10 h. ago Stirling primary pupils get road safety lessons as part of police initiative

The youngsters were given the opportunity to join police as they monitored speeding drivers through a pair of rural Stirling villages - with more than 70 drivers falling foul.

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3 d. ago LA mayor ends curfew in Downtown a week after they were imposed

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has lifted the curfew that was imposed on downtown Los Angeles in response to clashes between protestors and police. The curfew was initially put in place on June 10, following protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

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3 d. ago Fearless launches education resource to help Lanarkshire youngsters better understand and respond to sextortion

Co-produced with young people and supported by the Scottish Government and Police Scotland, the initiative achieved significant engagement across digital platforms.

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9 d. ago Kids at Shotts school gain top gong thanks to police initiative

Stane Primary School pupils have received Dynamic Youth Awards in recognition of their achievements in the Junior Cop, Good Citizen initiative.

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1 week ago The Guardian view on child poverty: free school meals are a help, but not a panacea | Editorial

Giving lunch to more pupils is a good move – but poor nutrition points to deeper problems that ministers must faceIt was Ellen Wilkinson, education minister in the Attlee government, who announced in 1946 that free school dinners would be introduced, along with free school milk, at the same time as child benefit. No doubt Rachel Reeves, who has a picture of Wilkinson on the wall of her office, is aware of this – and also that the Treasury subsequently decided the policy was unaffordable. The meals were subsidised instead.Despite these initial charges, and later price rises, poorer children did gain, and keep, an entitlement to free school meals. The announcement last week that this is being extended in England to all those whose parents or carers claim universal credit – rather than restricted to families with incomes lower than £7,400 – should be welcomed by all objectors to child poverty. Being assured of a hot lunch in the middle of the school day makes pupils’ lives be...

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2 w. ago San Antonio police backpedal on initial claim that Jonathan Joss’ murder was not an anti

‘It was way too soon, before we had any real information, and I will own that,’ San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said.

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2 w. ago Police now say they are investigating shooting of actor Jonathan Joss as possible hate crime

King of the Hill actor’s husband claimed killing was due to his sexual orientation, which police initially dismissedInvestigators are looking into whether the sexual orientation of King of the Hill voice actor Jonathan Joss played a role in his shooting death in Texas, authorities said on Thursday, walking back a previous statement about the potential motive.Joss’s husband has claimed the person who killed the actor yelled “violent homophobic slurs” before opening fire outside his home in San Antonio on Sunday night. A day after the shooting, San Antonio police issued a statement saying they had found “no evidence whatsoever to indicate that Mr Joss’ murder was related to his sexual orientation”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Horrific moment dad was randomly attacked in the street while carrying his daughter

Greater Manchester Police has confirmed it will "review" the initial way it handled the case

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2 w. ago Leicester crash major update as car 'hit several pedestrians after fight'

Police initially arrested a 31-year-old man after a car reportedly hit several pedestrians in Leicester city centre - two others have now been arrested following extensive enquiries

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3 w. ago Two South Wales Police officers cleared after probe into 'misconduct' allegation

The matter had initially been referred to a police watchdog, but was ultimately investigated by an independent police force

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