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Concerns over ‘alarming’ plans for Met police to stop attending mental health calls

Sir Mark Rowley has written to health and social care services to say police will no longer attend after August 31 unless there is a threat to life.

The Independent UK · May 29, 2023

Mark Drakeford warns UK could split as he says devolved nations treated with 'fundamental disrespect'

'We have to rebuild the safety net so you know that your membership of the United Kingdom entitles you to that collective security that it represents,' the First Minister said

Wales Online · May 29, 2023

Met officers to stop attending mental health incidents ‘alarming’

Sir Mark Rowley has written to health and social care services to say police will no longer attend after August 31 unless there is a threat to life.

The Independent UK · May 29, 2023

Repeal the Eighth: how have abortion services changed in Ireland five years on?

Five years ago this week, Ireland voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment to its constitution, which banned abortion except in cases of “real and substantial risk” to the woman’s life.

The Week · May 26, 2023

Martin Amis: literary wunderkind who ‘blazed like a rocket’

A “blazing, once-in-a-generation talent”, Martin Amis “provoked, inspired and outraged readers ... across a literary career that set off like a rocket, and went on to dazzle, streak and burn for almost 50 years”, said Boyd Tonkin in The Guardian.

The Week · May 26, 2023

Tina Turner's final interviews echo her decades of openness about domestic abuse

The superstar was open about how the trauma of her abusive marriage lingered long after she escaped her ex-husband, but she spoke honestly about it even up to her final weeks.

ABC News · May 25, 2023

Stan Grant and Australian media’s racism reckoning

After a three-decade career, the respected Indigenous Australian broadcaster Stan Grant hosted his final TV show on Monday after announcing that he would be stepping down due to racist abuse by viewers. 

The Week · May 25, 2023

Rare green fireball explodes over Australia, creating bright flash visible for hundreds of miles

The exploding meteor, known as a bolide, also created a sonic boom that shook a nearby town.

LiveScience · May 24, 2023

Turkish peppers, tomatoes and eggs: how to cook the perfect menemen – recipe

There are myriad ways to make Turkey’s traditional tomatoey scrambled eggs – our in-house perfectionist distils them all into one perfect brunch recipe

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023

Jordan witness may have lied about funds

Ex-FBI agent Garrett O'Boyle's "deep ties" to Kash Patel call his testimony into question, watchdog group says

Salon · May 23, 2023