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Jim Boyling tells public inquiry senior managers turned blind eye to long-term relationships with three womenAn undercover officer who deceived three women into sexual relationships said his superiors did nothing to prevent him from doing so, the spycops public inquiry has heard.Jim Boyling, who infiltrated environmental and animal rights activist groups for five years, said senior managers turned a blind eye to undercover officers having deceitful sexual relationships, often lasting years, with women. His managers adopted an attitude of “don’t ask, don’t tell”, he said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/11/spycop-scandal-public-inquiry-jim-boyling-sexual-relationships Author : Rob Evans Publish date : 2026-02-11 11:17:00

European Commission president says: ‘We have the second largest economy in the world, but we are driving it with the handbrake on’European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen insisted this morning that the EU needs to “tear down” the economic barriers that prevent it from becoming “a global giant” and deepen its internal market, as she kicked off 48 hours of intensive discussions on the bloc’s economy.A number of EU leaders will meet today at an industry event in Antwerp, before they meet again tomorrow morning for a pre-summit discussion ahead of an informal summit proper later that tonight. Continue

More than half of the cases presenting to the St Vincent’s emergency department in Sydney had self-reported speeds of more than 25km/hFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“You don’t understand the power of an ebike until you get on one,” Dr Tony Grabs warns.Grabs, the director of trauma at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, cites a patient who jumped on a rental ebike after a night of drinking with friends – the first time she’d ever been on one. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/11/broken-ribs-ruptured-bowels-ebike-injuries-double-at-major-sydney-hospital-in-one-year Author : Natasha

More than 25 people are injured, including two with life-threatening injuries, after the shooting at Tumbler Ridge secondary schoolLatest updates: ‘devastating’ shooting hits remote town of Tumbler RidgePolice in Canada say 10 people are dead, including the suspect, in a mass shooting that appeared to target a high school in northern British Columbia.More than two dozen victims have been hospitalized in what premier David Eby called an “unimaginable tragedy” that ranks among the deadliest events of its kind in Canadian history. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/11/canada-school-shooting-ten-dead-including-suspect-in-attack-on-tumbler-ridge-secondary-school-and-residence-police-say Author : Leyland Cecco in Toronto Publish date : 2026-02-11 03:39:00 Copyright for