The Metropolitan Police has asked prosecutors to consider charges including corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter in relation to the Grenfell Tower fire.

Met submits all Grenfell files to the CPS for charging decisions

The files relate to 20 companies and organisations and 54 individuals.

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The Health and Safety Executive will not bring any further charges over a 2017 crane collapse which caused the deaths of three men and fell on two houses, Construction News can reveal.

HSE ends investigation into crane collapse deaths, over nine years on

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has concluded it does not have "enough evidence" to bring any further charges over a 2017 crane collapse which

constructionnews.co.uk

🔴 Something Tom Watson won't tell you: Five police forces in the East Midlands working with Palantir on a controversial surveillance programme are ending their involvement Exclusive by Democracy for Sale and Liberty Investigates. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-f...

Revealed: Five police forces to drop Palantir surveillance tool

Exclusive: Palantir's UK policing ambitions take a hit as East Midlands forces end their involvement in a controversial data pilot.

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Exclusive: Russian intelligence agents are “hijacking” online networks of violence-obsessed children and offering them money, guns and coaching on making explosives and poisons, new research suggests At least two incidents have been claimed by the networks in the UK inews.co.uk/news/russian...

Russian spies 'recruiting UK teenagers' to carry out acts of violence and sabotage

Russian intelligence agents are “hijacking” online networks of violence-obsessed children and offering them money, guns and coaching on making explosives and poisons, new research suggests. Law enforc...

inews.co.uk

4 years since The Rock did one if the all time tweets

Had a close call visiting a local establishment's website yesterday. A CloudFlare dialogue came up, and after clicking to confirm that 'I was not a robot', it prompted me to: * Press Windows+R (opening a run command window * Paste something from my keyboard and press enter Don't ever do this.

Fascinating read

The Guardian@theguardian.com · last mo.

The extraordinary untold story of Freddie Mercury: Mary Austin on her best friend – and love of her life

Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner Tim Passmore has been forced to appoint an Acting Chief Constable to lead the Constabulary on an interim basis because of a lack of suitable candidates.

Recently retired chief brought in as interim chief constable for Suffolk

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NEW: Chancellor John Healey has said he will deliver his first Budget on Wednesday October 28.

Council that sacked Morgan Sindall immediately reinstates them - for £1m extra

Council that ‘sacked’ Morgan Sindall immediately reinstates firm for £1m extra

A council that announced it was ending its relationship with Morgan Sindall because its housing maintenance had "not been good enough” spent an extra £1m

constructionnews.co.uk

oh my god

Ross McKay@rossmc11.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Jim Callaghan appointed a 'Minister for Drought', and it rained within 36 hours (and led to widespread floods, but a win's a win).

England are losing, and John Stones is down injured. The camera cuts to Mick Jagger. Guy Mowbray says some pre-scripted thing about "He won't be feeling much satisfaction." YES BUT THERE'S A PLAYER CALLED 'STONES' DOWN INJURED. MOWBRAY! YOU HAD ONE JOB.

England's men in football semifinals is a tale of three eras. Few recall there were two semifinals in the 1960s, though everyone remembers/knows that there were two semifinals in the 90s. 4 in half a century from 1966: a couple every three decades Now 4 in under a decade, 2018-26!

IMPORTANT: An extreme wildfire risk is in place across London this weekend ⤵️ Continue to follow London Fire Brigade advice.

Grass and Wildfires

Wildfires can be devastating. Find out how to prevent them, and what to do if you spot one.

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Right Care, Right Person: A breakthrough in mental health interactions or risky and dangerous? [SUBSCRIBER ARTICLE] policinginsight.com/feature/anal... @ianweinfass.bsky.social @mentalhealthcop.bsky.social

Right Care, Right Person: A breakthrough in mental health interactions or risky and dangerous?

The Right Care, Right Person policy to reduce police involvement with those suffering from mental health issues was introduced with promises to save officers’ time; but coroners continue to raise…

policinginsight.com

Studio Egret West wins Bratislava urban district contest

Studio Egret West wins Bratislava urban district contest

architectsjournal.co.uk

It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23

Fair play to Messi at the World Cup after putting in a shift at Savers this morning

One in four chief police officers has increased the security measures in their own home after facing abuse online, Police Oracle can reveal.

Chiefs increase personal security over online abuse

policeoracle.com

This is an embarrassing image for the UK. A self-respecting British fox should be dragging Binface's contents out over the stage

Norwich’s 1950s Neo-Georgian former Debenhams spared demolition

Norwich’s 1950s Neo-Georgian former Debenhams spared demolition

architectsjournal.co.uk

Nissen Richards Studio has finally won the go-ahead to expand Clwb Ifor Bach, a Cardiff music venue that helped launch the Super Furry Animals and Stereophonics.

Nissen Richards gets nod to revamp Cardiff venue after nearly three years

Nissen Richards gets nod to revamp Cardiff venue after nearly three years

architectsjournal.co.uk

A Glasgow practice channels ancient Greek stoas for a £5bn data centre near Auchtertool, blending order with innovation.

Graeme Nicholls plans massive Ancient Greek-inspired data centre in Fife

Graeme Nicholls plans massive Ancient Greek-inspired data centre in Fife

architectsjournal.co.uk

Leaked confidential designs for the new Euston station - and the internal concerns about whether it will be overcrowded from the start and leave Londoners with a hefty bill. www.londoncentric.media/p/euston-sta...

Euston station plans leaked

What the new HS2 station could look like, how it's coming together, and why it could be overcrowded from the start.

londoncentric.media

The Twentieth Century Society has called for Terry Farrell’s 1 Embankment Place to be Grade II* listed in the face of major changes proposed for the 35-year-old Thamesside landmark.

Twentieth Century Society calls for Farrell’s Embankment Place to be listed

Twentieth Century Society calls for Farrell’s Embankment Place to be listed

architectsjournal.co.uk

I get a lot of AI slop book marketing emails, but this is the first time I have ever been . . . mistaken for Jane Austen.

The government is still pondering crippling the FOI act parliamentary questions suggest My latest blog at Relight My FOIA, on the government's refusal to put to bed speculation it still plans to kneecap the Freedom of Information Act in response to PQs relightmyfoia.blog/2026/04/17/g...

Government still pondering crippling the FOI act parliamentary questions suggest

There are growing signs that the government is preparing the ground for an attack on the Freedom of Information Act. Following reporting in the FT, where officials were kite-flying about the possib…

relightmyfoia.blog

You know what doesn't get its support unceremoniously pulled by a tech company? Fuckin' books, brother

WIRED@wired.com · 6mo ago

In an email to customers, Amazon announced that it would be ending service for Kindle devices older than the 2012 edition. Those devices will lose access to the Kindle Store. www.wired.com/story/amazon...

A landmark Sunderland building that opened in 1998 faces demolition despite a three-year campaign to save it

Gollifer’s Sunderland landmark faces demolition after just 28 years

Gollifer’s Sunderland landmark faces demolition after just 28 years

architectsjournal.co.uk