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DM Weekly Digest 27/06/2025

Child Q's school strip-search was gross misconduct

Two Metropolitan Police officers who conducted the "humiliating" strip-search of a 15-year-old schoolgirl committed gross misconduct, a panel has found. Read more here.

 

Islamophobic backlash greets New York's new candidate for mayor

On Tuesday night New York Democrats voted for a 33-year-old Muslim socialist state assemblyman to be their presumptive nominee for New York Mayor. Read more here.

 

'I don't want to live on benefits, I want to work'

Teenager Kailee Kember-Brown, a wheelchair user, says she has so far applied for more than 40 jobs without success. Read more here.

 

Windrush Day celebrations see fresh calls for justice over Home Office scandal

Campaigners have issued fresh calls for justice over the treatment of African-Caribbeans in Britain at an event in Hackney to mark Windrush Day. Read more here.

 

Domestic abuse is ‘public health emergency’, experts say after critical NHS report

Analysis finds domestic abuse training for staff in England and Wales ‘sporadic and inconsistent’. Read more here.

 

Train police in how pets are used by domestic abusers, says charity

Meanwhile, Campaigners want officers to learn about ‘clear links’ between harming animals and harming humans. Read more here.

 

Jess Fishlock: Mural of Wales star unveiled in 'European first'

The artwork in Cardiff, is believed to be the first five-a-side football pitch-sized mural of a female footballer in Europe, according to organisers. Read more here.

 

FAW and Size of Wales unite with indigenous women to protect forests and inspire Wales

Meanwhile, the charity Size of Wales and the Football Association of Wales (FAW) have united to support Indigenous women defenders of the world’s tropical forests—coinciding with the Wales Women’s National Team’s preparations for UEFA Women’s Euro 2025. Read more here.

 

‘Neo-nazi’ teen wanted to go on ‘terrorist rampage inspired by Jo Cox murder’

Alfie Coleman was detained during an undercover operation while he paid £3,500 for a Makarov pistol and ammunition in a supermarket car park. Read more here.

 

Events for July

International Disability Pride Month

Jul 14 Non-Binary Persons Day

Jul 18 International Nelson Mandela Day

Jul 18-Aug 17 South Asian Heritage Month

Jul 24 International Self Care Day

Jul 30 World Day against Trafficking in Persons