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Police Officer Who Headlocked 15-Year-Old Girl Avoids Jail, Receives Community Order

A Met Police officer has avoided jail after putting a 15-year-old girl in a headlock at Camden Road Overground station in September 2024. PC Adrian Young, 48, restrained the girl for around 30 seconds and pushed her against a ticket machine with his hand around her throat. He has been sentenced to a 12-month community order, including 10 days of rehabilitation and 150 hours of unpaid work. Young remains suspended from duty while misconduct proceedings continue.

Keir Starmer Vows to Resign if Fined for Breaking Covid Rules

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to resign from his post if Durham police decide to issue him a fixed penalty notice for breaking COVID rules.
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Ukraine War: West Too Slow to Grasp Russian Threat To Ukraine, Says PM

The West was too slow to act over Russian aggression in Ukraine, Boris Johnson has told Ukrainian MPs.
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Boris Johnson Plans to Revive 'Right to Buy' Scheme

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that he plans to bring back a scheme which will enable tenants to buy the homes they rent from housing associations to help young people get on the housing ladder.
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Conservative MP Neil Parish Suspended Over Allegations of Viewing Pornography in Commons

Conservative MP Neil Parish Suspended Over Allegations of Viewing Pornography in Commons
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Black Children More Likely to Face Tougher Punishment at School, Report Finds

Black Children More Likely to Face Tougher Punishment at School, A Report finds.
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Government Policy On Discharging Hospital Patients To Care Homes Deemed 'Unlawful'

Government policies on discharging untested patients from hospital to care homes have been ruled unlawful by the High Court.
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Tory MP Caught Watching Pornography In The House of Commons

Tory MP caught "watching pornography in the Commons"
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Bianca Williams Search: Met Police Officers to Face Gross-Misconduct Hearings

Five Metropolitan Police officers will face a gross-misconduct hearing over the stop-and-search of Team GB athlete Bianca Williams, following an investigation by the police watchdog.
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Minimum Marriage Age Raised to 18 in England and Wales

The legal age of marriage and civil partnerships has raised from 16 to 18 in England and Wales - adults could face jail time for facilitating underage marriages.
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