Police officers faced a backlash over the weekend for joining in with a
performance of the Macarena at a Pride festival, as critics accused them of not
taking their job seriously enough. Locals reacted with fury after multiple posts
were made showing on-duty officers having fun on Lincolnshire Police's social
media accounts from the festival, including the video of officers dancing.
A police force has been praised for its 'fantastic decision' to bring back traditional
headwear - just six years after switching to 'more practical' US-style baseball
caps. Lancashire Police announced the U-turn on social media, saying it would be
ditching the gender-neutral headgear for all its officers, before re-introducing
bowler hats for females and white flat caps for males. The move was welcomed
by many on social media, as one suggested: 'Just need to see the custodians
return now', referring to the traditional police officer's helmet
After Just Stop Oil activists dug two tunnels underneath entrances to the
Navigator oil terminal at Saint Clements Way and Stoneness Road in Essex, they
warned the decision to partially reopen the roads was dangerous and could 'risk
their collapse'. Essex Police assistant chief constable Glen Pavelin rejected the
idea, saying it was up to the protestors to remove themselves from the tunnels
they had climbed into to avoid endangering themselves and others.
Gabriel Callero, 57, was viciously assaulted by two British holidaymakers on the
Spanish island of Majorca in the early hours of Tuesday. The incident began when
an 'intoxicated' tourist, who was walking down a street accompanied by two other
men, climbed onto the hood of the taxi at around 2am. Information has been
revealed today, Monday, August 22, about a driver who was arrested yesterday,
Sunday, August 21, for fatally running over two cyclists and leaving another
critical in the Barcelona municipality of Castellbisbaç
An alarming incident occurred on Monday, August 15 aboard a Boeing 737-800 on
flight ET-343, operated by Ethiopian Airlines airline. It was travelling on the route
between the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, and Addis Ababa, the capital city of
Ethiopia. While flying on autopilot at 37,000 feet (11,000m) both pilots fell asleep.
– Speaking to Finnish news outlet, YLE, the Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna
Marin, spoke about the leaked video of her partying which led people to question
her leadership of the country. “I’m disappointed that it has become public. I spent
the evening with friends. Partied, pretty wild, yes. Danced and sang,” she told the
broadcaster.
Sadiq Khan has today suggested that London's recent spate of violent crime is
due to longer days, school holidays and summer heatwaves. The mayor of
London was speaking after six homicides had been reported in the capital in less
