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Plain-clothes police will patrol bars and clubs ‘to keep women safe’
The proposal was met with an instant online backlash, with many saying the police should not be given extra powers.
Officer in Sarah Everard case referred to watchdog after sharing ‘sickening’ meme
According to The Sun newspaper the constable had sent colleagues a meme that featured images of a woman being abducted by a uniformed police officer.
Spain to pilot trial of four-day working week
Countries around the world - including the UK - will be watching the trial closely.
Men more likely to think the vigil to Sarah Everard should not have gone ahead
It comes as the victims' commissioner pointed out that the vigil highlighted what "many women feared could happen to them."
AstraZeneca’s Covid jab is safe, Oxford professor reassures public
Professor Andrew Pollard said that while it was right that regulators investigated reports of blood clots in people who have had the vaccine, data from millions of people was “very reassuring” that there was no link.
‘Terrified’ women regard the streets as ‘lawless’ when it comes to male behaviour
Dame Vera Baird QC said it was critical that the Government takes steps to ‘redress confidence’ in the criminal justice system.
Jedward clash heads with Piers Morgan as fiery debate erupts over Winston Churchill statue
Morgan labelled the pop duo "talentless disrespectful clowns" after they suggested moving the statue to his garden.
10 years on from the start of its uprising, Syrians struggle on in dire poverty
While President Bashar Assad, supported by Russia and Iran, remains in power.
Telegraph releases pictures of transformed Shamima Begum in make-up and Western clothes
It comes as Sir Anish Kapoor hits out at a Supreme Court ruling over the removal of her British citizenship.