11 h. ago CHRIS PLEASANCE: Inside the camp training Ukrainian recruits to survive their 'deadly first weeks' of war

One of my most memorable moments covering the Ukraine war was when I visited a training camp in England last year that hosted dozens of fresh Ukrainian recruits.

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20 h. ago Violent police academy drill linked to deaths and injuries across the US

Academies have wide latitude in running such exercises, given a lack of national standards governing police training

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23 h. ago Cowboy builders bullied customers and left trail of misery, debt and shoddy work

A judge said the father-and-son builders had ruthlessly manipulated their victims to extract as much money as possible from them

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27 h. ago How a violent police academy drill has been tied to deaths and injuries across the country

When recruits were punched and tackled during a role-playing exercise at the Texas game wardens academy last year, they were taking part in a longstanding police training tradition that critics say should be retired

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27 h. ago Combat training is a rite of passage for police recruits. It's left a trail of deaths and injuries

Combat training drills are a rite of passage for police recruits nationwide, and an Associated Press investigation finds they've left a trail of deaths and injuries

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3 d. ago Rob Reiner death latest: Hollywood couple’s cause of death revealed to be ‘multiple sharp force injuries’

Reiner children describe feeling ‘unimaginable pain’ in the wake of their parents’ ‘horrific and devastating’ deaths

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3 d. ago Rob and Michele Reiner’s cause of death released by medical examiner

The Reiners’ bodies were discovered on Sunday at their home in Los Angeles. Their son Nick was later arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and has since appeared in courtThe Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has released reports stating the cause of death of the film director Rob Reiner and his wife, the photographer Michele Singer Reiner.Both are listed on the organisation’s website with the cause given as “multiple sharp force injuries” and “homicide” stated as the manner of death. The date of death, which had been the subject of some speculation, is given as Sunday 14 December. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Suspected killer, total loser: Gym owner reveals humiliating truth about alleged Bondi shooter Naveed Akram as he tried to beef up

Bondi Beach massacre suspect Naveed Akram underwent boxing training at a Sydney combat gym called the HIT Squad in alleged preparation for the deadly terror attack last Sunday.

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4 d. ago A winter tour of Luxembourg’s fairytale chateaux – on the country’s free bus network

This tiny country is awash with atmospheric castles, many of which you can stay in, making for a magical wintry break. And it won’t cost you a cent to travel between themThe top of the tower had disappeared in the mist, but its bells rang clear and true, tolling beyond the abbey gates, over the slopes of frost-fringed trees, down to the town in the valley below. Final call for morning mass. I took a seat at the back of the modern church, built when the Abbey of Saint Maurice and Saint Maurus relocated to this hill in Clervaux, north Luxembourg, in 1910. Then the monks swept in – and swept away 1,000 years. Sung in Latin, their Gregorian chants filled the nave: simple, calming, timeless. I’m not religious and didn’t understand a word, but also, in a way, understood it completely.Although mass is held here at 10am daily, year-round, the monks’ ethereal incantations seemed to perfectly suit the season. I left the church, picked up a waymarked hiking trail and walked deeper into the for...

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8 d. ago Man who died on Universal Epic Universe rollercoaster suffered gruesome injuries

Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, 32, suffered horror injuries while on a rollercoaster with his girlfriend - his death was later ruled an accident by investigators

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9 d. ago Met police face independent inquiry over fears 300 recruits not properly vetted

Home secretary to order special investigation amid concern inadequate checks during hiring spree may pose criminal risk The home secretary is to order an independent special inquiry into whether the Metropolitan police allowed hundreds of recruits to join without proper vetting amid fears they may pose a criminal risk.The Guardian has learned that the inquiry will be carried out by the policing inspectorate, with concerns centred on 300 new officers hired between 2016 and 2023. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Commuters urged to spot runaway children as warning signs appear at train stations across the country

New research has now revealed that one child runs away from home every five minutes. As such, a new campaign has been launched across train stations to combat the issue.

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1 week ago 'Death diver' left with horror injuries after cliff jump shares 3 things he's learned

Vali Graham was a self-proclaimed “death diving” enthusiast who suffered a fractured skull, back, concussion and a burst ear drum in a failed world record attempt

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1 week ago Glasgow police investigate as man, 74, dies on street after being found 'seriously injured'

Police have launched an appeal following the incident.

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1 week ago Scots school staff refuse to organise prom after pupils' boozy antics

Parents have said they will help organise prom at Musselburgh Grammar School for S6 students to enjoy a 'rite of passage'.

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2 w. ago German man, 42, is charged with murder after Heathrow airport arrest over teenager's death 14 years on from suffering injuries as a baby

Lejunae Wood, 42, from Wuppertal, was arrested on suspicion of murdering Leajunne Wood, 14, at Heathrow Airport on Thursday.

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2 w. ago The Sarah Everard report part two: a catalogue of repeated and preventable failures | Joan Smith

So many reviews, so much hand-wringing, yet misogyny in England and Wales’s police forces and impunity for offenders remains the normHow do we get sexual predators out of the country’s police forces? It was one of the most urgent questions asked in 2021 when a serving police officer, PC Wayne Couzens, was charged with the abduction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard. In the first report of Elish Angiolini’s inquiry into this dreadful sequence of events, published in February last year, she made the eminently sensible recommendation that any individual with a caution or conviction for a sexual offence should be rejected during police vetting.It seemed the very least that should happen, yet we’ve learned from Lady Angiolini’s second report this week that the recommendation has yet to be implemented. She reveals that it took 18 months after publication for police chiefs to agree a blanket ban on recruits who have convictions, and even then it wasn’t included in draft Home Office regulat...

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2 w. ago City of London on track to miss 2030 target for road deaths and serious injuries

City of London on track to miss 2030 target for road deaths and serious injuries  MyLondon

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2 w. ago Driver left 'trail of carnage' after he mowed down four pedestrians in Shaftesbury Avenue on Christmas Day in homophobic and racist attacks, court hears

One of the victims, Aidan Chapman, 25, suffered fatal brain damage and died in hospital on New Year's Eve.

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3 w. ago Vital training facility for Police Scotland recruits out of action 'indefinitely' due to toxic fumes

A vital part of Police Scotland’s officer training facility has been non-operational for at least a fortnight after serious safety issues came to light

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