15 h. ago Met officer sacked after running tanning salon for two years while 'unable to report for duty due to mental health'

PC Jennifer Stowers was found guilty of gross misconduct and dismissed without notice

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18 h. ago Female Met Police officer is sacked for running spray tanning business while claiming mental health issues stopped her reporting for duty

PC Jennifer Stowers, 37, based within Central West Command Unit, ran her mobile spray tanning firm between May 18, 2023 and April 2, 2025, while claiming to be unable to work in person

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7 d. ago Female Met police officer 'ran a spray tanning business while claiming mental health issues stopped her reporting for duty'

PC Jennifer Stowers, based within Central West Command Unit, faces a misconduct hearing after being accused of running the firm via Instagram between May 18, 2023 and April 2, 2025.

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2 w. ago Schools have become 'therapeutic institutions' with too much 'negative' focus on mental health instead of academics, former Ofsted boss claims

Baroness Spielman said schools are encouraging children to identify negative emotions from as young as three, which she says are a normal part of childhood.

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3 w. ago Man jailed for 8 years for violent attack on two female Met Police officers responding to a call

Mark Weatherley, 43, pleaded guilty to two counts of grievous bodily harm with intent and was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday

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3 w. ago ‘The UK’s benefits system is set up to make you fail – it’s devastating’

More than half of all benefit claimants (51 per cent) say that claiming has damaged their mental health, research from welfare charity Turn2Us reveals

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3 w. ago The enduring curse of Baywatch: How show's genetically blessed stars have battled cancer, drug abuse, sexual harassment claims and mental health issues

We all remember those opening credits, the crowded California beaches packed with perma-tanned bodies and those raspy vocals as the Jimi Jamison launched into I'm Always Here.

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