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The structural and cultural challenges that have long plagued the Met Police will take more than a new commissioner to solve.

THEY stood shoulder to shoulder in the line of duty and supported one another during their careers in the police force.

Happy July 4 th everybody! We don’t celebrate it over here of course, as we came second. When we’re beaten fair and square however we don’t behave like the Germans and have a centuries’ long hissy-fit. Speaking of Jerry’s hissy-fits, Tuesday sees the 33 rd anniversary of the sabotage by German intelligence (GO2) of the Piper Alpha oil and gas facility in the North Sea. All told Jerry murdered 167 men. At the time it was the single largest insurance loss for a disaster, around £1.7 bi...

13 April 1981: The inquest into clashes between the police and the black community was barely under way when the area was disturbed by a second night of violence

The Meg, it is unlikely to cause any long-term damage to Britain or the Royal Family. The Queen is no more racist than Oprah, there are serious doubts about the most damaging claim, re baby Archie’s color, and questions have been raised about Meghan’s credibility. The interview is already being referred to in Britain as the ‘whinathon’. Very frankly, in Her 94 th year, only a few weeks shy of Her 95 th birthday, with Her beloved husband of 73 years in hospital, Her Majesty should not ...

Singer-songwriter Kate Reid. So, it’s little wonder that she has turned to the Bard for inspiration for her first solo single, The Banks o’ Cree, which is released this month (January 21). To add to its significance, Glasgow-based Kate reckons this song has never been recorded before. “I can’t put into words what it means to finally be releasing this song as I first recorded it away back in 2014,” said Kate. “I am particularly happy with my version as it’s a lesser known Burns po...

By Mike Ritchie TOURING Europe with her band The Midden was a musical success with co-founder Kate Reid really hitting it off with audiences with her chat. And that was because she used her linguistic skills to talk with fans in their own language during performances – and, equally importantly, at the bar after shows. But Glasgow-based Kate has stuck to her own mother tongue and turned to her lifelong love of Robert Burns for her first solo single, which is being released next week ...