No black officers in four police forces and senior representation is ‘pitiful’
By Alan Travis From The Guardian UK Cheshire, North Yorkshire, Dyfed-Powys and Durham have no black officers and diversity champion needed, says inquiry by MPs Four police forces in England and Wales still do not have a single black or…
Cayman Islands: New Property Attorney Joins HSM
HSM welcomes new attorney Harriet Waterhouse, who was recently admitted to the Cayman Islands Bar on 23rd February, 2016. After graduating with first class honours in Law and Mathematics and being admitted as a solicitor in 2011 in the UK,…
Criminal record disclosure checks ruled ‘unlawful’
From BBC Two people who claimed their careers were being blighted by having to disclose their minor criminal convictions to employers have won their case at the High Court. The court ruled the criminal record checks scheme used in England…
Research indicates fungus could control mosquitoes
From Caribbean360 SWANSEA, Wales,– A team of researchers at Swansea University’s department of bioscience says a fungus could be the key to controlling mosquitoes and initial trials have been very promising. The fungus Metarhizium anisopliae kills a wide range of…
20th century British royals in the U.S.A.
By Chris Wild From Mashable The royal family’s trips stateside over the past century 1920 Edward, prince of Wales, making a speech in San Diego, California, during a royal visit to the U.S. A pair of magnavox horns help…
Police disciplinary hearings to be public under May plan
From BBC Theresa May has said she wants the police to be more transparent Home Secretary Theresa May has announced plans for police disciplinary hearings to be held in public. She also wants to see legal independent experts chairing the…
Catalonia: The Next State of Europe?
By Filipe dos Santos Henriques From thenewfederalist I’m from Portugal, a country whose king-to-be had to win against his mother, a countess, in the São Mamede battle in order to become independent. This was in 1128. Now, in 2014, how…
Wales’ £2bn EU structural funding deal formally agreed
From BBC Wales has qualified for the EU funding the third time in a row A deal for Wales to receive £2bn in European aid between 2014 and 2020 has been formally agreed. The next stage will be for a…
Cows grazing at Keepers Pond
Cows grazing at Keepers Pond in Blaenavon, Wales and photos from Bermuda My name is Gary Arndt. In March 2007 I sold my house and have been traveling around the world ever since. Since I started traveling, I have probably…
Obama’s golf rarely idled by world events
From Newsmax At this month’s NATO meeting in Wales, President Barack Obama spent two days tantalizingly close to one of the planet’s great golf courses. The president could only gaze through the windows of conference rooms, limousines and helicopters at…
