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The heat being generated by a start-up’s computing power is being used to warm a public swimming pool, saving Exmouth Leisure Centre thousands of pounds. The concept works by surrounding the computers with oil to capture the heat they generate, then pumping the oil into a heat exchanger to warm the chlorinated water. Sean Day, who manages the leisure centre, told the BBC that the partnership has helped reduce the pool’s “astronomical” running costs. Given the rate of public swimming pool closures in the UK, it’s heartening to see an innovative solution like this one!

🚨 Police force figures

New figures suggest that the vast majority of police officers who are accused of violence against women face no further action.

What do the statistics show?
Between October 2021 and March 2022, more than 1,500 police officers and staff in England and Wales were accused of abusing women, and less than 1% of them were sacked. While the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) did not provide a full breakdown of the allegations made, it said they included rape, sexual harrassment and domestic violence.

Where did these allegations come from?
Over the six-month period, there were 1,177 cases of alleged violence involving 1,539 officers - or 0.7% of the force in England and Wales. 55% of the cases were conduct matters, which are usually raised by a colleague within the force, and 45% were complaints from the public.

Almost two-third of public complaints were about the use of force (for example handcuffing or arrest), while 9% related to harassing behaviour, 6% to assault and 5% to abuse of position for a sexual purpose. For the conduct allegations, 19% related to sexual assault, 13% to sexual harassment and 6% to abuse of position.

What was the outcome?
Just under half of the complaints and nearly three-quarters of the misconduct cases had still not been finalised when the data was collected. But where cases had closed, 91% of complaint cases and 70% of conduct cases were thrown out - with just 13 officers and staff sacked for misconduct, and none as a result of public complaints.

What’s being done to address this?
Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth acknowledged that women’s confidence in policing was “threadbare”, but added that the data was from a year ago and therefore did not reflect the work done over the past 18 months to identify wrongdoing.

She also said that the NPCC is calling on the government to change regulations to make it easier to dismiss officers who have been accused - even if they haven’t been convicted - of mistreating women.

👧 Explaining “eldest daughter syndrome”

Eldest daughters have been taking to social media to air their grievances about the heavy responsibility they took on as children - and are raising important questions around family gender dynamics in the process.

What’s wrong with being an eldest daughter?
TikTok’s latest trend sees users criticise the invisible labour they undertook as the female first-born in their families. #EldestDaughterSyndrome pulls up countless videos from young women expressing sadness and anger at the fact that they were expected to care for their siblings, resolve family disputes and act as their parents’ emotional support.

What does gender have to do with it?
Eldest daughters have claimed that they were expected to take on the role of the “third-in-command” not just because of their birth order, but also because of their gender - and there’s evidence to back this up. Research carried out by Unicef in 2017 found that in 12 countries - including the UK, Norway and Turkey - girls are expected to do significantly more housework than their male siblings.

And on top of this physical labour, many eldest daughters have pointed out that they assumed the emotional load of their parents - including their stress and anxiety - because of the caretaking role assigned to them by their gender.

What’s the longer-term impact of “eldest daughter syndrome”?
Some eldest daughters say that assuming this physical and emotional responsibility from a young age has negatively affected their mental health today.

But despite the trend’s name, eldest daughters are by no means the only children to assume undue responsibility - and it’s important to remember that every childhood brings its own set of challenges. Moreover, many other factors outside of birth order and gender affect the role a child plays within their family, including social and economic inequalities, religion, cultural background and race.

What does the science say?
In the early 1900s, psychologist Alfred Adler developed his birth order theory, which suggests that the order in which a child is born shapes their personality. It theorised that the older child, who may have experienced a stricter upbringing, is more likely to be characterised as a leader, whereas the younger child is more likely to be regarded as creative and independent.

What role do you play in your family - and does “eldest daughter syndrome” ring true to you? Hit reply to let us know.

💸 Pension boost: Jeremy Hunt is set to use tomorrow’s Budget to boost the lifetime allowance for pension savings of up to £1.8m and increase the £40,000 annual cap on tax-free pension contributions - millions could benefit from the rise.

📺 Bruce steps back: The BBC’s Fiona Bruce is stepping back as an ambassador for the domestic violence charity Refuge after describing Boris Johnson’s father, Stanley Johnson, as a “wife-beater” on Question Time last week.

🦷 “Turkey teeth” warning: A dentist has warned people against attempting to get a “Love Island smile” after treating a woman left toothless after a botched dental procedure in Turkey.

🎥 Oscars analysis: Was Hugh Grant being rude to Ashley Graham at the Oscars, or was he just being British? That’s the question being asked by many following the Love Actually star’s awkward red carpet interview on Sunday.

🌻 Stamps for spring: The first stamps to feature King Charles’ silhouette are to be released on a special set celebrating the sweet pea, the sunflower and other iconic British flowers - see what they look like.

Trivia answer: B) England has approximately nine million pet cats - but the government has said that microchipping won’t be compulsory for “free living” cats who have little or no human interaction.

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