A Shropshire firearms officer has been banned from policing, after he was found to be over three times the alcohol limit while on call. The misconduct hearing concluded his actions constituted gross misconduct. The recommended limit for firearms officers on call is 13mcg, with the drink driving limit for civilians set at 35mcg per 100ml of breath. 'Public must be reassured'Mr Murray said it was "reasonable and logical" to work on the assumption the alcohol limit applies to an officer who is on call. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.

June 08, 2024 00:10 UTC

A historic biplane will be flying into Guernsey for an air rally on Saturday. It is the 50th time the Guernsey Aero Club has held the event, which attracts pilots from across the Channel Islands, the UK and France. The club said a 79-year-old De Havilland, which is said to be the oldest passenger carrying airliner in the UK, would fly six times on the first day of the rally. The event, which finishes on Monday, is not open to the public but enthusiasts can view the aircraft from outside the boundary fences at Guernsey Airport.

June 08, 2024 00:01 UTC

Jill Biden, the first lady, left President Biden’s side in France on Thursday to make the trans-Atlantic trip back to Delaware, where Hunter Biden is standing trial on gun charges. The first lady is then scheduled to return to France for a state visit on Saturday, according to her communications director, Elizabeth Alexander. The departure of the first lady from a high-profile foreign trip was perhaps the most dramatic illustration yet of the Biden family’s personal priorities, which lie some 3,600 miles away from France, in Courtroom 4A of the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Del. Hunter Biden is on trial on charges of lying about his drug use on a form to buy a gun in October 2018, and of illegally possessing the weapon.

June 08, 2024 00:01 UTC

Speaking to The Times, the mother-of-two said: 'I'm not sure I would let her start working at 15. Naomi revealed her daughters face for the first time in the cover shoot which saw her holding her nude newborn. She admitted that she has been in many rooms as the only person of colour but she never let it deter her. Campbell has previously hinted at surrogacy, claiming science has given her an opportunity to start a family 'whenever she wants'. Speaking to The Times Naomi admitted having children has made her 'more anxious' and fearing for the future.

June 07, 2024 23:37 UTC

Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster and Britain's most eligible bachelor, is set to marry Olivia Henson in Chester Cathedral today. Kate Middleton's lookalike Olivia Henson arrives for her wedding. (AP)Who is Olivia Henson? Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, left, arrives at Chester Cathedral for his wedding to Olivia Henson in Chester, England, Friday June 7, 2024. (AP)The Grosvenor family has a long history with the Royals; King Charles is Hugh's godfather, and the groom is also a godfather to Prince William's son Prince George and Prince Harry's son Archie.

June 07, 2024 23:22 UTC





‘It only takes one to be real and it changes humanity for ever’: what if we’ve been lied to about UFOs? This is exactly what the office of the director of national intelligence in the US released in 2021. Its report Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena detailed that the US Department of Defense’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena task force was investigating 144 UAP reports made between 2004 and 2021, mostly by military personnel. It also released three declassified videos of some of these UAPs in action. “There is still a stigma around this topic; people are so frightened about discussing it,” he says.

June 07, 2024 22:48 UTC

Claim: Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star had a drain installed due to people repeatedly urinating on it. Rating: About this rating FalseIn early June 2024, an X user posted an image allegedly showing a drain installed on former U.S. President Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star, which was seemingly covered in a murky stain. However, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which administers the Walk of Fame, told Snopes it did not add a drain to Trump's star. A reverse-image search of the in-question image uncovered similar photos of Trump's star (same angle, lighting, etc.) Likewise, no credible news outlets reported on a drain being added to Trump's Walk of Fame star due to people urinating on it, which would have been newsworthy if it were true.

June 07, 2024 21:29 UTC

An Israeli attack on a UN school complex in central Gaza is raising alarm among U.S. officials after scores of civilians were reportedly killed, despite the apparent use of American-made precision munitions. PHOTO: Palestinians look at the aftermath of the Israeli strike on a U.N.-run school that killed dozens of people in the Nusseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, June 6, 2024. Through the conflict, Israel has not made a consistent practice of sharing intelligence justifying its attacks with its allies or the public. But Palestinians in Gaza say the end result is that they are left with no refuge from the horrors of war. Deadly Gaza strike raises US concerns about civilians, despite precision munitions originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

June 07, 2024 21:25 UTC

The Labour leader has told broadcasters 'there was nowhere else I was going to be' other than at D-day commemoration events after Rishi Sunak left Normandy to film an ITV segment to be broadcast next week. During a campaign stop on Friday, Keir Starmer said: 'For me there was only one choice, which was to be there, to pay my respects, to say thank you and to have the opportunity to speak to those veterans.' Asked whether the prime minister’s apology draws a line under the row, Starmer said he 'will have to answer for his choices'

June 07, 2024 20:14 UTC

The Times and The Sunday Times today announces it has united with News Corp Australia for an unprecedented international investigation into the global cocaine trade set to be revealed in a new eight-part podcast, video and editorial series, Cocaine Inc. Over the past year, Fiona Hamilton, chief reporter of The Times, David Collins, northern editor of The Sunday Times and Stephen Drill, News Corp Australia reporter, have worked to uncover the truth behind the global cocaine industry where profits are counted in millions and losses measured in murders. Tim Levell, head of Times podcasts, said;“This investigation and podcast series demonstrates the power of collaborative journalism. By combining our expertise and resources, we’ve shed light on the dark and often violent world of the global cocaine trade. The series features exclusive interviews with law enforcement, drug dealers, former gangsters, and a cash mule.

June 07, 2024 20:09 UTC

Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku has reportedly received interest ahead of the transfer windowChelsea have reportedly received interest in forward Christopher Nkunku after the forward endured a tough first season in the Premier League. The 26-year-old made only 11 Premier League appearances last season. Chelsea had moved early to secure the signing of Nkunku, striking an agreement with Leipzig midway through the 2022-23 campaign. The ex-Paris Saint-Germain academy graduate scored three Premier League goals despite starting only two games. Incoming Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca will be desperate to keep Nkunku at the club for next season.

June 07, 2024 19:56 UTC

To kick off the BBC's live seven-party election debate, a question from the public was on Rishi Sunak's absence at the D-day event in France where international leaders came together. The prime minister has faced heavy criticism after leaving the 80th anniversary of D-day early to record a TV interview. Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt said Sunak's early exit was 'very wrong' and 'the prime minister has rightly apologised for that, apologised to veterans, but also to all of us he was representing'. She went on to say she was from Portsmouth and wishes 'by the end of this week, all of our veterans feel completely treasured'

June 07, 2024 19:25 UTC

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June 07, 2024 18:29 UTC

The Green Party says it has blocked a "small number" of election candidates after an investigation into their online activity. The party was still examining previous social media posts hours before nominations closed at 16.00 BST on Friday. It was already known that four candidates are not running, after a probe into reports of antisemitic or extreme comments. Co-leader Adrian Ramsay told the BBC on Thursday that four candidates were "no longer standing," without specifying whether they had been dropped or withdrew themselves. It comes as The Times reports party officials were examining nearly 20 candidates over online material on Thursday night, less than 24 hours before the deadline.

June 07, 2024 17:08 UTC

The US president, Joe Biden, has apologised publicly to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, for the months of delay in American military assistance that allowed Russia to make gains on the battlefield, and announced a further $225m (£177m) in aid to Ukraine. Meeting Zelenskiy in Paris on Friday, Biden told him: 'You haven’t bowed down, you haven’t yielded at all, you continue to fight in a way that is … just remarkable. We are not going to walk away from you.' Biden said: 'I apologise for those weeks of not knowing' what was going to happen in terms of funding. He was referring to the uncertainty while Congress waited six months before sending a $61bn military aid package for Ukraine in April

June 07, 2024 16:22 UTC