Man arrested after M25 multi-vehicle crash in Surrey
Surrey Police is appealing for witnesses or anyone who has dashcam footage to come forward.
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Telegraph
an hour ago
- Telegraph
Policing catcalls doesn't make women safer
Undercover jogger – no, not the name of a character in Liam Neeson's new The Naked Gun, but an actual police role announced earlier this week. Female officers in Surrey went out for a run aiming to ensnare cat callers from their vehicles and give them a good telling off. The pilot scheme has allegedly resulted in 18 arrests for harassment, sexual assault and theft. Catcalling may be unpleasant, but it's not illegal. Of all the serious issues facing women that the police have hitherto failed to get to grips with – from shoddy rape reporting to the infamous failures relating to grooming gangs – catching catcallers is hardly high up on our list. I can't believe I'm about to defend the right to catcall, but this all feels a bit like police overreach. Inspector Jon Vale, Surrey's violence against women and girls safer spaces lead, said that officers had 'made a number of interventions' in which 'it was deemed appropriate to provide education around antisocial behaviour'. Do women really need police officers to lecture men in defence of our honour? The argument in favour of doing something about catcalling is that it's the beginning of a slippery slope. 'We have to ask: 'Is that person going to escalate? Are they a sexual offender?'' Vale told LBC. Funny that police officers in the Met never asked those questions about some of their own – such as Wayne Couzens. But the idea that there's a clear and distinct line between wolf-whistling and rape is just nonsense, as if men simply slip from loutishness to extreme violence and all it takes is a few undercover officers to set them on the straight and narrow. The argument against is a little trickier to make, as women who aren't that bothered by catcalling are often told they are simply cursed with internalised misogyny. But like all human sexual behaviour, catcalling has its grey areas. There is not much to be said for a man who thinks it's okay to shout at a strange woman on her run, but if the context was switched to a boozy high street on a Friday night, both parties might feel differently about the interaction. To suggest that all unsolicited male attention is always bad is to pretend that men and women don't sometimes indeed behave badly and – whisper it – enjoy it. But the better argument in favour of telling the police to leave us alone is that playing the knight in shining armour for women does more harm than good. When sexist men behave like pigs, they are not doing it in the hope of a date – no one could be that stupid. What they are doing is asserting their power and dominance over what they believe to be an afraid woman. This means that the only way to really fight back is for women to refuse to be painted as constantly in fear. The undercover jogger approach is safetyism writ large – the idea that women need someone watching over their shoulder in order to go about their daily lives. This not only infantilises us, it also cements the very sexist notion that these men tend to have: that we are damsels in distress. What would a better approach be for joggers? Carrying a brick along with your electrolytes? It would make for a better workout if nothing else. More bobbies on the beat would be no bad thing, but this kind of stunt is just a way for Surrey police to grab a few nice headlines. The most common crime affecting women, joggers, and indeed anyone at the moment, is theft. Getting a handle on that would make women's lives a hell of a lot better – not least because we like to text and run. But the job of fighting for women's freedom cannot be done by the authorities on our behalf. It's time to get out the steel-toe-capped Nikes, girls.
The Sun
2 hours ago
- The Sun
Moment unsuspecting painter is sent flying through air in terrifying crash after car comes out of nowhere
THIS is the terrifying moment a painter is sent flying through the air in a horrifying crash after a car comes out of nowhere. The unidentified man is thought to have been working on a property in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, on August 13. 5 5 At the start of the footage he is seen wearing a blue t-shirt and black shorts and half way up a ladder working away. His white van is parked close by and his equipment is spread out on the pavement below him. A white car passes by as he climbs down and moves out of sight of the camera. The video then cuts to him standing in the middle of the road examining his work. The painter then moves off the road and towards his van as a grey car drives along the road. While he is standing next to his van a car, initially out of shot can be heard hurtling along the road. The sound of the motor's brakes screeching then rings out on the footage. A greyish-white car can then be seen slamming into the back of the van. The parked van is pushed into the painter with immense force sending the poor man flying. The car, having collided with the van, veers across the road and spins around before coming to a halt. Moment 'worst driver ever seen' sends TWO cars flying in horror 100mph crash during police chase The painter is thrown into the air and looks to smash into the wall of a nearby building. He tumbles end over end across the pavement before finding his feet. Fortunately, the painter although seemingly a little dazed by the accident, appears to be uninjured. He is seen walking along the middle of the road and appears to mutter to himself: 'F**k me' as he heads back towards his van. 5 5 He puts a hand to his head as he approaches his van to inspect the damage done to it. Looking at the back of his now smashed up van the painter wanders out of shot as he recovers from the shock of the impact. The silver car is left wrecked in the middle of the road with parts of it strewn across the tarmac. It is unclear if the driver of the car suffered any injuries in the collision. The Sun has contacted Durham Police for comment and further information.
Daily Mail
7 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Biker dies after crash between four motorcyclists and a Range Rover
A biker has died in a crash involving a group of four motorcyclists and a Range Rover. The collision happened on the B5340 at Bwlchgwyn, Wrexham, at 7.38pm yesterday. Emergency services were called to the scene between the A525 and Rhydtalog after reports of a crash involving four motorcycles and a Range Rover Evoque. Despite the efforts of paramedics, the male rider was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin and the coroner have been informed. Another rider suffered serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to Wrexham Maelor Hospital, where he remains under treatment. Sergeant Alun Jones from the Roads Crime Unit team, said: 'I offer my deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time. 'This is now sadly being investigated as a fatal road traffic collision. 'We are urging anybody who may have witnessed the collision, or anybody who may have been travelling or walking in the vicinity and who may have mobile or dash cam footage to contact us. 'The road was closed for some time to allow the Forensic Collision Investigation Unit to carry out their initial investigation and we'd like to thank everyone for their patience.' Anybody with information is urged to contact officers at the Roads Crime Unit via the live webchat on the website, or by calling 101, quoting reference number C126741.
