The police watchdog is to launch an inquiry into racial discrimination in the use of stop and search by forces across England and Wales. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will look into how stop and search powers are used by police to examine whether there are any patterns of prejudice against ethnic minorities. … Read more
The police watchdog is to launch an inquiry into racial discrimination in the use of stop and search by forces across England and Wales. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will look into how stop and search powers are used by police to examine whether there are any patterns of prejudice against ethnic minorities. … Read more
Grenfell Tower inquiry is urged to be ‘on the right side of history’ and not ‘ignore’ impact of poverty and race on disaster that killed 72 people Leslie Thomas QC said Tuesday the issue of race was the ‘elephant in the room’ Grenfell Next of Kin group has asked inquiry to investigate ‘institutional racism’ Legal … Read more
A horrific seaplane crash that killed a British business tycoon and his family was likely caused by the pilot choking on carbon monoxide, an inquiry has found. Richard Cousins, his fiance Emma Bowden and their children died when their DHC-2 Beaver nosedived into Jerusalem Bay on the Hawkesbury River on New Year’s Eve in 2017. Mr … Read more
A horrific seaplane crash that killed a British business tycoon and his family was likely caused by the pilot choking on carbon monoxide, an inquiry has found. Richard Cousins, his fiance Emma Bowden and their children died when their DHC-2 Beaver nosedived into Jerusalem Bay on the Hawkesbury River on New Year’s Eve in 2017. Mr … Read more
Sweden’s Prime Minister orders a public inquiry into the country’s handling of coronavirus amid rising criticism of its soft lockdown as its death toll passes 5,000 – the fifth-highest in the world per capita More than 5,300 Swedes have died compared to around 250 in Norway, 600 in Denmark and 325 in Finland, all of … Read more
Detectives last night opened a criminal inquiry into Britain’s biggest maternity scandal. They will investigate failings at two hospitals where dozens of babies died or suffered brain damage. The dramatic development came after police met NHS officials and the leader of a probe into 1,200 cases dating back to the 1970s. It means maternity staff … Read more
Detectives have launched a murder inquiry after a man in his 60s fell to his death from the third floor balcony of a young woman’s flat. Neighbours heard screams and shouts after Gary Henderson, 64, from Essex, fell around 30ft from the flat in a block off a road in Ipswich, Suffolk, at about 2.30am yesterday. … Read more
Nearly 30 leading experts have demanded Boris Johnson launches a public inquiry to prepare Britain for a second wave of coronavirus, in another sign of a growing gulf between ministers and scientists. The group of 27 said a second epidemic was ‘probable’ this winter and warned it would be more deadly than the first if … Read more
Nearly 30 leading experts have demanded Boris Johnson launches a public inquiry to prepare Britain for a second wave of coronavirus, in another sign of a growing gulf between ministers and scientists. The group of 27 said a second epidemic was ‘probable’ this winter and warned it would be more deadly than the first if … Read more