内容摘要：He said: "When somebody sits in the chair and they are struggling with addiction and are living on the streets - and this is not saying every homeless person is an addict or an alcoholic - when they sit in the chair that build of trust and friendship starts to grow and they can open up about their life and their own struggles with addiction."

He said: "When somebody sits in the chair and they are struggling with addiction and are living on the streets - and this is not saying every homeless person is an addict or an alcoholic - when they sit in the chair that build of trust and friendship starts to grow and they can open up about their life and their own struggles with addiction."

"I continue to try everything from lobbying to legal action to get this issue resolved with government. We all deserve better from Westminster."Dame Diana told the BBC the force was getting an additional £9.8m and the PCC was also able to raise funds by increasing the police precept.

"Lincolnshire's funding problem more generally needs to be looked at," she said."I hear very loud and clear from them they don't think they are fairly funded."She added there were "other issues in Lincolnshire" with the force in an enhanced level of monitoring by the police inspectorate, known as Engage.

"There are some issues around decisions that they've made previously perhaps around finances that haven't been particularly good," she said."But they are getting the support they need from the inspectorate.

"I want them obviously to be a force that comes out of Engage as soon as possible, but it's not just about finances. I think Lincolnshire has some other problems as well."

A former builder who was threatened with electric shock therapy for wearing a dress as a child has said staff at her assisted living home finally helped her come out as a transgender woman in her 60s.Binns, of Cross Avenue in Wallsend, admitted three offences including attempting to pay for the sexual services of a child and arranging the commission of a child sex offence.

Binns and the woman met on a dating app and chatted for a few weeks before finally meeting in November, with him taking her for a drive in his car, prosecutor Claire Anderson said.Days later Binns, who told the woman his surname was Dudgeon, talked about staying at her house and suggested the couple have a threesome with a child, the court heard.

He also asked the woman if she had ever thought about having "sex with people aged from one onwards", Ms Anderson said.When he found out she had a 10-week-old granddaughter, he requested naked pictures of the child which he offered to pay for, the court heard.