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A criminal investigation has been launched after allegations that a West Midlands Police officer secretly filmed himself having sex with two women and then shared the video online with colleagues. The officer, who works in the firearms division, reportedly filmed the sex act without the women’s knowledge at a Christmas party, and later shared the…
Let’s be clear about one thing: life is baffling for everyone. For some people, though, the way society is geared creates extra layers of confusion and alienation to deal with, on top of the existential comedy of (t)errors we call modern life. For many LGBTQ+ people, before ‘coming out’, there has been an extended process…
West Midlands Police has launched a new initiative aimed at tackling sex offences in the gay community – and is urging licensed venues to back the scheme by ensuring staff are trained to help protect vulnerable customers. Officers from the force’s Public Protection Units are launching the campaign in the face of increasing sex attacks…
Either Damian Green has gone straight from his Government job as first secretary of state to managing Poundland’s Twitter account, or the store’s festive Elf on the Shelf has deliberately gone rogue. Recent photographs of the Elf appearing on Poundland’s social media platform show him engaging in everything from playing strip poker and farting on Donald Trump…