2 h. ago Shower gel ad gets UK ban for suggesting black skin is problematic

Watchdog says television advert for Sanex fed negative stereotypes and was likely to cause serious offenceA television advert for Sanex shower gel has been banned in the UK for appearing to suggest that black skin is “problematic” and white skin is “superior”.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) acted after investigating two complaints that the Sanex fed negative stereotypes about people with darker skin tones. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Mum's 'nightmare' as she realises police officer has stolen her underwear

Marcin Zielinski, 27, was filmed stealing the pair of knickers and a pair of lycra pants from Lea-Ann Sullivan's drawer but was not identified until months later

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3 h. ago Mum traumatised after police officer steals her underwear during home search

Marcin Zielinski, 27, was jailed for four months on Monday after he admitted one charge of theft and a charge of corrupt/improper exercise of police powers and privileges by a constable.

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5 h. ago 'I had to identify my PANTS from 15 pairs': Mother who had her underwear stolen by police officer tells of 'nightmare' ordeal after cop was caught going through drawers on CCTV

Marcin Zielinski, 27, was caught rifling through the women's drawers before grabbing a pair of underwear and slipping them into his back pocket during a visit to the property last year.

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8 h. ago Top bosses have told police officers 'no DANCING' at Notting Hill Carnival as 7,000 are bracing for carnage

The Metropolitan police have said they believe grooving to the music could distract or slow down their officers from responding to outbreaks of crime .

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9 h. ago Fury over police 'betrayal' of shot banker's family as senior officer who misled them is in line for promotion

The family of murdered banker Alistair Wilson voiced their 'outrage' last night after it emerged a senior officer who misled them is in line for a major promotion.

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10 h. ago Federal prosecutors launch inquiry into Washington DC police over allegedly fudged crime statistics

Move comes after Donald Trump posted on social media about US capital’s ‘fake crime numbers’Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into allegations that Washington DC police systematically manipulated crime statistics to make the city appear safer than it actually is.The probe, anonymous sources tell the Washington Post, NBC News and Fox News, being conducted by the US attorney’s office for the District of Columbia under Jeanine Pirro, is the latest escalation between the Trump administration and DC officials over federal control of local policing. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Shock moment police officer steals woman's underwear in home search caught on camera

Hertfordshire Police officer Marcin Zielinski admitted one charge of theft and a charge of corrupt and improper exercise of police powers and privileges and has been jailed

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10 h. ago Police officer who Tasered suspect during a chase in Covid lockdown has spent FIVE YEARS barred from front

PC Imran Mahmood caused Jordan Walker-Brown, 27, to break his back and left him paralysed after a police through Harringay, north London , on May 4, 2020.

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11 h. ago Trump's Justice Department is investigating whether DC police officials falsified crime data

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D

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13 h. ago "I didn’t see the point in anything because I was made to feel worthless"

Shamar Guthrie-Ellis pleaded guilty to offences such as coercive control against two victims, and assaulting a female police officer

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13 h. ago Cop caught on camera stealing woman's underwear while searching her home

A police officer was caught on camera as he nicked a pair of underwear from a woman's drawer while completing a search on her home, with a Ring camera propped up behind him

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14 h. ago Met Police officer is charged over ‘inappropriate relationship with vulnerable woman’

PC Peter Woodfine will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday

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15 h. ago Brookside child star unrecognisable 22 years after soap exit and where you have seen him recently

Former Brookside child star Jack McMullen is a world away from the Channel 4 soap in a popular BBC series

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15 h. ago Britain's biggest family faces terrifying medical scare as Harley, 24, is rushed to hospital with a 'stroke' after noticing unusual symptom when drinking a bottle of coke

Millie, from Morecambe, Lancashire, starred in the latest episode of 22 Kids and Counting on Channel 5 , where she explored the 'difficult' process of her husband adopting Ophelia.

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15 h. ago Father of CDC shooter says son believed Covid vaccine had sickened him

Ken White said his son Patrick, who killed a police officer at CDC HQ in Atlanta, had untreated mental illnessThe father of the man who opened fire outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta earlier in August has said that his son was grappling with untreated mental health issues when misinformation convinced him that the Covid-19 vaccine was lethally sickening him.“I know my son wanted to make this about ‘the jab’, and that was his latest cause, but this is more about mental health than anything,” Ken White said in a new interview with Atlanta News First. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Moment police officer steals woman's underwear while searching her home

Hertfordshire Constabulary police officer Marcin Zielinski, 27, has been jailed for four months after he admitted to stealing the woman's underwear from the property on September 12 2024.

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16 h. ago Armed police swoop on property after report of man with 'handgun tucked into the back of his jeans'

Armed police, local officers and the police helicopter were sent to look for the man

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17 h. ago Faith in police crumbles as less than half think officers are doing a good job, annual crime survey shows

The Crime Survey for England and Wales shows just 49% of 32,000 people interviewed for the annual report felt the police were doing a 'good' or 'excellent' job - down from 62% a decade ago.

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17 h. ago When US prison healthcare companies went bust, victims’ families kept fighting

The Guardian examined several cases that played out in bankruptcy court, where a series of unlikely events led to an unusual victoryWhen Jennifer Casey Norred attempted suicide at Leon county jail in Tallahassee, Florida, medical staff didn’t take her to the emergency room or provide mental health support. Instead, they strapped her to a chair for 24 hours, according to jail records. The jail’s own policy requires that restraint chairs only be used as a last resort, and not for more than two hours.It was the kind of policy violation that has become more common nationwide since two private-equity backed prison health companies, Corizon and Wellpath, have come to dominate the industry, experts say. Continue reading...

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