Massive profits are extracted from society’s most vulnerable. But the review of the gambling act will reinforce the status quoGambling takes a remarkable toll on society. In England alone, the cost of dealing with the social harms it causes (such as jo…
Shapps criticised for remarks on wearing masks in enclosed spaces
Covid experts warn against complacency after transport secretary hails lack of face coverings at Tory conference eventCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVaccinations have made people more confident to sit in enclosed spaces wit…
Celebrating Cumbria’s west coast – in pictures
Internationally renowned photographer Vanessa Winship named emerging artist Phoebe Kiely as her pick of new talent, and the West Coast Photo Festival will bring them together for the first time Continue reading…
Food banks warn of smaller parcels due to HGV supply shortages
Exclusive: declining stocks and expected higher demand for charity could see struggling families given less in their food parcelsFood banks have said they will have to shrink the size of the parcels they give to struggling families owing to declining s…
Met police tweets may encourage young people to carry knives, research finds
Force published about 2,100 seized knife images in a year, which experts say could be counterproductiveYoung people may be nudged into carrying knives by the police, research has found, as a new count showed the Metropolitan police circulated more than…
Jermaine Jenas calls for laws to make social media firms tackle racism
Former England footballer says there is a disconnect between what police and social media firms deem abusiveJermaine Jenas, the former England footballer turned TV presenter, has urged the government to sanction social media companies that fail to stam…
Rishi Sunak to announce £500m ‘plan for jobs’ extension
The chancellor will lay out a package of measures designed to stem rise in unemployment as furlough endsRishi Sunak will announce a £500m extension to his “plan for jobs” on Monday as the government tries to avoid a surge in unemployment after the furl…
Model accuses Robin Thicke of groping her during filming of Blurred Lines
Emily Ratajkowski alleges singer sexually assaulted her during filming of video for controversial hit song in 2013Emily Ratajkowski has accused the singer Robin Thicke of sexually assaulting her on a music video set for the controversial 2013 hit Blurr…
From a pandemic to plastic surgery: how Covid changed the way we see our faces
Staring at their own face in video meetings has people fretting over imagined flaws: ‘Zoom has made me want to be invisible’Jane, a 40-year-old mental health professional from Cork, never worried too much about how she looked. But when her job went ful…
The responsibility is on police to restore trust in their ability to protect women | Nicole Jacobs
Adding domestic and sexual violence to the new policing bill would send a clear message to the public and to officersNicole Jacobs is the domestic abuse commissioner for England and WalesBeing a police officer comes with a badge of trust. That trust wa…