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‘No hope’ of reaching police recruitment target ‘without £24k starting salary’
Groups warned that without a rise in minimum pay, the wave of new recruits could face earning just 15p per hour above the national living wage.
Policing ‘soul-destroying’ for rank-and-file officers, chief says
A watchdog said victims have given up reporting some crimes.
Shamima Begum to ‘immediately’ appeal against British citizenship ruling
A tribunal found that the decision to revoke her citizenship did not breach Home Office policy on the extraterritorial application of human rights.
Record high temperature of more than 18C recorded for Antarctica
The peninsula is among the fastest-warming regions on earth.
Poverty increasing for children and pensioners, researchers suggest
Four million children and two million pensioners are now living in poverty, up by 400,000 and 300,000 respectively over the past five years.
Watch Joaquin Phoenix in new short film for Extinction Rebellion & Amazon Watch
Phoenix is joined in the film, entitled Guardians of Life, by an array of Hollywood stars.
Liverpool Council rejects government instructions to fly Union Jack on Prince Andrew’s birthday
The Mayor said when you look at his behaviour - "it wouldn't be appropriate for us to mark his birthday".
Anti-Chinese racism ‘even reported at primary schools’ amid virus outbreak
Ambassador Liu Xiaoming said the embassy had received reports of incidents at UK universities and schools.
Trump unleashes fury at impeachment enemies
US President Donald Trump triumphantly held up copies of two newspapers with ‘Acquitted’ headlines as he took the stage.