Author: UK News

Report highlights widespread bullying and abuse in fire services A recent report by the His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has found that staff at a quarter of fire and rescue services in England have reported alleged racist, homophobic, and misogynistic behaviour within their ranks over the past five years. The report found bullying allegations in all services, suggesting that this could be just “the tip of the iceberg.” Examples of reported cases include male firefighters making rape threats to colleagues and a senior officer using racial slurs. The watchdog’s Roy Wilsher has called for…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Most of Friday’s front pages lead with the conviction of Thomas Cashman – the man who shot and killed nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel at her home in Liverpool. The Guardian has two front pages this morning – the second edition leading with the indictment of former US president Donald Trump. Most of the papers do not mention the indictment of Trump as they had already gone to print by the time the news broke. Online, most websites are leading on the Trump story and for some of the tabloids, the Gwyneth Paltrow trial dominates.  Thomas…

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