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The ‘hate incidents’ probed by police: From a tweet about identifying as a fish, to a boy calling another a ‘leprechaun, how cops are ‘wasting time’ on ‘ridiculous’ cases

A former PC tweeting a joke about identifying as a fish and a boy calling another a ‘leprechaun’ are further examples of so-called ‘hate incidents’ investigated by police.  Non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) are meant to be reserved for cases that are ‘clearly motivated by intentional hostility’ and where there is a genuine risk of significant […]

Swooping vote margins

The New York Times used swooping arrows to show vote swings left and right for the 2016, 2020, and 2024 elections. A shift left makes the section of an arrow blue, and a shift right makes a section of the arrow red. They show these arrows for demographic groups, too, which have static sizes, but […]

What might have sank the Bayesian superyacht

A $40 million superyacht called the Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily, but the exact cause is unknown. The New York Times illustrated the possibilities: Reports immediately after the disaster raised the possibility that the Bayesian had been hit by a tornado-like disturbance called a waterspout, but the authorities don’t think that happened. Still, […]

Murdered MP Sir David Amess’s daughter breaks family’s silence on their ‘unbearable pain’ – and asks: ‘How was a terrorist free to kill Dad?’

The distraught daughter of David Amess has broken her silence on their family’s ‘unbearable pain’ after he was murdered by a terrorist.  The 69-year-old father-of-five was stabbed to death while meeting constituents at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on October 15 in 2021.  His killer, Ali Harbi Ali, was found guilty of murder and […]