The Independent

 HMP Wandsworth is enduring its worst year in recent memory, a watchdog has warned, as a damning report highlighted “inhumane” conditions and rampant violence in a prison beset by staff absences.Nearly half of officers at the squalid and dangerous Victorian prison had less than a year’s experience as of April, according to the jail’s independent monitoring board (IMB), which warned that this had “seriously undermined the ability of the prison to function effectively”.And with the rate of staff absences at Wandsworth rarely falling below 50 per cent on any given day, most inmates are left to spend 22 hours...

‘Inhumane’ and understaffed Wandsworth Prison ‘having worst year in memory’, finds report

Cambridgeshire now has a record number of police officers, according to a report by the county's police and crime commissioner. Darryl Preston, who oversees policing in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, said the milestone of 1,732 officers in post was "something I know residents wanted to see". The commissioner, who was re-elected...

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A trainee surgeon already in prison for raping two women has been given a further custodial sentence for misusing patient records at two hospitals. Salil Korambayil, 32, of Redhill, Surrey, was jailed in December 2023 for raping the two women in their Devon and Cornwall homes after he pursued them online.

Rapist surgeon sentenced for misusing patient records

Abderrahim Elmuoden threw a shopping trolley at a car windscreen in a "mob" attack.

Refugee among men jailed for part in disorder

Residents have claimed piles of rubbish outside their homes has started to attract "rats the size of dogs". Bin collections in Middlesbrough have recently changed from weekly to fortnightly, prompting concerns from some about vermin. However, people in one neighbourhood in the town's Central ward told the BBC "disgusting" waste...

'Rats the size of dogs' outside rubbish-hit homes

The US Sun

NEGLECT by striking junior doctors may have killed an NHS patient in Carlisle, a coroner has ruled. Daphne Austin died of sepsis on June 18 last year after a three-day walkout by the British Medical Association. She had been an inpatient at Cumberland Infirmary for nearly a month following a...

Woman, 71, died of sepsis after blood tests missed ‘due to neglect during three-day junior doctors’ strike’

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Daily Coffee Press

Last week, two individuals from Coffee County were charged with trafficking methamphetamine following a search at a residence on Willacoochee Highway. On August 13, detectives with the Coffee County Drug Unit conducted an operation involving Charles Black, which led to a search of his residence on Willacoochee Highway. According to the report, Black left his residence before the warrant was served and was subsequently detained.

Two Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine After Search in Coffee County

The prisons ombudsman has called for inmates to have free phone calls to stem rising rates of suicide in prisons.Adrian Usher, who was appointed as Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) last April, has demanded an overhaul of the prison telephone system after an inmate took their life every three and a half days in England and Wales last year.In an article published on the PPO website, he said standard practice currently sees inmates pay for calls by the minute, using money earned working in prison. They are among the worst-paid workers in the country, with inmates earning between £15 and...

Call for prison inmates to have free phone contracts to reduce suicides

Hundreds of tents have been left behind by campers attending Leeds Festival over the bank holiday weekend. Video shared on social media showed tents, airbeds and other items scattered across the Bramham Park site. Leeds City Council approved a number of applications from charities who planned to remove unwanted equipment,...

Hundreds of tents left behind after Leeds Festival

A 31-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell, and pronounced dead at the scene.

Three in court charged with murder of prisoner

Bryonie Gawith and her three children Denisty, Oscar and Aubree died in the blaze in Bradford.

Murder charges over house fire that killed family

Roadworkers say they are experiencing increasing levels of abuse for "trying to do their job".

Roadworkers targeted with urine fear being run down

The 57-year-old man is also charged with assaulting an emergency worker.

Man charged following house explosion

Dr Christopher Ogbonna is suspended after pressuring patient to help with an assessment.

Doctor who asked patient to cry suspended

The 30-hectare site in Hempstead is set to include affordable homes and a children's nursery.

Plan approved for 450-home farmland development

Police say after the XL bully attacked another dog, its owners allegedly threatened the dog owner.

Appeal after dog injured in XL bully 'attack'

Louise Furlong was 19 years old when she died on 12 September 2022.

Nurse charged over death in mental health facility

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Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a tiny six-pound dog named Alistair who is looking for his forever home. At only one year old, this little boy is a sweet dog who is thought to be a Maltese, "but we can’t make any guarantees that he would be suitable for those with allergies," explains the nonprofit animal rescue.

Meet The Tiny 6lb Dog Looking For Love

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‘This is a game changer.’ Ordering off the kid’s menu comes with a certain set of expectations. Small portions, lower prices—possibly an age restriction—but generally, nothing too off-base as far as ordering food.

‘For $6, who cares?’: Applebee’s customer shocked after ordering both adult and kids’ cheeseburgers

Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Four Star General Charles Hamilton, who as head of Army Materiel Command oversaw much of the service's logistics operations, wrote a letter to Army Secretary Wormuth on Friday asking to be reinstated. Hamilton, claimed in the letter that he had to intervene in the Army's Command Assessment Program, or CAP, selection last fall because he felt the process is racist and would unfairly handle the selection of a Black subordinate officer.

Suspended Army 4-Star General Charles Hamilton Appeals for Return of Command

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Temporary cells approved to tackle prison numbers

The prison is also given permission to retain \"emergency\" cells built for the coronavirus...

The prison is also given permission to retain "emergency" cells built for the coronavirus...

Temporary cells approved to tackle prison numbers

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