18:06 28/03/2023 Contesting candidates without engagement in politics The Socialists did not show much courage in the contesting list of May 14. In the few cities where they brought innovation, the names are not prominent in the political arena. The responsibility for cleaning up the image in Bulqiza after the sensational departure of Lefter Alla … Read more
Two police officers taking part in road safety campaign are sacked after filming themselves speeding at 89mph in seized sports car PC Shaun Pearce and PC Daniel Pike shared video on a work WhatsApp group Disciplinary hearing last week found that they’d committed gross misconduct Involved in road safety campaign at same time of offence on … Read more
Violence exploded on the streets on the Belfast again last night, forcing police to use a water cannon – as 19 more officers were injured. It brought the huge numbers of officers hurt in a week of unrest across Northern Ireland to a total of 74. Parts of the violence focused on gates which separates nationalist … Read more
Man fined £425 for ‘provocatively farting at police officers’ in Austria has fine reduced to £85 on appeal The culprit was fined for ‘offending public decency’ after breaking wind at police He argued the fine saying his flatulence was protected by freedom of expression A judge concluded he had only ‘average’ culpability for the offence … Read more
Man fined £425 for ‘provocatively farting at police officers’ in Austria has fine reduced to £85 on appeal The culprit was fined for ‘offending public decency’ after breaking wind at police He argued the fine saying his flatulence was protected by freedom of expression A judge concluded he had only ‘average’ culpability for the offence … Read more
Northern Ireland is set for crisis talks after a sixth night of rioting in Belfast saw Catholics and Protestants pelt each other with petrol bombs over a ‘Peace Wall’. Secretary of State Brandon Lewis is flying in to speak to First Minister Arlene Foster, deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill Ulster Unionist leader Steve Aiken and Alliance party … Read more
Russian model, 36, admits attacking two police officers who were called to heated row after she ‘threatened to destroy her friend’s marriage’ at her Chelsea home Irina Fedotova, 36, assaulted the two police officers in West London last October Charges alleging Fedotova assaulted her friend had been dropped, court told Fedotova faced same court in 2018 … Read more
Female police officers outnumber male PCs at British force for the first time in boost for gender equality Women make up more than 30 per cent of police officers in England and Wales Wiltshire Police has more female officers there than male officers for first time It has seen a 10 per cent increase year-on-year in … Read more
Eight police officers have been injured after they came under attack from youths throwing bottles, bricks and fireworks during a riot in a loyalist area of Belfast. The behaviour, which followed four successive nights of disturbances in the unionist Waterside area of Londonderry, was branded ‘appalling’ by the city’s District Commander Chief Superintendent Simon Walls. The … Read more
A chilling black-and-white photograph of smiling SS officers in front of a wooden building offers a glimpse into one of WWII’s lesser-known horrors. With its roomy porch and large windows, the building provided a welcome retreat for German soldiers stationed at the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, but for inmates, it was a site of degradation … Read more