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The chief constable of Police Scotland has said the force is institutionally racist.Addressing a meeting of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) on Thursday, Sir Iain Livingstone said while the term can be misinterpreted or misrepresented as unfair and personal critical assessments of police officers and police staff as individuals, it is right for him to acknowledge the issues within the force.

Racism is commonplace in the UK journalism industry, which needs more Black people in senior positions and more race correspondents to improve diversity of coverage, a new study has found.Published on Tuesday by the Ethical Journalism Network (EJN), the report lays bare the stark challenges faced by Black journalists in the British news media.

Amazon employees unhappy with the company's return-to-office mandate have started a petition in an attempt to stop the planned change to their working arrangements from being enforced.Starting May 1, 2023, Amazon employees will have to come into the office at least three days a week - but those opposed to the new plans will hope they can coax the board into reneging before the point of no return.

The PRO Act is a sweeping piece of labor legislation that would massively increase workers' ability to unionize.Sen. Bernie Sanders arrives to speak at a pro-union rally at Teamsters Local 705, on June 16, 2022, in Chicago.John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune / Tribune News Service via Getty Images On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Representatives Bobby Scott (D-Virginia) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania) put forth a sweeping pro-labor bill that has been hailed as one of the most crucial pieces of legislation for the labor movement in the modern era of union busting.

The former chief inspector of schools in England Sir Michael Wilshaw has said Ofsted's style of school inspections needs to change after the death of the headteacher Ruth Perry.Wilshaw, who led Ofsted until 2016, said Perry's death, following an inspection that downgraded her school from outstanding to inadequate, had changed his mind over the use of one-word headline grades to rate schools in England.

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The Labour Party is preparing to select a new leader for Birmingham City Council, despite the current leader refusing to resign.Current leader Ian Ward has indicated he does not intend to stand down.Labour MP Steve McCabe said he wanted party leader Kier Starmer to intervene and halt the "pointless" process.

How much is just enough to get by?According to new research, it is 120 a week.After housing costs, that is the bare minimum required for an unemployed single adult in the UK to eat regularly, heat their home, have the odd shower, take the odd bus trip, use a mobile phone, and, well, not do too much else.

The Department of Health has wasted a total of 15bn on unused personal protective equipment, Covid tests and vaccines, prompting heavy criticism from the Whitehall spending watchdog.The department spent 8.9bn during 2020-21 and another 6bn last year on such supplies, including masks and gowns for NHS staff that have proved unuseable and are now being burned.

Johnathan Wood | June 13th, 2023
In Part I, we saw that both Cole Kmet and Robert Tonyan are used more against zone than man coverage, and today we're going to look at their involvement in the passing game through a number of other lenses.Targets by Depth
Let's start by looking at how frequently and effectively Chicago's tight ends were targeted at various depths of the field.

Johnathan Wood | May 4th, 2023
Today is the second of eight articles taking a closer look at Justin Fields' 2022 season.Part 1: Comparison to rookie season and growth throughout 2022
Part 2: Where and how effectively Fields threw the ball.Part 3: How Fields did on different types of plays (play action, quick vs. slow developing).

Johnathan Wood | February 21st, 2023
In part one, we found that the Bears actually had a respectable pass rush for the first part of the year, but trading Robert Quinn had a profound impact, leaving them with the worst pass rush of any NFL team in the last five years post-trade.Since their pass rush after the trade was so bad, it stands to reason that they need a whole host of new pass rushers.

Oakland's newly elected mayor has placed Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong on administrative leave following a blistering outside report that found the department mishandled cases of officer misconduct.Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and City Administrator Ed Reiskin announced the change in leadership Thursday night.