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Met Police under fire for blocking white males from attending workshops that help minority and female officers gain promotion

3 days ago | dailymail.co.uk | George Odling

Met Police under fire for blocking white males from attending workshops that help minority and female officers gain promotionBy GEORGE ODLING FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 19:48 EDT, 11 May 2025 | Updated: 19:48 EDT, 11 May 2025 Britain's biggest police force is offering bespoke workshops to minority and female recruits to help them gain promotions. Scotland Yard has so far put 1,500 minority staff through its mentoring programme to help improve their chances of promotion.
Revealed, secrets that drove once-inseparable 'odd couple' to chop down iconic Sycamore Gap

5 days ago | dailymail.co.uk | George Odling |Glen Keogh

It's a peculiar trait of Britishness that the felling of a tree can provoke more outrage than crimes which, on the face of it, are far more serious. There was no human 'victim' in the traditional sense when the Sycamore Gap tree was chopped down in the dead of night in September 2023. But many thousands across the country were incensed and deeply affected by the seemingly inexplicable destruction of the 150-year-old landmark.
Was 'revenge' the motive behind Sycamore Gap felling?

6 days ago | dailymail.co.uk | James Tozer |George Odling

Two groundworkers have today been found guilty of cutting down Britain's most famous tree. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, face up to ten years in prison for felling the Sycamore Gap tree during a 'moronic mission' which lasted less than three minutes, and causing damage to Hadrian's Wall in the process. Jurors found the pair guilty after their friendship degenerated and they tried to pin the blame on each other in court. The verdicts were delivered after five hours of deliberations.
Sycamore Gap trial is shown alleged moment tree was felled using chainsaw in 'act of mindless vandalism'

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | George Odling

BREAKING NEWSSycamore Gap trial is shown alleged moment tree was felled using chainsaw in 'act of mindless vandalism' By GEORGE ODLING Published: 07:45 EDT, 30 April 2025 | Updated: 07:45 EDT, 30 April 2025 This is the moment two friends allegedly felled the iconic Sycamore Gap tree in an act of ‘mindless vandalism.’ Jurors in the trial of two men accused of chopping down the tree in a Northumberland beauty spot have been shown footage allegedly filmed by one of the defendants showing the...
Intruder 'armed with a knife' arrested after attempting to break into the Israeli embassy in London

2 weeks ago | msn.com | George Odling
Friends accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree 'kept a wedge of trunk as a trophy' and exchanged messages 'revelling' in their infamy, court hears

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Glen Keogh |George Odling

Two friends who cut down the iconic Sycamore Gap tree shared news stories of the felling when the incident 'went viral' and were 'loving it', a court heard today. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, from Carlisle, Cumbria, filmed themselves cutting down the tree with a chainsaw during a ‘moronic mission’, it is alleged. The pair are on trial accused of felling the 19th Century Sycamore Gap tree, which sat in a dip next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, in an act of ‘mindless vandalism’.
Intruder 'armed with a knife' and 'wearing Palestinian-style headscarf' arrested after attempting to break into the Israeli embassy in London

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | George Odling

EXCLUSIVEIntruder 'armed with a knife' and 'wearing Palestinian-style headscarf' arrested after attempting to break into the Israeli embassy in LondonBy GEORGE ODLING Published: 11:24 EDT, 29 April 2025 | Updated: 11:28 EDT, 29 April 2025 An intruder said to have been armed with a knife came close to breaking into the Israeli embassy in London last night.
Pair accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree filmed themselves on 'moronic mission', court hears

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Glen Keogh |George Odling

Two groundworkers filmed themselves cutting down one of Britain's most famous trees with a chainsaw before boasting about their 'moronic mission', a court heard today. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, from Carlisle, Cumbria, are on trial accused of felling the historic Sycamore Gap tree, which sat in a dip next to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, in an act of 'mindless vandalism'.
The £25million of jewellery stolen from Tamara Ecclestone's mansion was the biggest domestic burglary in Britain. Here, the Mail examines a tantalising new suggestion | Daily Mail Online

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Andy Jehring |George Odling

'I don't believe in that kind of luck, not for a second,' Jay Rutland tells us. For the first time in our interview, his face scowls at the notion that the thieves who smashed through his home had simply been 'lucky'. 'I don't know what the hell happened that night, but I don't believe in luck to that degree,' he says.
Russell Brand breaks his silence as he is charged with rape

1 month ago | dailymail.co.uk | Elizabeth Haigh |Mark Duell |George Odling

Actor and comedian Russell Brand has spoken out after being charged today with rape, indecent assault, oral rape and two counts of sexual assault against four women, stating he has 'never been a rapist'. Brand hit out at the serious allegations against him, accusing the government of turning law into 'a weapon', before repeating previous denials that he has ever engaged in non-consensual sex.

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Articles

Met Police under fire for blocking white males from attending workshops that help minority and female officers gain promotion

Revealed, secrets that drove once-inseparable 'odd couple' to chop down iconic Sycamore Gap

Was 'revenge' the motive behind Sycamore Gap felling?

Sycamore Gap trial is shown alleged moment tree was felled using chainsaw in 'act of mindless vandalism'

Intruder 'armed with a knife' arrested after attempting to break into the Israeli embassy in London

Friends accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree 'kept a wedge of trunk as a trophy' and exchanged messages 'revelling' in their infamy, court hears

Intruder 'armed with a knife' and 'wearing Palestinian-style headscarf' arrested after attempting to break into the Israeli embassy in London

Pair accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree filmed themselves on 'moronic mission', court hears

The £25million of jewellery stolen from Tamara Ecclestone's mansion was the biggest domestic burglary in Britain. Here, the Mail examines a tantalising new suggestion | Daily Mail Online

Russell Brand breaks his silence as he is charged with rape

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