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A question of trust: Where does Sarah Everard’s death leave policing in 2021?

The murder of the 33-year-old by a then serving officer has prompted fierce scrutiny of the culture within policing in Britain as Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick recognised public confidence needs to be rebuilt. On the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, we are joined by former Met commander John Sutherland, pastor Lorraine […]

Girl, 15, kicked out of classes for wearing coat with fur-lined hood

A furious mum claims her ‘top grade’ daughter was taken out of lessons for wearing a coat with a fur-lined hood. Claire Williams has blasted Sir Thomas Wharton Academy in Edlington after daughter Grace Evans, 15, was sent home ‘upset’. The GCSE student always ‘looks smart and presentable’ but has had her learning needlessly disrupted […]

Pandora Papers revelations: EU must do more, says Von der Leyen

HELSINKI (AFP) – The European Union must do more to combat tax evasion and aggressive tax planning, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Monday (Oct 4) in the wake of revelations in the Pandora Papers. Speaking during a visit to Helsinki, von der Leyen condemned the practices brought to light in the huge […]

Sweden recommends Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15, rejects Moderna

STOCKHOLM (REUTERS) – Sweden’s Public Health Agency said on Monday (Oct 4) it recommended the use of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Comirnaty vaccine against Covid-19 for children between 12-15, opting against rival Moderna’s Spikevax. The European Medicines Agency approved the use of Comirnaty in May, while Spikevax was given the nod for children over 12 in July. “All […]

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp down for thousands worldwide

Three major social and messaging services run by Facebook were down on Monday afternoon as thousands of people worldwide reported outages. Nearly 150,000 people reported being unable to access Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp in the space of just half an hour, according to outage monitor Downdetector. The problems began at around 4.30pm and Metro.co.uk continued […]