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Army’s diversity drive will put off recruits from ‘core’ of working class, ex-brigadier warns

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The British military’s drive for diversity could mean it struggles to recruit enough soldiers, the director of the National Army Museum has warned. Former brigadier Justin Maciejewski also described plans to cut the number of soldiers to 72,500 as pushing ‘the bounds of credibility’. The armed forces must not lose sight of its ‘core workforce’ by … Read more

Army’s diversity drive will put off recruits from ‘core’ of working class, ex-brigadier warns

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British military’s diversity drive will see it struggle to recruit enough soldiers from traditional ‘core’ of ‘working class families’ as Army shrinks to its smallest size in 300 years, ex-brigadier warns Former brigadier Justin Maciejewski has warned that the British Army’s diversity recruitment drive could result in fall in the number of applicants in years … Read more

Alexandra Burke says Meghan Markle’s Royal family racism claims make her ‘sick to her core’

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Alexandra Burke has revealed she felt ‘sick to her core’ after hearing Meghan Markle’s claims that a member of the Royal family expressed concerns over the colour of son Archie’s skin. The X Factor winner, 32, was speaking during an appearance on Monday’s Lorraine when talk soon turned to Prince Harry and Meghan’s explosive interview … Read more

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Oprah Winfrey interview will ‘rock establishment at its very core’

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey will ‘rock the establishment at its very core,’ a royal author has claimed.  Australian entertainment journalist and media executive Dylan Howard, who wrote Royals at War – the explosive book on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s shocking exit from royal life – shares his … Read more

Scientists detect signs of a hidden ‘innermost core’ inside our planet

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It may be time to rewrite the textbooks, as scientists have discovered the Earth has a ‘fifth layer’ in the form of an innermost inner core at the centre of the planet. Geologists from the Australian National University created search algorithms allowing them to trawl through thousands of models of the Earth’s inner core. For … Read more

Motorists hit by £120 fines if caught throwing cigarette butt or apple core in anti-litter scheme

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A new camera scheme is set to catch motorists in the act who dispose of litter from their windows, landing them with hefty fines.   From April, Maidstone Borough Council in Kent will employ the use of LitterCam to seek out and fine drivers flouting the rules in the first pilot scheme in the country. Under … Read more

Motorists hit by £120 fines if caught throwing cigarette butt or apple core in anti-litter scheme

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A new camera scheme is set to catch motorists in the act who dispose of litter from their windows, landing them with hefty fines.   From April, Maidstone Borough Council in Kent will employ the use of LitterCam to seek out and fine drivers flouting the rules in the first pilot scheme in the country. Under … Read more