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A police force has been praised for its 'fantastic decision' to bring back traditional headwear - just six years after switching to 'more practical' US-style baseball caps. Lancashire Police announced the U-turn on social media, saying it would be ditching the gender-neutral headgear for all its officers, before re-introducing bowler hats for females and white flat caps for males. The move was welcomed by many on social media, as one suggested: 'Just need to see the custodians return now', referring to the traditional police officer's helmet After Just Stop Oil activists dug two tunnels underneath entrances to the Navigator oil terminal at Saint Clements Way and Stoneness Road in Essex, they warned the decision to partially reopen the roads was dangerous and could 'risk their collapse'. Essex Police assistant chief constable Glen Pavelin rejected the idea, saying it was up to the protestors to remove themselves from the tunnels they had climbed into to avoid endangering themselves and others. Gabriel Callero, 57, was viciously assaulted by two British holidaymakers on the Spanish island of Majorca in the early hours of Tuesday. The incident began when an 'intoxicated' tourist, who was walking down a street accompanied by two other men, climbed onto the hood of the taxi at around 2am. Information has been revealed today, Monday, August 22, about a driver who was arrested yesterday, Sunday, August 21, for fatally running over two cyclists and leaving another critical in the Barcelona municipality of Castellbisbaç An alarming incident occurred on Monday, August 15 aboard a Boeing 737-800 on flight ET-343, operated by Ethiopian Airlines airline. It was travelling on the route between the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, and Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. While flying on autopilot at 37,000 feet (11,000m) both pilots fell asleep. – Speaking to Finnish news outlet, YLE, the Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, spoke about the leaked video of her partying which led people to question her leadership of the country. “I’m disappointed that it has become public. I spent the evening with friends. Partied, pretty wild, yes. Danced and sang,” she told the broadcaster.