Quarter of police forces missing basic policies on sexual offences, says Sarah Everard report

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Official report says forces in England and Wales yet to implement recommendations for investigations

A quarter of police forces in England and Wales are yet to implement “basic policies for investigating sexual offences”, an official report has found, with women still being failed despite promises of change after the murder of Sarah Everard four years ago.

The report by Dame Elish Angiolini follows an inquiry set up after Everard was murdered by a serving police officer, Wayne Couzens, in March 2021. She was abducted off a London street while walking home.

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British women stranded by landslides in Sri Lankan mountains running out of food and water, daughter says

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Friends Melanie Watters and Janine Reid have been trapped in Pussellawa since Thursday

Two British women stranded by landslides in Sri Lanka’s tea mountains are running out of food and water, the daughter of one of them has said, as officials reported that the death toll of Cyclone Ditwah has reached 465.

Melanie Watters, 54, and her friend Janine Reid, 55, both from London, were being driven through the mountains from Kandy in central Sri Lanka on Thursday when the road in front of them was swamped, sending a bus nearby over a cliff-edge.

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Putin Warns Russia May Hit Ukraine Allies’ Ships If Attacks Last – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Putin Warns Russia May Hit Ukraine Allies’ Ships If Attacks Last  Bloomberg.com
  2. Putin threatens to 'cut Ukraine off from the sea' after attacks on tankers  Reuters
  3. Ukraine hits two Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tankers with naval drones  NBC News
  4. A third Russian tanker attacked in the Black Sea, Turkish authority says  ABC News
  5. Owner of Oil Tanker Damaged Near Senegal Says It Is Ceasing All Russian Operations  gCaptain
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CEO of $5.6 billion Swiss bank says country is still the ‘No. 1 location’ for wealth after voters reject a tax on the ultra-rich – Fortune

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  1. CEO of $5.6 billion Swiss bank says country is still the ‘No. 1 location’ for wealth after voters reject a tax on the ultra-rich  Fortune
  2. Switzerland votes decisively against inheritance tax  The Economist
  3. Swiss voters reject climate tax for super-rich and compulsory civic duty  Euractiv
  4. Swiss voters rejected a new inheritance tax, but the debate riled up the ultra-rich  CNBC
  5. Swiss voters reject 50% inheritance tax for super-rich  Financial Times
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Former EU foreign policy chief Mogherini detained in fraud probe – France 24

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  1. Former EU foreign policy chief Mogherini detained in fraud probe  France 24
  2. Former EU top diplomat among three held in fraud investigation  The Guardian
  3. Police detain Federica Mogherini in EU fraud probe  Financial Times
  4. Belgium: EPPO conducts searches at College of Europe and European External Action Service  European Public Prosecutor’s Office
  5. Belgian police make 3 arrests after raids on college and EU diplomatic headquarters  ABC News
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Pope prays at site of Beirut port blast at end of Lebanon visit – BBC

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  1. Pope prays at site of Beirut port blast at end of Lebanon visit  BBC
  2. Pope urges Middle East to reject 'horror of war' at end of first overseas trip  Reuters
  3. Thousands Greet Pope Leo as He Prays Near Site of Beirut Port Blast  The New York Times
  4. Pope in Lebanon asks for ‘divine gift of peace’ alongside country’s Christian and Muslim leaders  Politico
  5. Love without fear, pope tells Lebanese church workers  usccb
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Publisher condemns ‘violent’ use of Franklin the Turtle after Hegseth’s boat strike post

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US defense secretary posted meme depicting beloved children’s character aiming rocket launcher at set of boats

A post on social media by US defense secretary Pete Hegseth, depicting a beloved children’s character aiming a rocket launcher at a cluster of boats, has elicited condemnation from the book’s Canadian publisher.

Hegseth’s post of the mocked cover of a Franklin the Turtle book titled Franklin Targets Narco Terrorists prompted disbelief and outrage. The image shows a smiling anthropomorphic turtle in military helmet and vest, with a US flag on his arm and a drug-laden boat exploding in the background. “For your Christmas wish list,” Hegseth wrote as the caption.

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