Terrorism case against Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh thrown out

NEW: Homeless Accommodation Councils across England spent £1.4 billion on temporary homeless accommodation in 2024-25, up 31% from the year prior @sheltercharity.bsky.social warned private providers are "cashing in" on the crisis by charging "eye-watering sums" for rooms 🔗: app.radarai.com

NEW: Perceptions of Police Just 49% of people in England and Wales believe the police does "an excellent or good job" @stopwatchuk.bsky.social‬ said there is a "growing disillusionment with the police" and questioned whether the service is still "fit for purpose" 🔗: app.radarai.com

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Fascinating (and terrifying) analysis here from @sonjatutty.bsky.social based on data from Friends of the Earth on the areas most at risk of dangerous heatwaves. She's mapped the data down to a neighbourhood level. #dataviz #ddj #datajournalism

NEW: Southport Disorder Convictions Analysis of police data reveals over 500 people were convicted for offences linked to the mass disorder after the Southport killings last year. @hopenothate.org.uk said the quick crackdown had a temporary "damping effect" on the far right 🔗: app.radarai.com

Ever wondered how things work here at RADAR? Editor @l-a-kelly.bsky.social and data journalist @claramargotin.bsky.social recently hosted a group of media executives from Germany to talk about it. You can read all about it here: newsmachines.substack.com/p/radar-ai-n...

Worked alongside the @aace.org.uk to deliver local articles on the increasing level of abuse faced by ambulance staff Stories and map available on our wire @radar-ai.bsky.social

Another quarter, another record number of shoplifting offences recorded by police Interactive map and local articles are available on the @radar-ai.bsky.social wire

"A six-week-old infant was among 15 people who have died of starvation in Gaza in the past 24 hours"

Despite the cute map, worth noting the most common incident reported at matches last season was hate crime. Hate crime was reported at 420 matches (just six of these were women's football). A lot more work is needed so everyone can feel safe at matches, according to @kickitoutofficial.bsky.social.

NEW: School Suspensions A record number of suspensions were handed out in England's schools last year, with disadvantaged students significantly more likely to be suspended @naht.org.uk warned the causes behind classroom disruption "lie beyond the school gates" 🔗: app.radarai.com

New ONS data shows there were some 282,000 first-time buyer mortgage sales in 2023 ⬇️ It was down 22% on the number of sales in 2022 ⬇️ It was the lowest number of sales since 2013 🔗: app.radarai.com

Top work by @sonjatutty.bsky.social, who looked into how much investment local councils are forced to plough into temporary accommodation. Given the financial situation of many councils across the country, it is a soaring cost they cannot afford. And there's some fancy 📈 for every local area

Councils across England spent £2.3 billion on temporary accommodation for homeless households last year ⬆️ It was a 29% rise on the £1.8 billion spent in 2022-23 ⬆️ And excluding admin costs, it was nearly double the £1.1 billion spent in 2018-19 🔗: app.radarai.com

Personal news klaxon🚨🚨 Thrilled to start today as the Editor at @radar-ai.bsky.social Cannot wait to get stuck in and get cracking! #ddj #datajournalism

The number of people accessing drug and alcohol treatment services in England last year reached its highest level since 2010, at over 310,800 adults. ▶️ 44% of those in treatment were struggling with opiates ▶️ 30% of people had issues with alcohol alone 🔗: app.radarai.com