower with just 200 warplanes vs Trump’s 13,000 after Maduro captured

DONALD Trump’s administration insists the US is not at war with Venezuela, even as America’s overwhelming military strength exposes just how outmatched Nicolás Maduro’s forces really are. US officials say the operation that led to Maduro’s capture was a targeted strike against narcotrafficking and criminal networks, not a conflict with the Venezuelan people. But the...

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4 d. ago Swiss authorities open criminal investigation into ski bar after fire left 40 people dead

The managers are suspected of negligent homicide, negligent bodily harm and causing fire by negligence, Swiss police said

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4 d. ago Swiss prosecutors place bar managers under investigation after deadly fire

Suspected offences include homicide by negligence, causing bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligenceThe two managers of a bar where a blaze on New Year’s Day killed at least 40 people have been placed under criminal investigation, Swiss prosecutors said.The offences they are suspected of having committed are homicide by negligence, causing bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence, the prosecutors’ office in the canton of Valais said in a statement on Saturday. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago UK civil service continues to grow despite pledge to ‘rewire state’

Number of full-time equivalent roles grew by more than 4,000 in the year to September

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2 w. ago Greta Thunberg arrested in London over ‘Palestine Action prisoners’ placard

Two other people held on suspicion of criminal damage after protest at insurance company’s offices Greta Thunberg has been arrested in London after taking part in a protest holding a sign expressing support for Palestine Action-affiliated hunger strikers.The Swedish activist arrived after a protest had begun outside the offices of an insurance company in London and she sat down with a sign saying “I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Train drivers and families will benefit from Labour scheme to help the 'working class' even if they earn £80,000 a year

Ministers admitted that a scheme designed to limit student civil service internships to those from 'lower socio-economic backgrounds' would cover the children of well-paid locomotive operators.

Economics

2 w. ago Major law change as Germany bids to crack down on people smugglers to UK

The legislation aims to disrupt the criminal gangs that bring people to the UK on small boats

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2 w. ago German prosecutors file lawsuit against Greensill bosses over role in bank’s collapse

Bremen lawyers say three unnamed people charged with crimes relating to bankruptcy and misrepresentation of bank’s financesGerman prosecutors have brought criminal charges against three people involved in running Greensill Bank for their role in the 2021 collapse of the lender.The Bremen public prosecutor’s office said the unnamed people were charged with crimes related to the bankruptcy, as well as the misrepresentation of the German bank’s finances. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago German prosecutors bring charges against Greensill officials over role in bank’s collapse

Bremen lawyers say three unnamed people charged with crimes relating to bankruptcy and misrepresentation of bank’s financesGerman prosecutors have brought criminal charges against three people involved in running Greensill Bank for their role in the 2021 collapse of the lender.The Bremen public prosecutor’s office said the unnamed people were charged with crimes related to the bankruptcy, as well as the misrepresentation of the German bank’s finances. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Newsom finds new way to troll Trump with website tracking president’s ‘criminal cronies’

Gavin Newsom has launched a new site to ‘detail the criminal records, corruption cases, and extremist ties of the people Donald Trump elevates, protects, pardons, and surrounds himself with’

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3 w. ago Civil Service workforce jumps 3,000 to highest level for nearly 20 years

Headcount is nearly a third higher than it was at the time of the EU referendum in June 2016.

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3 w. ago Reform UK vows to sack Civil Service bosses under plans to slash headcount by almost 70,000 people if it wins the next election

Danny Kruger said there will be 'real change' among the 'Permanent Secretary class' if Nigel Farage becomes the next prime minister.

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3 w. ago Why 33 per cent of Scottish men have a dark secret to explain to their children

It can be difficult for people with a criminal conviction to explain what they did to their children, but there’s a difference between a bad person and someone who made bad choices

Society

3 w. ago Reform UK to axe 68,000 civil service jobs if they win next General Election

The MP insisted the party’s plans would improve working in central government

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4 w. ago Female migrants 'are forced to have sex with people smugglers and are 'passed around' by criminals in return for cheap crossings to Britain'

One terrified survivor, who spent two years on the migrant trail, said that the gangs 'passed them around' in camps before deciding who gets on board.

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4 w. ago BBC issues password alert as 'persistent' threat comes with £3,000 risk

Criminals are targeting people as Christmas shopping season hits its peak

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