45 m. ago Sarah Everard’s mother ‘still full of rage’ over daughter’s rape and murder

Sue Everard speaks of ‘torment’ as a report finds women and girls are being failed

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47 m. ago ‘Critical failure’ to answer basic questions about sex crimes against women

The latest report from the Angiolini Inquiry found that there no record of how many women were raped by strangers in England and Wales last year.

Events

57 m. ago Furious Hillsborough families condemn £150million investigation as an 'appalling' waste of money after it ends without a single police officer being convicted over the disaster

Police probes were set up in 2012 after a landmark report concluded that Liverpool fans were blameless over the death of 95 supporters, but just one person would ultimately be convicted.

Economics

65 m. ago ‘Bitter injustice’ for families as Hillsborough report finds 12 officers would have faced gross misconduct cases over disaster

IOPC investigation upholds or finds cases to answer in 92 complaints about police actions over disaster

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66 m. ago 12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct cases over Hillsborough, says watchdog

None of the former officers named by the IOPC will face disciplinary proceedings because they have all retiredHillsborough disaster report: latest updatesTimeline: decades seeking justice and changeTwelve police officers would have faced disciplinary cases of gross misconduct for a catalogue of professional failings relating to the Hillsborough disaster if they were still serving, the police watchdog has said.However, no former officer named by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will face disciplinary proceedings because they have all retired. Some, including Peter Wright, the chief constable of South Yorkshire police at the time of the 1989 disaster, have died. Continue reading...

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67 m. ago 12 Hillsborough cops accountable for 'failures' walked away scot

A new report by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has found that 12 officers would have faced proceedings for 'fundamental failures' on day of the 1989 disaster

Events

99 m. ago BREAKING: Alarming report finds police huge failings following Sarah Everard murder

Lady Elish Angilolini, whose inquiry was set up following the murder of Sarah Everard, has said she found an "unacceptable level of inconsistency" across police forces

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1 hour ago ‘Lives are at stake’: Ministers warned predators ‘continue to roam freely’ since murder of Sarah Everard

Lady Elish Angiolini has called for leaders to ‘get a move on’ to protect women in public spaces

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1 hour ago Sarah Everard's mother says the 'horror' of her daughter's final hours torments her

An inquiry has revealed perpetrators are often escaping detection and prosecution for sexually motivated crimes due to police inaction and a 'scattergun approach'.

Events

1 hour ago Quarter of police forces missing basic policies on sexual offences, says Sarah Everard report

Official report says forces in England and Wales yet to implement policies for investigationA quarter of police forces in England and Wales are yet to implement “basic policies for investigating sexual offences”, an official report says, with women still being failed despite promises of change after the murder of Sarah Everard four years ago.The report by Dame Elish Angiolini follows an inquiry set up after Everard was murdered by a serving police officer, Wayne Couzens, in March 2021. She was abducted off a London street while walking home. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago ‘It was soul destroying’: men on the struggle to get answers about infertility

Failure by GPs to diagnose treatable causes had huge time, money and mental health costs for these men After six years of trying for a baby and two failed rounds of IVF, Toby Trice found himself at his “lowest ebb”, feeling “lost, lonely and alienated from society”.“We were in this dark phase of not knowing where we were at. All our friends and family around us had children and we were constantly reminded we couldn’t. It was soul-destroying. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report

Committee highlights allegations including dog attacks and sexual violence, raising concern about impunity for war crimesIsrael has “a de facto state policy of organised and widespread torture”, according to a new UN report covering the past two years, which also raised concerns about the impunity of Israeli security forces for war crimes.The UN committee on torture expressed “deep concern over allegations of repeated severe beatings, dog attacks, electrocution, waterboarding, use of prolonged stress positions [and] sexual violence”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Tara Reid's smoking pal denies her claim he spiked her drink after terrifying incident sent her to the hospital

A YouTube influencer has struck back at Tara Reid's claims about him in a police report describing the evening her drink was allegedly spiked.

Events

5 d. ago Tara Reid files police report after horrific video of her slumped over wheelchair at Chicago bar

Tara Reid has filed a police report after claiming she was drugged inside a Chicago bar - a terrifying ordeal captured in horrific footage showing the star slumped over in a wheelchair.

Events

6 d. ago Three people charged under Terrorism Act after Palestine Action ban protest

Police said a report would be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

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6 d. ago DWP announces 'major' reassessments of Carers' Allowance following benefit 'mess'

The DWP has announced major reassessments following an official review which concluded that hundreds of thousands of vulnerable unpaid carers were left with huge debts due to government failure

Politics

6 d. ago Police Scotland slammed over outdated fingerprinting methods involving ink and paper

A report by a police watchdog body has slammed the "outdated" practice by Police Scotland of taking fingerprints with ink and paper and the detention of children in police cells.

Events

7 d. ago Scots primary school cancels Christmas show after ‘racist’ online abuse

Police said they have received a report of threatening and abusive online communications and are investigating.

Events

7 d. ago Primary school forced to cancel Christmas show after racist abuse

Police said they have received a report of threatening and abusive online communications and are investigating

Events

7 d. ago DWP to reassess hundreds of thousands of cases in carer’s allowance scandal

Damning official review finds many unpaid carers left with huge debt because of government failure‘It’s like the Post Office scandal’: victims of carer’s allowance crisis speak outThe carer’s allowance scandal – a timelineHundreds of thousands of vulnerable unpaid carers will have their cases reassessed after a damning official review concluded they had been left with huge debts because of government failure and maladministration.The review, due to be published on Tuesday, was triggered after a year-long Guardian investigation revealed how carers had been hit with draconian penalties of as much as £20,000 relating to carer’s allowance. Some were plunged into hardship, others were jailed. Continue reading...

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