78 m. ago Met Police to hand golden goodbyes to underperforming officers

Underperforming senior officers are being given a chance to jump before they are shown the door

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2 h. ago What the Met Office and BBC Weather has to say about reports of snow in the UK

A senior meteorologist says it could fall for three to four days next week

Society

9 h. ago Met Police chief accused of making ‘thinly veiled threat’ to senior officers over job cuts

Sir Mark Rowley faces backlash over a proposed pay-off scheme for senior ranks, with union leaders accusing him of pressuring loyal officers to leave

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9 h. ago Former Met police officer accused of using sex workers while on duty

Exclusive: Imran Patel, who resigned last year after reports about his conduct, is being investigated by the IOPCA former Metropolitan police officer allegedly used sex workers while on duty in the midst of a major investigation into behavioural standards, the Guardian can reveal.Britain’s largest police force has been described as “institutionally misogynistic” after widespread claims that a “toxic” sexist culture has been allowed to thrive for decades. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year

Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decadesWater companies and the government are drawing up emergency plans for a drought next year more extreme than we have seen in decades.Executives at one major water company told the Guardian they were extremely concerned about the prospect of a winter with lower than average rainfall, which the Met Office’s long-term forecast says is likely. They said if this happened, the water shortfall would mean taking drastic water use curtailment measures “going beyond hosepipe bans”. Continue reading...

Politics

20 h. ago Met Police sergeant who said detainee ‘deserves to be beaten up’ in BBC Panorama footage sacked

Police Sergeant Lawrence Hume, based within the Metropolitan Police detention unit, was filmed as part of a BBC Panorama programme

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20 h. ago McDonald's worker says restaurant has 'way to go' after sexual abuse claims

Fast food restaurant chain McDonald's has agreed to bring in strengthened training in the wake of previous claims of sexual abuse towards young staff in its restaurants

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21 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Vicky Pattison shares 'important' message to co

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Vicky Pattison has been impressing the judges on the BBC show over the past few weeks.

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23 h. ago Dark truth behind world’s ‘tantric capital’ where Brit hippies chase sexual nirvana & male gurus ‘lure students to bed’

WITH alluring promises of ‘showers of love’ and classes on how to ‘surrender in bed’, it is the sun-soaked holiday hotspot beloved by hippy Brits seeking sexual nirvana. But beneath the surface, horrified insiders warn how this destination for ‘sacred eroticism’ has become a ‘Wild West’ for corruption and sexual abuse at the hands of...

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24 h. ago Met Office forecasts ‘brief respite’ from 'unsettled' weather across UK this weekend

Here's the Met Office weekend weather forecast

Society

25 h. ago Met officer who shared messages about sexually abusing children avoids jail— but does get the sack

Messages of a ‘extreme, violent and sexual nature’ were found on former PC Duncan Bouette’s phone

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26 h. ago Former Met officer David Carrick says woman made up claims because of ‘MeToo movement’

The convicted sex offender is accused of molesting a girl in the late 1980s and raping a woman during the course of a toxic relationship more than 20 years later

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26 h. ago Met Office reveals best time to see Northern Lights in UK skies tonight amid 'strong' geomagnetic storm

The Met Office says that the phenomenon is "likely to be visible" across UK skies tonight

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28 h. ago Caroline Flack's last messages and voicenotes revealed for first time in emotional footage

The former Love Island presenter's desperate final messages have been shared in a new documentary

Politics

29 h. ago UK weather maps show rain bomb about to completely cover Wales

More rain is on its way with the Met Office forecasting that some parts of Wales will see downpours of up to 32mm an hour.

Events

30 h. ago Israeli hostage who revealed sexual abuse by his captors details full horror he endured: 20

Former hostage Rom Braslavski who was sexually assaulted by Palestinian terrorists has revealed more details of the horrific torture he suffered during two years of hell in Gaza.

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34 h. ago McDonalds strengthens UK staff protection after sex abuse scandal

EHRC warned McDonald’s UK franchise owners of potential legal action for non-compliance

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36 h. ago Drag queen nursery teacher snared by paedo hunters after kids shared shocking messages

The man - who we cannot name for legal reasons - was arrested after police were called to the Paisley area on Thursday, October 30.

Politics

40 h. ago McDonald’s staff to be protected from sexual abuse following complaints

EHRC warned McDonald’s UK franchise owners of potential legal action for non-compliance

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40 h. ago McDonald’s agrees further measures to protect staff from sexual abuse

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has drawn up a new set of strengthened measures for McDonald’s to take to prevent sexual harassment of staff.

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