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A police officer has been sacked after he made sexualised comments about a female assault victim he had photographed while she was wearing revealing underwear.

PC Robert Chambers was found to have committed gross misconduct and was dismissed following a panel by Thames Valley Police.

The officer claimed he was shocked when the victim entered the room wearing a vest top and string thong but did not make an effort to protect her dignity while investigating an assault in April 2024.

The panel heard that before taking evidence photos, Mr Chambers told the woman she was very tanned and later hinted to a colleague he wanted to have sex with her.

According to the panel, Mr Chambers was at the address of a woman known as Miss A to investigate an assault committed by her partner the previous day.

The officer said the woman took him too literally when he asked her twice to be photographed wearing her underwear as he did not mean for her to wear "only underwear".

In footage captured by body worn camera, Miss A is "very uncomfortable" and calls ahead to warn her father, who was present, that she was wearing a revealing outfit.

According to the panel, more options should have been offered to the woman, such as visiting the police station where a female officer could have taken the photos.

The panel was also critical of how PC Chambers, who had no medical training, kept "unnecessarily" touching the woman under her breast where she was injured.

Although Miss A told the panel she did not find the touching sexual, the report found these behaviours in combination amounted to misconduct.

After leaving the address, Mr Chambers made comments about the woman's appearance to another officer and intimated he wanted to have sexual intercourse with her.

He also made generalised comments about the traveller community, which Miss A was part of, and asked his fellow officer what sort of women he was into.

The panel found Miss A would have felt violated if she had heard the comments and concluded it was gross misconduct.

On another occasion, colleagues recalled how they challenged Mr Chambers after he had made comments about a missing girl aged 13 or 14.

Witnesses disagreed over if he had described her as a "pretty girl", "attractive" or "hot" but Mr Chambers could not recall the incident.

The panel concluded this was also gross misconduct.

He had also made inappropriate and sexualised comments about his armed response mentor, which was also deemed as misconduct.

The panel heard how on another occasion he had described a group of teenage girls passing the police station as "not bad looking".

In its conclusion, the panel said his overall his behaviour amounted to gross misconduct and that the only reasonable disciplinary action was dismissal.

It also credited the courage of the officer who came forward with concerns about his more experienced colleague.

The father of a woman from Jersey who had all four limbs amputated after getting sepsis said "no father is prouder than I am", after a 10km fundraising run was held for his daughter.

Medical student Lily McGarry, 23 was initially hospitalised with flu-like symptoms in January, and was diagnosed with meningococcal septicaemia.

The running event on Sunday was organised to raise money for advanced prosthetic limbs and ongoing medical support for her.

After the event at Jersey's St Ouen's Bay, her father Stuart McGarry thanked the hundreds of people who took part and said Ms McGarry "feels loved" by all the support.

Mr McGarry said the journey from first getting the call that his daughter was in hospital to watching people running the race had been "very emotional".

"She's been in intensive care for about 110 days now and when she sees things like this it's just wonderful for her," he said.

"She is remarkable and she was remarkable before this, no father is prouder than I am."

He praised Ms McGarry, who was very active before her diagnosis, for the strength she has shown.

"She has a sort of inner strength. She gives me advice sometimes when I'm tearful," he said.

"She says, 'dad be in the present, it's good to plan for the future and think of memories, but stay in the present'.

"I think that's where she gets a lot of strength from."

Peter Holmes who used to train with Ms McGarry in Jersey's triathlon academy said the event was "brilliant".

"Lily is just such a lovely person, such a great triathlete, a great swimmer," he said.

"To hear about what happened was so upsetting and really, really hard to hear for someone that was such an active person."

He added: "It was really nice to see everyone and it was quite sad to hear people sharing memories that we have and that Lilly was such a lovely person, an active person.

"It's really important to try and raise this money and give her the opportunity to still live that life."

Stuart McGarry said other events are being organised to help raise funds for Ms McGarry's treatment and prosthetics.

Polling cards have been delivered in Guernsey to voters who registered on the electoral roll before Thursday 27 March.

Those registered after are due to receive their cards during the week of Monday 5 May.

Residents are required to join the roll to be able to vote in the general election on Wednesday 18 June.

The cards were proof of registration and aimed to speed up the checking process to allow voters to access polling booths quicker, officials said.

According to the States of Guernsey, a majority of those already registered signed up online.

Colette Falla, registrar general of electors, said: "It's a very quick and simple process to register online, taking no more than a few minutes."

Registrations for the roll close on Wednesday 30 April.

According to Visit the Malverns, Upton prides itself on its festivals.

This year's line-up has included the Upton Folk Festival – already held in May – Upton Jazz Festival from 27 June, Upton Blues Festival from 18 July and the Sunshine Festival from 21 August – a weekend music festival with camping and glamping.

The pair moved to Upton and opened their taproom just before the Blues Festival in 2024 – and Mrs Smith said it was "amazing".

"The atmosphere in the town completely changes," she said.

"It was a baptism of fire but it was amazing – the amount of people around and the music, it's just great."

"It is genuinely like having people into your house. We haven't got a big commute to work.

"One of us is always in here. It's just good fun."

The UK government has threatened to sue former Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich to make sure the money from the club's sale goes to Ukraine.

The £2.5bn in proceeds have been frozen in a UK bank account since the sale, with Mr Abramovich sanctioned after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The UK government wants the money to be for Ukrainian humanitarian aid, but Mr Abramovich has said he wants it to go to "all victims of the war in Ukraine".

In a joint statement, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Foreign Secretary David Lammy said: "While the door for negotiations will remain open, we are fully prepared to pursue this through the courts if required."

They said they wanted "to ensure people suffering in Ukraine can benefit from these proceeds as soon as possible".

They added: "The government is determined to see the proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club reach humanitarian causes in Ukraine, following Russia's illegal full-scale invasion.

"We are deeply frustrated that it has not been possible to reach agreement on this with Mr Abramovich so far".

The delay in releasing the funds centres on a disagreement between the UK government and his lawyers.

Mr Abramovich – a Russian billionaire who made his fortune in oil and gas – was granted a special licence to sell Chelsea following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, providing he could prove he would not benefit from the sale.

He is alleged to have strong ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, something he has denied.

He cannot access the £2.5bn sale proceeds under UK sanctions but the money still legally belongs to him.

When he announced his decision to sell the club, he said proceeds from the sale would be donated via a foundation "for the benefit of all victims of the war in Ukraine", which would include those in Russia.

The UK government has pushed back and argued that the funds should only be spent on humanitarian efforts inside Ukraine.

A House of Lords committee said last year said it was "incomprehensible" that Mr Abramovich's promise to use the funds to support Ukraine remained unfulfilled, and that the assets remained frozen.

"This impasse reflects badly on both Mr Abramovich and the government, which ought to have pushed for a more binding commitment," the report said.

A care home has been rated inadequate for a second time after inspectors found more problems than on an earlier visit.

Autumn House, in Sandown, Isle of Wight, had space for 42 people but was caring for 27, many of whom had dementia, when it was visited between 4 February and 7 March.

In March, the previous manager told the Care Quality Commission (CQC) that they were going to resign and the home is now under new management.

A spokesperson for the new provider, which also runs homes in Dorset, said it would "work tirelessly to bring about the required changes" needed.

The CQC said inspectors found 11 breaches of regulations on an earlier visit in April 2024, which they inspected after a whistle-blower raised concerns, and found "completely unacceptable" standards of care.

But earlier this year they found those issues had not been addressed and that there was another issue in ensuring that staff were being employed safely.