29 h. ago Dozens of families join plan for class action over UK police contact deaths

Lawsuit would be first of its kind against police officers, police chiefs and government departmentsMore than 100 relatives of people who have died after contact with the police in the UK since 1971 have joined plans for a class action lawsuit in pursuit of compensation and justice.The plan for group legal action was announced at the People’s Tribunal on Police Killings, a two-day event in which bereaved families presented evidence to a panel of international experts on how their relatives died and the long-term impact this has had on them. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago US Naval Academy to no longer consider race when evaluating candidates

White House detailed policy change in filing asking court to suspend appeal by group opposed to affirmative actionThe US Naval Academy has changed its policy and will no longer consider race as a factor when evaluating candidates to attend the elite military school, a practice it maintained even after the US supreme court barred civilian colleges from employing similar affirmative action policies.The Trump administration detailed the policy change in a filing on Friday asking a court to suspend an appeal lodged by a group opposed to affirmative action against a judge’s decision last year upholding the Annapolis, Maryland-based Naval Academy’s race-conscious admissions program. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Nicola Sturgeon cleared as former first minister will face no charges as part of Operation Branchform

The former SNP leader faces no further action, Police Scotland has confirmed.

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3 w. ago Warning to drivers in Alderley Edge as police say 'we will take action'

'We have a zero-tolerance approach to those who break the law... action will be taken against anyone who breaches the dispersal order this weekend'

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3 w. ago Teens charged over football pyro offences in cop crackdown at Raith Rovers v Dunfermline

Police were forced to take action at yet another Fife Derby on Friday night following ugly scenes at previous fixtures between the two clubs.

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3 w. ago 'Drunk' woman removed from Egypt Wizz Air flight by police as airline threatens legal action

A drunk passenger on board a WizzAir flight was escorted off the plane after it diverted to Greece - with travellers claiming she shouted abuse at flight crew and refused to sit down

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3 w. ago Ambulance workers vote for industrial action over proposed policy ‘bandage’

The move comes after a proposed new shift system was to be piloted in the South Eastern Trust area.

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