11 h. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Why Gene Hunt would think today's woke police really are like Life On Mars

Fire up the Quattro! Gene Hunt, the foul-mouthed, chain-smoking, hard-drinking, sexist detective from the TV series Life On Marsis about to make a comeback.

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13 h. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Today's woke police make me want to fire up the Quattro and go back to 1984

Fire up the Quattro! Gene Hunt, the foul-mouthed, chain-smoking, hard-drinking, sexist detective from the TV series Life On Marsis about to make a comeback.

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46 h. ago I'm taking eight months' paternity leave – and it's changing my relationship with my children | Ilyas Nagdee

I’ll never tire of witnessing many ‘firsts’ for my second-born, but this is a luxury that should be afforded to everyone, not just those who can pay for itWhen I told people I was taking more than eight months of parental leave, the main reactions I got were: “What are you going to do with all that time?” and “won’t you get bored?” These questions came from every direction – including health professionals involved in my wife’s pregnancy and the arrival of our second child.More than halfway through my leave, I’ve been reflecting on what good parental leave looks like: leave that allows families to take the time to adjust to the new rhythms of family life. Thanks to a new policy at my work that gives parents six months of paid parental leave, in addition to annual leave, I will be returning to work not when our newborn is still tiny, our toddler is adjusting to a sibling and their mum is recovering from birth, but when our son is eight months old. This is markedly different to when ou...

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60 h. ago Woman who stabbed ex after he had pet dogs put down cleared of attempted murder

Claire Bridger attacked Keith Bridger, with whom she had been in a relationship for almost 40 years, leaving him fighting for his life - but has been cleared of attempted murder

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65 h. ago Horror moment army veteran throws Molotov cocktails to firebomb police station

Jamie Taylor, 34, admitted charges of explosive substances and endangering life after throwing petrol bombs at Livingston Police Station in Scotland

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3 d. ago Woman 'thought she was paralysed' after hearing 'loud bang' while using gym machine

A nurse cheated paralysis by a whisker after a cable machine at her local gym snapped and crashed onto her neck, leaving the fitness fanatic suddenly fighting for her life and questioning gym safety standards

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3 d. ago Truckin’ on: Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead’s 10 best recordings

From 46-minute jams to MTV video hits, here are the freedom-loving Dead guitarist and singer’s finest songs about ‘rainbows of sound’ and ‘enjoying the ride’• Bob Weir, co-founder of rock group the Grateful Dead, dies at age 78• Alexis Petridis: ‘Bob Weir was the chief custodian of the Dead’s legacy’• Aaron Dessner: ‘I’ll never forget playing with him’The Dead’s love for the road is in evidence on this segment from That’s It for the Other One, the four-part opening track of their second LP, Anthem of the Sun. A rare Bob Weir-penned lyric details the Dead’s youngest member being busted by the cops “for smiling on a cloudy day” – referencing a real-life incident when Weir pelted police with water balloons as they conducted what he took to be illegal searches outside the group’s Haight-Ashbury hangout. It then connects with the band’s spiritual forebears the Merry Pranksters by referencing Neal Cassady, driver of “a bus to never-ever land”. The song later evolved into The Other One, on...

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5 d. ago Every episode of true crime series making fans 'sick' streaming free now

The Channel 4 series follows a local police force as they investigate real life murders

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6 d. ago Syrian army says it will renew Aleppo attacks after Kurds reject ceasefire terms

Military opens window for civilians to leave as Kurdish groups turn down demand their fighters withdraw from city Syria’s army says it will renew attacks against a Kurdish-majority district of Aleppo where clashes have raged this week, after Kurdish groups rejected Damascus’s ceasefire terms that demanded their fighters withdraw from the city.The army said it would target military sites used by Kurdish fighters in the Sheikh Maqsoud district, announcing the opening of a humanitarian corridor from 4pm (1300 GMT) to 6pm on Friday for civilians to leave. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago EU predicts police will be fighting killer robots in just nine years

Europol, the European Union agency for law enforcement, has outlined a world where robots are hacked by extremists to exploit humans, making police life extremely difficult

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1 week ago London triple stabbing horror as man fights for life and police swarm street

There men have been rushed to hospital after a knife attack in Edgware Road, West London

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1 week ago ‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?

Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worriedDuring a golden sunset in Memphis in May, Sharon Wilson pointed a thermal imaging camera at Elon Musk’s flagship datacentre to reveal a planetary threat her eyes could not. Free from pollution controls, the gas-fired turbines that power the world’s biggest AI supercomputer were pumping invisible fumes into the Tennessee sky.“It was jaw-dropping,” said Wilson, a former oil and gas worker from Texas who has documented methane releases for more than a decade and estimates xAI’s Colossus datacentre was spewing more of the planet-heating gas than a large power plant. “Just an unbelievable amount of pollution.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Fight outside pub leaves man in hospital as three teens arrested

A 19-year-old man has been injured and taken to hospital after reports of a disturbance

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2 w. ago Man attacks hospital staff with weapon after being denied appointment

The victims of the assault at Newton Community Hospital are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, say police

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3 w. ago Double stabbing on Christmas Eve leaves one fighting for life as armed police lock down street

The harrowing attack has left two people in hospital on the night before Christmas with officers remaining at the scene and a probe underway.

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3 w. ago Bangor double stabbing leaves one fighting for life as armed police swarm street

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3 w. ago Shooting in Birmingham leaves man, 20 fighting for life as police swoop

Two men have been arrested after shooting in Willenhall left man with life-threatening injuries on December 23 - police are now appealing for any witnesses to come forward

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3 w. ago Son of farmer who took his own life over inheritance tax hails 'well fought

The son of a farmer who took his own life the day before the October 2024 budget in anticipation of inheritance tax changes called the U-turn on the hated policy 'a well fought-for victory'.

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3 w. ago Man, 79, dies after being hit by car while crossing busy road in northwest London

Victim sadly lost his fight for life in hospital on Monday, the Metropolitan Police said

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3 w. ago Thomas Skinner's true Strictly voting figures revealed leaving BBC fight in tatters

Thomas Skinner’s explosive legal threat against the BBC saying they rigged the vote appears to contradict an independent poll vote showing him bottom

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