Man in charge of policing Sarah Everard’s vigil responsible for Met’s response to child abuse probe

Spotlight falls on senior vigil officer: Man in charge of policing Saturday’s vigil for Sarah Everard is responsible for Scotland Yard’s response to disastrous ‘VIP child abuse’ probe Officer in charge of policing Saturday’s vigil also responsible for the Met Police’s response to 2014 child abuse probe launched after false allegations made Fantasist Carl Beech … Read more

Woman pinned to the floor by police at Sarah Everard vigil wants NEW protest

The woman who was pictured being pinned to the floor by police officers at the vigil for Sarah Everard has called for another protest to take place tomorrow.   Patsy Stevenson, who was pictured being held on the floor by police at the vigil, said she attended the gathering in Clapham Common yesterday in support of … Read more

Sarah Everard police seal off new wooded area in Sandwich, Kent

Sarah Everard police seal off new wooded area in Sandwich, Kent, as they continue carrying out searches in relation to her murder Police investigating Sarah Everard’s murder cordon off area in Sandwich, Kent  Body of missing 33-year-old was found in Great Chart, near Ashford Wednesday Serving Met Police officer Wayne Couzens, 48, has been charged with … Read more

Sarah Everard police seal off new wooded area in Sandwich, Kent

Sarah Everard police seal off new wooded area in Sandwich, Kent, as they continue carrying out searches in relation to her murder Police investigating Sarah Everard’s murder cordon off area in Sandwich, Kent  Body of missing 33-year-old was found in Great Chart, near Ashford Wednesday Serving Met Police officer Wayne Couzens, 48, has been charged with … Read more

Officers shoved women, pinned protestors down and ‘elbowed people in faces’ at Sarah Everard vigil

Met Police officers shoved women, pinned protestors to the ground and ‘elbowed people in their faces’ at a vigil to mourn the death of Sarah Everard, onlookers claim. A crowd of around 1,500 people gathered at Clapham Common in south London to remember the 33-year-old marketing executive. But scuffles broke out as police surrounded a bandstand … Read more

Officers shoved women, pinned protestors down and ‘elbowed people in faces’ at Sarah Everard vigil

Met Police officers shoved women, pinned protestors to the ground and ‘elbowed people in their faces’ at a vigil to mourn the death of Sarah Everard, onlookers claim. A crowd of around 1,500 people gathered at Clapham Common in south London to remember the 33-year-old marketing executive. But scuffles broke out as police surrounded a bandstand … Read more

Met Police DELETES tweet remembering officers who died as force reels amid Sarah Everard crisis

The Metropolitan Police today deleted a tweet remembering officers who died during their service as the force faces outrage over its manhandling of screaming women at a vigil to mourn the death of Sarah Everard. The force had tweeted this morning to commemorate the death of officer Anthony Haines, who died after his police car … Read more

Ministers under fire over new anti-protests law giving police extra powers after Sarah Everard vigil

Ministers were facing mounting fury today over a draconian new anti-protest law that would hand police greater powers to break up events like the Sarah Everard vigil. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill will allow officers to intervene in events that are deemed to have caused ‘serious unease, alarm or distress’. The new legislation, … Read more

Ministers under fire over new anti-protests law giving police extra powers after Sarah Everard vigil

Ministers were facing mounting fury today over a draconian new anti-protest law that would hand police greater powers to break up events like the Sarah Everard vigil. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill will allow officers to intervene in events that are deemed to have caused ‘serious unease, alarm or distress’. The new legislation, … Read more

Met Police DELETES tweet remembering officers who died as force reels amid Sarah Everard crisis

The Metropolitan Police today deleted a tweet remembering officers who died during their service as the force faces outrage over its manhandling of screaming women at a vigil to mourn the death of Sarah Everard. The force had tweeted this morning to commemorate the death of officer Anthony Haines, who died after his police car … Read more