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Mike Veale, police chief who headed Ted Heath investigation resigns from Cleveland force
Cleveland Police Chief Constable Mike Veale has resigned after less than a year in the job. Veale was appointed last year by Labour Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger despite controversy over the inquiry he headed into historic child sex abuse allegations against former Tory PM Sir Edward Heath conducted by Wiltshire Police Force. Mike Veale is facing an investigation into "serious" allegations by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Cleveland’s police and Crime Commissioner said the police chief...
Dementia could now be detected 16 years before symptoms are noticed
Researchers found a protein in the blood that can "very accurately" predict degenerative brain disease well before signs of memory loss and confusion begin.
Number of homeless people visiting A & E has tripled under Tory-led Governments
The BMA (British Medical Association) has found that homeless people needed urgent medical attention has grown substantially since 2011. After analysing data the BMA discovered that in 2011 11,305 people classed as having no fixed abode went to A & E. Last year the number for close to 32,000, almost tripling the earlier figure. Since 2010 homelessness has doubled, raising concerns that those the most in need are struggling to cope and are increasingly suffering from illness and injuries....
Prehistoric shark that swam up rivers where T-Rex was drinking has been discovered in US
Teeth from the Galagadon shark were discovered in the same piece of rock as the best preserved T-Rex skeleton from North Dakota.
Two thugs jailed after female police officer was fly-kicked into path of an oncoming bus
Kersan Euell kicked PC Lorraine McGinty in the back of the head and fractured one of PC John Collins ribs after they pulled over a BMW in a routine check.
Video – Asteroids striking Earth have soared since the age of dinosaurs
The increase in asteroid showers backs widely held view the dinosaurs were wiped out by a massive impact, say scientists
Latest polling data shows Labour and Conservatives are “neck and neck”
The latest polling data has put the Conservatives and Labour neck and neck in the race for 10 Downing Street. ICM Research puts Labour one point ahead of the Tories with 40 per cent of the vote. Corbyn's party has increased their share by two points while Theresa May's Conservatives have dropped a point. Elsewhere the Lib Dems, UKIP and the Green Party all remain static with a nine per cent, five per cent and three per cent share of...
Lesbian asked to go back into closet by boss as company owner was ‘old school’ wins case of sex discrimination
Ashleigh McMahon, a quality control manager at a firm in Lancashire, was told to keep her sexuality secret as the company "did not have any other gay people working for it".
Cambridge boffins invent app to improve concentration in age of tech distractions
A team from Cambridge's Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute has developed and tested 'Decoder' - a new game aimed at helping users improve their attention and concentration