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Police forces in England and Wales logged a record number of complaint allegations last year, reaching a new high of 134,952, the equivalent to one complaint for every two serving officers. Some of the reports covered serious breaches, including officers abusing their position of power for sex, and amounts to a 24% rise on the figure recorded two years previously. Byline Times analysis also suggests that the amount of time taken to investigate serious accusations of misconduct has tripled in recent years. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which handles independent investigations of serious police misconduct, saw its average time to “finalise” an investigation rise from 130 working days in 2020-2021 to an expected 312 working days for 2023-2024. Those figures include time spent investigating by police forces themselves before a case is referred to the IOPC, meaning the delays could be due to failures at local police forces rather than the IOPC itself. Given the limited number of working days in a year, that IOPC this year will take almost a year and a quarter in real-time to complete. Campaigners said the findings demonstrated that the police complaints system was “not fit for purpose and needs a substantial overhaul”. Those 134,952 allegations in 2022-2023 amounted to 547 per 1,000 serving officers – and related to 81,142 complaints (each complaint can contain multiple allegations). In 2020-2021 the figure was just 109,151, rising the a year later to 120,694. https://bylinetimes.com/2023/10/09/police-forces-subject-to-record-misconduct-complaints-amid-officer-abuse-scandals/ You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

Aright-wing think tank has said it will be “expanding its network” into the Labour Party and will announce one of its peers as a patron in the coming weeks. Speaking at a Labour Party Conference fringe event in Liverpool, Duncan Simpson, executive director of the Adam Smith Institute (ASI), said it had been interested by some of Labour’s new policies. A Labour MP has called the announcements “concerning” and said the peer – who is yet to be named – should “think twice” about working with the organisation, which does not declare its UK funders and received the lowest possible transparency rating in openDemocracy’s ‘Who funds you?’ project. Speaking at the ‘Growing into power?’ event, Simpson said Labour’s planning reform announcement had been looked on positively by the think tank. He did not name the peer it is set to partner with, but said it would be making an announcement in the next few weeks. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/adam-smith-institute-labour-conference-peer-dark-money/ You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

Opaquely-funded think tanks, lobby groups, the arms and tobacco industries and fossil fuel firms were front and centre at this year’s Conservative Party Conference, hosting panel conversations and events with some of the most senior party figures. Rishi Sunak and cabinet ministers set out their vision for the future in Manchester, at what was likely the last party conference before a general election. But outside of the main hall, corporate sponsorship ran wild. Business leaders – including representatives from gambling and social media companies – paid up to £3,300 to dine with ministers in charge of key policy decisions, with no record of what was discussed. Policy Exchange, a think tank that does not disclose its funders and has a track record of influencing government policy, hosted a range of events. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-think-tanks-iea-policy-exchange-conservative-party-conference/ You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

GB News’ scandal-hit star presenter Dan Wootton is tonight at the centre of a Metropolitan Police probe after a three-year investigation by Byline Times, it can be exclusively revealed. Detectives from the Complex Investigation Team of the force’s Central Specialist Crime division are looking into serious allegations relating to the obtaining of sexual images by deception and blackmail. A Met Police spokesperson told this newspaper: “In June 2023, the Metropolitan Police was contacted with regards to allegations of sexual offences committed by a man aged in his 40s. “Officers assessed all information available to establish whether any criminal offence has taken place. We can confirm that an investigation has now commenced into these allegations. “Detectives will continue to liaise with the complainant to establish the circumstances. There has been no arrest and enquiries continue.” Byline Times’ journalists handed a 28-page dossier of evidence to the Met Police on 20 June. On 12 July, criminal claims started to emerge on social media, with posts rapidly attracting more than 18 million views. On 27 July, Byline Times started publishing a series of stories examining 40-year-old New Zealander Wootton’s personal and professional conduct. https://bylinetimes.com/2023/10/02/police-investigating-dan-wootton-over-allegations-of-10-year-catfishing-campaign-following-byline-times-special-investigation/ You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

One of Just Stop Oil's top donors has announced he will stop funding the eco-group and will instead focus on an anti-Conservative campaign. Dale Vince, who has donated to both climate activists and Labour, said continued disruption was "pointless" as the government will not change its stance on oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. The Ecotricity founder said he will divert his efforts to a new cause called Just Vote, which encourages young people and first-time voters to exercise their democratic right. In a statement, Mr Vince said: "It's a fact of our electoral system that only one of two parties can form the next government; we want to bring a focus to this reality and to the opportunity that we have - to elect a green government, one that will embrace the opportunities we face, rather than make an enemy of them - and use them to tackle the long list of issues we face as a country." https://news.sky.com/story/top-just-stop-oil-donor-dale-vince-pulls-cash-and-says-more-protests-are-pointless-12978386 You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

Nearly a third of officers at high-security prisons have fewer than three years of experience, official figures show, fuelling concerns about safety and “grooming” of staff by the most dangerous criminals in the country. As of June 2023, a total of 2,993 (31 per cent) prison officers had not been in their jobs longer than 36 months – up from just 236 (6 per cent) in June 2015, according to Ministry of Justice data. Experts warned that newer recruits who require more support, training and mentoring were at “very real risk” of being groomed by “experienced” inmates, presenting new dangers in already “overstretched” prisons. A union representing prison officers said the figures were reflective of the staffing “crisis” across the sector, with Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) losing staff “hand over fist”. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prison-officers-high-security-jails-daniel-khalfe-b2418940.html You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

As the British Museum asks the public and experts to help recover stolen artefacts, Byline Times questions just how transparent the museum has been in the past to such matters of concern. In a Freedom of Information (FOI) request in 2022, asking for information on the number of reported thefts and attempted thefts the British Museum had had over the past 10 years, the British Museum admitted only one “reported thefts of museum property relate(d) to an object from the British Museum collection.” “This was a British Iron Age gold coin from the Epping Upland hoard,” the British Museum stated, “which was one of three coins which were stolen from Epping Forest Museum during the financial year 2011/12 whilst on loan from the British Museum.” https://bylinetimes.com/2023/09/27/the-british-museum-begs-for-help-over-2000-lost-treasures-why-did-they-ignore-public-concerns-in-the-past/ You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

A ban on single-use plastic plates and cutlery and certain types of polystyrene cups and containers came into force in England on Sunday. It follows a similar move by Scotland last year, while a ban in Wales comes in later this month. The ban also includes single-use plastic trays, bowls and balloon sticks, with the Westminster government stated aim one of reducing plastic pollution. Bally Singh, who runs Hooked Fish and Chips in west London, is having to swap from polystyrene to cardboard containers and cups at a cost of nearly £1,000 a year. He said: "I agree with the change, we need to be more sustainable in regard to our planet but it is a lot for us, a small business. https://news.sky.com/story/single-use-plastic-ban-comes-into-force-in-england-with-plastic-cutlery-and-plates-off-the-table-12973239 You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

One in six species is at risk of being lost in Great Britain, according to a comprehensive analysis by leading wildlife scientists. Bird species such as turtle doves had the most worrying results in the report, with 43% at risk of extinction, but other much loved creatures such as the hazel dormouse, the lady’s slipper orchid and the european eel also now face an uncertain future. The report argues that this is largely a result of human activities such as causing habitat loss, accelerating diseases such as avian flu via factory farming, and burning fossil fuels, which has altered the climate. The State of Nature report, published on Wednesday, features work from 60 research and conservation organisations based on data from monitoring schemes and biological recording centres, to provide a benchmark for the status of the UK’s wildlife. Previous editions were published in 2013, 2016 and 2019. On Thursday, environment groups including the Wildlife Trusts, Greenpeace, Butterfly Conservation and Plantlife will be protesting outside the government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, calling for greater protections for the natural world. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/27/species-risk-extinction-great-britain-wildlife-state-of-nature-report You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

New post-Brexit border checks set to come into force in 2024 will cost UK companies at least £330m a year, Rishi Sunak’s government has admitted. Additional red tape on food, animal and plant products imported from the EU had been due to be phased in from October – but was pushed back amid fears the extra costs will add to inflation. A Tory Cabinet Office minister revealed the expected annual cost in an answer to a senior Labour MP, following warnings from industry it will push up prices and drive some small firms out of business. Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe said: “It will depend greatly on how businesses adapt their business models and supply chains to integrate the new controls regimes.” “We estimate these new costs of the model at £330mn p.a [per annum] overall, across all EU imports,” she wrote in the letter to Stella Creasy, chair of the Labour Movement for Europe. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-checks-costs-uk-eu-b2421940.html You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

Almost 90 retail leaders, including the bosses of Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Boots and WH Smith, have written to the government demanding action on rising retail crime, in which violent criminals are “emptying stores”. The retailers, who also include the bosses of Aldi, Primark and Superdrug, call for the creation of a new UK-wide aggravated offence of assaulting or abusing a retail worker – as already exists in Scotland – which would carry tougher sentences and require police to record all incidents of retail crime and allow the allocation of more resources. “The police consistently tell us that a lack of data about these offences means they have no visibility about the nature or scale of the issue,” the letter says. The 88 retail bosses have asked for a meeting with the home secretary, Suella Braverman, to discuss the issue after a meeting with the minister for crime, Chris Philp, led to the promise to develop an action plan. The call comes after retailers, including the Co-op and John Lewis, highlighted what they said was a worsening issue. A survey of members of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), which represents all the major chains, found levels of shoplifting in 10 of the biggest cities had risen by an average of 27% this year. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/01/major-uk-retail-bosses-plead-for-staff-protection-as-violent-criminals-empty-stores You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

The Covid Inquiry risks turning into a “whitewash” because it is not taking oral evidence from enough people whose loved ones died from the virus, bereaved families have claimed. Baroness Hallett is to investigate whether Boris Johnson took too long to place the UK into lockdown, which some families claim allowed the virus to spread unchecked and kill more people. A barrister representing 7,000 members of the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK campaign group is to give an opening statement when the second stage of the inquiry starts this week. Lady Hallett will also hear from four individuals, one from each nation of the UK, who lost loved ones to Covid. https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/families-protest-covid-inquiry-whitewash-fears-2654071 You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Poland and Switzerland have all experienced their hottest Septembers on record, with unseasonably high temperatures set to continue into October, in a year likely to be the warmest in human history. As 31C (88F) was forecast in south-west France on Sunday and 28C in Paris, the French weather authority, Météo-France, said September’s average temperature was 21.5C, between 3.5C and 3.6C above the norm for the 1991-2020 reference period. That made it the hottest September – by more than 1C – since records began in 1900, the meteorologist Christine Berne said, adding that in several regions, the deviation from the September average of the past three decades had exceeded 4C, sometimes 6C. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/01/autumn-heat-continues-in-europe-after-record-breaking-september You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

Artificial intelligence poses future dangers because even its creators do not understand how it works, the Science and Technology Secretary has warned. Michelle Donelan cautioned that AI may allow terrorists to develop dangerous new bio-weapons and cripple key infrastructure with cyber attacks. And she revealed that the upcoming AI safety summit hosted in Britain with dozens of world leaders attending would focus in parallel on the twin risks of misuse by bad actors and the technology running out of control and threatening humanity’s future. https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/ai-firms-unleashing-force-dont-understand-2641037 You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

WARNING! some news I cover you may find distressing! This Week in the World Newsround ‘I had to drink my own urine to survive’: Africans tell of being forced into the desert at Tunisia border https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/28/tunisia-border-africans-forced-into-desert-eu-deal-europe-violent-treatment Tensions are flaring once more in the South China Sea. Here’s why it matters for the world https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/29/asia/south-china-sea-tensions-philippines-china-us-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a trailblazer in U.S. politics and the longest-serving woman in the Senate, dies at 90 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/dianne-feinstein-rcna18010 Swedish PM seeks help from military as gang violence rocks country https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/29/swedish-pm-seeks-help-from-military-as-gang-violence-rocks-country Moscow, Baku to decide future of Russian peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230929-moscow-baku-to-decide-future-of-russian-peacekeeping-mission-in-nagorno-karabakh BowlerHatMan: Karabakh is just the Start Azerbaijan still wants more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW3VWeea97Y Insight: Migrants are being raped at Mexico border as they await entry to US https://www.reuters.com/world/migrants-are-being-raped-mexico-border-they-await-entry-us-2023-09-29/ Sudan: Revolutionaries fighting alongside army against Rapid Support Forces https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/sudan-activists-fighting-rsf-alongside-army You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

This Week on Newsround! More than 1 million children in UK sleep on floor or share bed, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/29/more-than-1-million-children-in-uk-sleep-on-floor-or-share-bed-study-finds Sunak’s free childcare offer could close thousands of nurseries https://inews.co.uk/news/sunaks-free-childcare-offer-could-close-thousands-of-nurseries-2651059 Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson have overseen largest tax rises since Second World War - thinktank https://news.sky.com/story/rishi-sunak-and-boris-johnson-have-overseen-largest-tax-rises-since-second-world-war-think-tank-12972001 Rishi Sunak could limit 20mph zones to target driver vote https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66957733 Union bosses demand emergency HS2 meeting: ‘Economic benefits must not be squandered’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/hs2-rishi-sunak-jeremy-hunt-trains-b2420330.html Asylum seekers claim they are put in isolation ‘for feeling depressed’ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/raf-wethersfield-asylum-seekers-solitary-confinement-depression/ Cancelling the Canceller: How ‘Martin Branning’ Made Dan Wootton a Timebomb https://bylinetimes.com/2023/09/28/cancelling-the-canceller-how-martin-branning-made-dan-wootton-a-timebomb/ You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

Water companies in England and Wales have been ordered to return £114m to customers through lower bills next year because progress on leakage and sewage spills has been “too slow”. Water companies in England and Wales have been ordered to return £114m to customers through lower bills next year because progress on leakage and sewage spills has been “too slow”. Companies are judged against metrics including pollution incidents, customer service and leakage. This year, no company has been ranked in the “leading” category, 10 companies are in the “average” category, while seven are “lagging” – Anglian Water, Dŵr Cymru, Southern Water, Thames Water, Yorkshire Water, Bristol Water and South East Water. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/26/water-firms-england-wales-cut-customers-bills-ofwat You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

The Liberal Democrats have backed plans to cap political donations to £10,000, scrap big payoffs for disgraced ministers, and abolish mandatory voter ID rules. The party has become the first to adopt a “pre-manifesto” for the next election, with proposals to give everyone the right to see a GP within a week as their centre-piece policy. The pre-manifesto document, which was voted on and approved by party members at its Autumn Conference in Bournemouth, sets out an early draft of the party’s manifesto for the next General Election. They’ve also set out their proposals for overhauling democracy, after a slew of scandals over the past decade – from lobbying to cronyism and tainted House of Lords appointments. Many of the scandals were triggered by donations to MPs or parties, with donors subsequently landing Government contracts or positions. Last week, the Mirror reported that a Conservative party donor whose company was awarded £160 million worth of PPE contracts has been appointed to a senior Government role on the Board of Trade. David Meller, a former chairman of the scandal-hit Presidents Club, has donated almost £70,000 to the Conservative Party and its politicians since 2009. https://bylinetimes.com/2023/09/25/voter-id-big-party-bungs-and-payouts-to-shamed-mps-would-be-scrapped-under-lib-dem-plans/ The full pre-manifesto document https://www.libdems.org.uk/plan You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

AUS tech firm has been privately lobbying UK councils and police forces to scale up their surveillance using an AI-powered platform used against Black Lives Matter protesters in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, openDemocracy can reveal. At least one London council is already trialling the software as a result of approaches by the company, Fusus, which claims to be “the most widely used and trusted real-time crime center platform in US public safety”. Fusus has been attempting to expand into the UK, opening an office in London’s Canary Wharf in March this year and hiring former officers from the Met to approach councils and police forces. It has approached Tower Hamlets and Hackney borough councils and the Met, City of London and Merseyside police forces to sell products that integrate CCTV and surveillance networks, according to Freedom of Information requests. Kensington and Chelsea Council and Merton Council also confirmed they had also been in contact with Fusus when approached by openDemocracy, with Kensington and Chelsea running a 60-day trial starting earlier this month. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/real-time-crime-centre-police-surveillance-technology-fusus/ You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite