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Children's activities in North East funded by seized cash from human traffickers and drug dealers

The police and crime commissioner is giving crime money back to the community to invest in activities for children

Chronicle Live

Police and crime commissioner names Northumbria's new chief constable as Vanessa Jardine

The new chief constable will be confirmed by a police panel later this month after being chosen by Northumbria's PCC

Chronicle Live

E-Factor completes on Grimsby's St James' House purchase

Business support organisation secures 10,000 sq ft building that had a guide price of £400,000

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Four more police stations to be disposed of across Merseyside

Sites in Ainsdale and Thatto Heath could be among those to go

Liverpool Echo

5 ways in which Kharge vs Tharoor mirrors Sonia Gandhi vs Jitendra Prasada election for Congress president’s post

NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Wednesday finally elected its first non-Nehru-Gandhi president in 24 years when former leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge trounced Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor in the election which was held on October 17.

The Times of India

Congress presidential election: 97 per cent delegates cast votes in Assam

GUWAHATI: Voting ended for the Congress presidential elections in Assam with 97 per cent of the registered delegates casting their ballots at Rajiv Bhawan in Guwahati on Monday.

The Times of India

A firefighter strike could be on the horizon - and our fire authority blames the government

The Fire Brigades Union is currently in dispute with the government over staff pay

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Congress presidential election | Shashi Tharoor says will call for CWC elections if elected party chief

Thiruvananthapuram MP says he would fully implement the Udaipur Declaration agreed at Congress Chintan Shivir

The Hindu

Will call for CWC elections if elected Congress chief: Shashi Tharoor

NEW DELHI: Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday asserted that if he becomes the AICC chief, he would fully implement the party's existing constitution which requires CWC elections and revival of the parliamentary board that has been dormant for a quarter-century.

The Times of India

Kharge vs Tharoor: Inside the campaign to elect the new Congress president

“Hello sir, I am calling from Shashi Tharoor sir’s office. You know elections are coming and both Kharge and Tharoor sahib are the choice of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi ji,” a canvasser for Shashi Tharoor solicits the support of a Congress delegate from Amethi. “Please vote carefully.”

Newslaundry

Residents forced to move from care homes following 'significant' concerns from councils

Staff have been praised for their hard-work, but issues have arisen over the company's finances

Wales Online

Kharge is the right man as AICC president: Mallu Ravi

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The Hindu

K.T. Rama Rao claims two Congress MPs in Telangana to leave party

The TRS working president claimed the two Congress MPs will resign before Rahul Gandhi’s padayatra enters the State

The Hindu

Police commissioner advertising for deputy to support her work

Emily Spurrell is looking to appoint a Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner

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As campaign commences in Kerala, Tharoor hits back at KPCC leaders who back Kharge

The All India Congress Committee (AICC) had no official candidate for Congress president, said Mr. Tharoor

Wales Online

Police chiefs say cannabis 'just as harmful as cocaine' and should be Class A drug

A group of Tory Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) argue cannabis should be reclassified meaning tougher penalties for those who possess and supply it

The Hindu

Congress presidential polls | CEA issues dos and don’ts for ‘fair’ election

Central Election Authority issues code of conduct barring office-bearers from campaigning for any candidate; Shashi Tharoor hails the move

The Hindu

Explained | How is the Congress president elected?

As leaders mull over who will head the party next, the Congress Working Committee announced that elections will be held on October 17.

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The Independent UK

Drug death town’s free heroin scheme to end

Supporters of the treatment programme in Middlesbrough say it worked by reducing crime and helped addicts live better

Wales Online

Senior officer at scandal-hit police force gets top job at another Welsh force

Amanda Blakeman has been made chief constable of North Wales Police

The Hindu

Now apply for Police Clearance Certificate at Post Office Passport Seva Kendras

The increased demand for PCCs is indicative that a large number of Indians are returning to their jobs abroad

Chronicle Live

Concern over anti-social behaviour and vandalism in Hexham after town wins 'happiest place to live' title

The town's bandstand was recently targeted by vandals

The Hindu

Punjab Congress delegates urge Rahul to become party president

They also passed a resolution authorising party president Sonia Gandhi to appoint the Punjab Congress Committee members

The Hindu

Telangana Congress wants Rahul to take party reins

Resolutions passed at PCC delegates’ meeting

Reuters

With fresh firepower, brutal bank thieves blitz small-town Brazil

Shortly before dawn in late June 2019, a heavily armed crew of bank robbers rammed a truck into the Brazilian city of Uberaba's main Banco do Brasil branch. They left the building several hours later with around $5 million dollars in cash.

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