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A police officer later exposed as a violent serial rapist was allowed to join the force despite previous reports of criminal behaviour towards women.Alan Greer joined Strathclyde Police in 2009, where vetting staff were aware of a formal police caution he had received four years earlier for making inappropriate telephone calls to a woman in London.Greer had also been investigated by Strathclyde Police in 2002 over similar behaviour towards a woman in Glasgow – a case that was reported to prosecutors, but resulted in no further action.Police Scotland has confirmed that its vetting unit knew about Greer’s 2005 caution when…

A Piddington resident has hit out at Andy Burnham’s continued silence to the ongoing protest from locals over plans to house 1,250 asylum seekers at their local ex-military site. Speaking to GB News, Jamie Perkin declared they have tried “everything” to grab the attention of the Prime Minister to express their concerns for their tiny village of less than 400 people.Piddington’s protest against plans to house more than 1,200 asylum seekers at a former military base has resulted in the release of an anthem, as the village prepares to hold its second independence referendum. The song, named Battle for Britain,…

A Scottish-based digital creator named Finlay Jacobs has recounted an unexpected royal encounter that took place while he was out for a run in Scotland.Mr Jacobs shared the moment on his Instagram, describing how a Land Rover pulled up beside him as he jogged past a property, and a woman stepped out to greet him.”I look again, and I’m like, it’s Princess Anne, Princess Anne of Scotland, it’s like, ‘What the heck!'” he said.The late Queen Elizabeth II’s daughter then offered him a few words of motivation: “She looks at me and goes, ‘Keep going!'”The Princess Royal is staying at…

Millions of workers face losing 62p of every extra pound they earn. A frozen tax threshold, stuck at £100,000 since 2010, is dragging an ever-growing number of earners into one of the steepest marginal tax rates in the system.By 2031, some 2.5 million people will be caught by this cliff edge, according to analysis from IG published today. That represents a rise of 200,000 from current levels, driven by wage growth pushing more earners past the unchanged threshold.Around two million taxpayers already fall into the trap. HMRC projections suggest this will climb to 2.3 million within three years before reaching…

A campaign to prevent Sacha Baron Cohen’s forthcoming mockumentary “Ali G: Who Iz I?” from reaching British cinemas has gathered significant momentum this week.More than 36,000 emails were dispatched to major cinema chains urging them to refuse to show the film.NewsCord, a news comparison and media monitoring platform, launched the drive on Wednesday after the trailer for the Amazon MGM production sparked widespread anger on social media.The platform has been sending emails to exhibitors on behalf of individuals who sign up to the campaign.Sacha Baron Cohen is set to reprise his controversial Ali G character in a new mockumentary |…

Essex nurse Rajendra Pudasaini said his relatives were “swept away” by the floods.”My wife’s auntie and uncle, and their granddaughter and her husband are missing, and my godson as well,” he said. “They’re gone. The speed the water came, they couldn’t be saved, they were just swept away.”Sarada Simkhada, a senior nurse at Darent Valley Hospital in Kent, is also among the missing, according to a local councillor.The Times said Simkhada was “following in the footsteps of thousands of Hindus this month in making the spiritual journey to Mount Kailash”.A family of four, including an 18-year-old A-Level student and a…

The sanctions relate to the scenes in March after Celtic’s penalty shootout victory, when supporters threw fireworks and other missiles, police officers were injured and a number of arrests were made.Both clubs gave evidence to an independent judicial panel after being charged under the Scottish FA’s disciplinary rule 37, which covers unacceptable conduct at matches.An independent review published last month concluded the incident came within a “very small margin” of becoming a violent mass confrontation. The report, led by Mark Blackbourne, identified failings by both clubs and criticised the Scottish FA for not taking a tougher approach to crowd disorder.In…

Altrincham have signed experienced striker Kane Hemmings.The 34-year-old spent last season in League Two with Barrow but failed to score in 14 league appearances.He started his senior career with Rangers and has also had spells with Barnsley, Dundee, Oxford, Notts County, Burton, Tranmere, Stevenage and Crewe.Hemmings could make his debut for Altrincham, who have not disclosed the length of his deal, against Halifax in the National League on Friday.

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