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More than 1,000 hate crime complaints have been made to police every day on average since Scotland's controversial new law was introduced on April Fool's Day. Only a tiny fraction of the reports swamping police officers on an average day are actionable, with just 3 per cent recorded as crimes. The 'vast majority' of more than 7,000 complaints made in the Hate Crime Act's first week of operation were made anonymously. It has fuelled concerns that the floodgates have opened to a surge in vexatious grievances after only 240 were investigated as crimes. Senior officers had warned activists would seize on the law to pursue their own agendas, targeting public figures such as JK Rowling for their critical views on transgender issues.

Since being introduced on Monday, David Kennedy, Scotland's police chief, has been scathingly critical of Humza Yousaf's shambolic hate crime legislation. He had described it as a "disaster," while Harry Potter author and gender-critical activist JK Rowling has also led the backlash against the First Minister's 'authoritarian' law. Mr Kennedy wrote to The Sunday Times: "The number of reports that have resulted in real hate crime probes is very low." "I believe that only about 11% of these reports are progressing into real hate crime investigations." It comes after the Mail revealed on Sunday that almost 8,000 calls had been received in Scotland since the introduction of hate crime legislation.

Following the introduction of Humza Yousaf's shambolic hate crime policy, The Mail revealed on Sunday that almost 8,000 police reports have been overwhelmed following the introduction of Humza Yousaf's shambolic hate crime legislation. Following the Old Firm's derby today, control room officers are fighting to stay on top of the backlog, which is roughly one complaint per minute, and are now ready for thousands more reports. 'It's a disaster, and police officers are flooded with complaints under a slew of calls,' said David Kennedy, the Scottish Police Federation's general secretary (SPF).'

David Kennedy, the Scottish Police Federation's general secretary, has warned of the long-term effects on officer quality and the department's budget as a result of Scotland's new hate crime legislation. According to reports, up to 40 police officers have been called in to work extra hours every day since Monday in an attempt to wade through all of the papers. In the first 48 hours of the law's enactment on Monday, around 3,600 reports were submitted. The figure is expected to have nearly doubled.

Hundreds of police officers are being paid overtime every day to deal with the slew of protests sparked by Scotland's new hate crime legislation. According to reports, up to 40 police officers have been called in to work extra hours every day since Monday in an attempt to get to all the ones submitted. Each officer is being paid time and a third, sparking concerns that overtime payments could cost hundreds of thousands of pounds out of an already stretched budget.

The Scottish Police Federation said that its officers received only two hours of instruction on the bill, with 6,000 of Scotland's 16,000 officers not yet complete the course. People are targeted for misconduct and bullying behavior aimed at adults due to their age, sickness, race, sexual orientation, or transgender ideology, according to the SNP's guidelines. However, its emergence caused a lot of resistance, with human rights campaigners advising that it might have a chilling effect on free expression, while others slammed the prospect that individuals could be arrested for misgendering someone.

As a result of the SNP's new hate crime legislation, rank-and-file police officers have been warned that they may be compelled to question stand-up comedians at Edinburgh's Fringe Festival this summer. According to SPF general secretary David Kennedy, performers who push boundaries with potentially offensive content, such as Frankie Boyle, could be in breach of the legislation, which is set to go into operation on April 1.

It was warned yesterday that if police decide to abandon the probe into thousands of minor offences, it could result in vigilantism and 'civil unrest.' People could take the initiative into their own hands if the department was seen to be stepping back from probing crime, according to rank-and-file officers. They also warned that if it was in danger of becoming 'irrelevant,' it would become irreversibly impaired.' The dispute comes ahead of a public board meeting in Glasgow (SPA) today, where the new 'prose response' will be addressed. According to Assistant Chief Constable Emma Bond, the change would free up time for hard-working employees to'recharge' and recover from the work's trauma. However, David Kennedy, the Scottish Police Federation's general secretary, said: 'It will be impossible to rule out the possibility of people taking the law into their own hands.'

In a woke attempt to avoid sparking offence, police officers in Scotland may be barred from using the words "sir" or'ma'am. The titles, which refer to polite deference, date back to decades in military history, but top brass are considering replacing them with gender-neutral terms. Chief Constable Jo Farrell and her predecessor Sir Iain Livingstone have both been identified as institutionally racist. Now an internal evaluation is urging rank-and-file officers to help root out bias. One suggestion has been suggested is to change how officers talk to each other, partially to accommodate the 'non-binary' staff's sensitivity.

According to a Scottish Mail investigation, crime has increased in areas where police officer numbers have dwindled. As they continue to balance the books, force chiefs have axed hundreds of cops and have warned that more will follow.

It is intended as a 'wall of honour' because of the pride of place in a police station. However, Police Scotland has also approved a collection of portraits of former Chief Constables as an example of gross'misogyny.' Officers are being encouraged to submit photographs that they think reflect the 'everyday sexism' in the service. The gallery of historic yet exclusively male senior officers is on display as a prime example. The police's decision to disparage distinguished former police officers who provided years of service to the community was branded "absurd" last night. Russell Findlay, the Scottish justice spokesperson, said: 'Police Scotland effectively dumping these illustrious figures from its past is just plain petty.'

In 14,000 frontline assaults, police officers have been stabbed, strangled, and beaten as the department recovers from yet another night of violent chaos. Officers' injuries will be revealed as Police Scotland hunts members of a 'extremely hostile' crowd that assaulted officers on Saturday night, according to Police Scotland. Riot police were sent to deal with mayhem in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, where one officer was admitted to hospital after being struck by a firework. On Bonfire Night, gangs of yobs hurled fireworks and petrol bombs at police around the world.

The rogue riders are everywhere, as a backlash against food delivery cyclists on fat-tyred moped-like scooters makes it clear.

Imagine for a moment that you have promised to serve and protect the public of Scotland. You are a fit and healthy male police officer, one of a dwindling number. The thin blue line has been more accurately described as emaciated than it is today. The force is facing £20 million layoffs over the next seven months, and morale in it is ebbing, as there aren't enough officers like you around any more. Despite being fine, you are still on long-term sick leave at home. Perhaps you do a bit of gardening and, over the fence, your neighbor wonders why you aren't down the station as usual. You reply, 'They wanted me to shave off my beard.' 'I'm off sick because of it.'

After being told to shave their facial hair, taxpayers were left with a £60,000 bill in payouts. The money was paid to four traffic officers who were ordered to shave before a force-wide beard policy was introduced, sparking a backlash from the rank-and-file. Some of those who refused to get rid of their beards were dismissed early because they were unable to go to work without agreeing to shave them off and weren't able to do so. They then started employment tribunals that were ruled before any evidence was heard, with short-term non-disclosure orders being issued to hold the decision under wraps. The payouts come at a time when Police Scotland faces having to make cuts of nearly £20million in the next seven

According to rank-and-file police officers, plans to withdraw juries in rape trials will result in a "serious risk of injustice." The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) cautioned that allowing a judge to reach a decision rather than a jury raises the possibility of unconscious bias in such situations.

The taxi only had space for three passengers. The fourth passenger wedged himself among the tools in the back of the van to get around this. He can be seen lying flat on his back in a horizontal position. The anonymous laborer (right) is wearing his work boots and shorts. On a Birmingham city centre street, a funny snapshot of the van was taken. David Kennedy, the company's CEO, admired their ingenuity and was happy that they were spending the time at work.

Sir Iain Livingstone, the Chief Constable, who said that institutional racism, misogyny, and misogyny were issues for Police Scotland, has promised to crack down on the 'canteen attitude' and a controversial banter. He has now asked other companies to look at their own records on discrimination, alleging that they'll also have some of these characteristics.' Sir Iain's shocking admission of institutional bigotry in policing, which he made at a public board meeting of the Scottish Police Authority last month, prompted a backlash from rank-and-file officers. Sir Iain has been branded a "coward" by a former senior officer shortly before his departure in August and leaving his replacement, who has not yet been chosen, to address the fallout.

Police Scotland is planning to implement a new clean-shaven scheme for frontline officers, resulting in the loss of hundreds of employees' facial hair by the end of the month. According to the service, it was imperative that officers and staff be wearing protective FFP3 masks, which require users to be clean-shaven. Four people are reportedly taking legal action in connection with the policy. After the policy triggered'serious anxiety' among officers, Scottish Police Federation (SPF) general secretary David Kennedy (pictured right) said it has been "inundated with lawsuits.' Peter Swinger, the Hipster cop due to a well-groomed tache and beard, is seen left.

The new Australia business to fail is a well-known gourmet meal delivery start-up. ChefPrep, the former ChefPrep, went into administration last week after struggling to obtain more funds just two years after it was established.

TOM LEONARD: Elinor Glyn, a novelist, invented the 'It Girl,' and is often credited with inventing the Hollywood sex scene. Despite the fact that her later life resembled one of her books' more improvable plots, Glyn - author Hilary Hallett of Inventing The It Girl - began as a respected member of the Home Counties landed gentry who was largely insecure about her passionless Edwardian marriage, expressing a great deal of sexual apprehension.

MATT HUGHES: Azeem Rafiq was unable to repay a £10,000 government grant he received to help asylum seekers, but that never took place. In 2015, Rafiq was ordered to pay £9,960 to Sport England after being told that the money was given to Barnsley Cricket Club for running the program. The majority of the money was repaid many weeks after being asked from Barnsley, where the former Yorkshire spinner played after leaving Headingley, but Sport England or the club's account showed that £2,160 was not invested in a way not imagined by Sport England or the club. Sport England said they would make Rafiq display evidence of the expenditure and pay what was not allowed by the grant terms.

A corrupt former solicitor who earned nearly £20 million of investor money to finance a luxury lifestyle has been jailed for 14 years. According to investigators, Timothy Schools (left), 61, used more than £19.6 million to finance an extravagant lifestyle that included buying a motor boat, luxurious cars, and a £5 million fishing and shooting estate in the Lake District (right). More than 500 investors fell into the trap, giving over £100 million to the Cayman Island-based Axiom Legal Financing Fund, which was established by Schools in 2009 to provide loans to law firms looking for no-win, no-fee cases.