Metropolitan police recruitment ad from 1930s, "Hefty girls".

Walking working in lovely Leith today 💙

Pippin’s thoughts on walking working days ☺️🐶❤️

Ok BBC News (UK) journos I’m going to really need you to watch this 90 sec video before you write anymore headlines.

If I won the lottery I wouldn't say anything, but there would be signs

A most excellent weekend of local lifeboat and RNLI gala days. Pippin, inspired by the crew and the Newfoundland dog sea rescue displays, has signed up and is ready to save lives at sea 💪🛟🌊🐶

FINAL THREE DAYS to have your say! Please fill this in if you haven't already - we are really pushing for change and will be helped significantly with your voices - ANY POLICE STAFF OR OFFICERS who currently wear a uniform, fill it out! Thank you. Share with your networks please.

These 2 Plymouth rioters have been convicted of 209 previous offences + they told the police they were rioting because immigrants cost the taxpayer too much money. Judge Linford made them work out how much their offending had cost Britain's taxpayers over the last 38 years.👇🏻

FBU warned about risk from cladding fires 17 years before #Grenfell. We raised issues re ‘Stay Put’ from 2007 after a fatal fire in Stevenage. All warnings ignored by those responsible. Firefighters then placed in impossible position at subsequent incidents. The basic problem is

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman’s investigation into Medomsley Detention Centre needs to hear from ex-staff. If you worked at Medomsley and are able to share your experience, contact [email protected]. Read more about the investigation here: ppo.gov.uk/about-operatio…

I am looking forward to attend this event. Will you join us in Edinburgh? University of Tasmania Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies GLEPHA

New report confirms that HMP Durham is the most overcrowded Prison in England and Wales - 76% *OVER capacity* is outrageous

Two thirds of prisons in England and Wales are overcrowded. In July, Durham was holding 984 people, despite it only having places for 573. So how did we get here? We take a look at overcrowding, why it matters, and what we can do instead: howardleague.org/why-are-prison…

Today Health Equity North released their report #WomanOfTheNorth on the health inequality experienced by women in the North of England. The report makes key recommendations for women facing disparities including those experiencing homelessness, women with criminal justice experience and

It was great to work with colleagues on this report, see our section on ‘marginalised women’ including women and #criminaljustice in the full report released today:

New report 'Women of the North' exposes the vast inequalities & significant challenges northern women face & the harms this does to health - even worse for marginalised women Dr Kelly J. Stockdale Health Equity North healthequitynorth.co.uk/vast-inequalit…

“Rioting is generally an indicator that all is not well in the body politic. We ignore this at our peril.” We still don’t have the answers, but at least Tim Newburn is asking the right questions. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Rebecca Cheptegei is in my thoughts today as I chair the DA sessions for Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre - no woman is free from the threat of men’s violence and we need to respond to this as the global crisis that it is bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

A great example/thread