14 h. ago A worrying trend of protecting identities of rogue police officers

In the most recent case, South Wales Police sacked an officer for 'predatory behaviour' but doesn't want you to know who he is

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3 w. ago Jamie Smith accused of ‘brainless’ dismissal after England collapse

Smith got himself out in extraordinary fashion on the stroke of the lunch interval

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3 w. ago British florist loses race discrimination case over 'exaggerated' claims her Muslim colleague 'made gagging noises' when she was eating a ham sandwich

Amanda Smith, who is White British, sued her former employer after accusing co-worker Sadie Shefedun of reacting with visible disgust to her lunch.

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3 w. ago Migrants are at the heart of our art, our music, our whole history. That’s what the right won’t admit to you | Rowan Williams

From Britain’s medieval buildings to western pop and contemporary art, these creations showcase our interwoven storiesWe are repeatedly sold a painfully two-dimensional picture of the motivations of those seeking shelter in Britain. According to this picture, migrants are eager to experience the benefits of our society, but they are also out to undermine it, because they come from cultures whose values are dramatically different from our own. Think of the ongoing “grooming gangs” scandal: an undeniably appalling series of events, institutional failures and victim-blaming that has been transformed into a narrative that suggests any “alien” is likely to be a sexual predator, since their predatory behaviour is a direct consequence of their religious and cultural background.So often, all we are allowed to know about asylum seekers is that they are asking – with irritating persistence – for a place in our social fabric, as if they have no world of their own, no cultural hinterland, no re...

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3 w. ago Eternal 31 makes Crawley the tallest small person in England’s Ashes pyre

Series in Australia was meant to bring the best out of opener but he goes into Sydney Test with questions unansweredIt seems a little distant now, a little by-the-by, that this Ashes series was billed, among other things, as a referendum on Zak Crawley’s England career. The tour he was groomed for. The hidden sub-menace in his one-year central contract offer. Here was a chance to justify the high-wire walk of the last few years, to find an answer, perhaps, to the eternal question: is Zak Crawley actually any good?In the event other things have happened, other warning lights blinked, other elements of England’s collective failure creaked more urgently. Shoaib Bashir, the project spinner, plucked from social media for this tour, is in the 12 for Sydney. He hasn’t taken a wicket in a proper game since July. Good luck babe! Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Will Smith hit with lawsuit as tour violinist alleges 'predatory behaviour' and 'grooming'

The actor and rapper is facing legal action from former America’s Got Talent finalist Brian King Joseph. Smith’s lawyer has called the allegations ‘false, baseless and reckless’

Society

3 w. ago Will Smith 'sued for sexual harassment' by male tour musician for 'predatory behaviour'

Actor Will Smith is being "sued for sexual harassment" by a musician who joined him on tour throughout 2025 - Smith's lawyers have "categorically denied" the allegations

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3 w. ago Will Smith accused of ‘predatory behaviour’ and ‘grooming’ by tour violinist

Brian King Joseph claims the rapper and actor was ‘priming’ him for ‘sexual exploitation’. Smith’s lawyer has called the allegations ‘false, baseless and reckless’Will Smith is being sued by a violinist from his 2025 tour, who claims the rapper and actor exhibited “predatory behaviour” and was “deliberately grooming and priming” him for “further sexual exploitation”. Brian King Joseph is also pursuing the performer and his company Treyball Studios Management for wrongful termination and retaliation in a suit filed in the superior court of California.Joseph alleges that he was hired for the tour in support of Smith’s new album, Based on a True Story, after first appearing on stage with Smith in December 2024. The suit claims that Smith once told Joseph, “You and I have such a special connection that I don’t have with anyone else.” Continue reading...

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