44 h. ago Met apologises for 'wholly indefensible' use of undercover officers to spy on Doreen Lawrence and her family

Baroness Lawrence has accused police of trying to pit her and her ex-husband against each other and manipulate their relationship in the wake of their son's murder

Society

45 h. ago I haven’t been able to grieve my son properly for 32 years – Doreen Lawrence

The peer told a public inquiry she had to constantly battle for justice and her family had been punished despite her son having done nothing wrong.

Politics

46 h. ago Police ‘tried to pit grieving parents of Stephen Lawrence against each other’

Baroness Lawrence told the public inquiry into undercover policing that officers tried to manipulate her relationship with her ex-husband Neville.

Society

49 h. ago Doreen Lawrence tells of disbelief at claim police looked to ‘smear’ family

Baroness Lawrence is giving evidence to the Undercover Policing Inquiry.

Society

49 h. ago Doreen Lawrence reveals anger at being spied on by undercover police

Baroness Lawrence - whose son Stephen was killed in a race hate murder - is giving evidence at the Undercover Policing Inquiry at the International Dispute Resolution Centre in London

Events

3 d. ago UN to hear human rights complaint over New Zealand’s treatment of Māori

UN committee to consider claim by prominent Māori leader Tureiti Moxon that alleges government policies have harmed Indigenous people The United Nations has agreed to hear an urgent complaint against New Zealand’s coalition government alleging it is responsible for significant and persistent discrimination against Māori.Prominent Māori leader, Lady Tureiti Moxon, has filed the complaint to the UN’s committee for the convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination (CERD). Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Police investigating new sex battery claim against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is set to be released in May 2028

Events

7 d. ago Home Secretary set to make HUGE change to UK refugee policy next week which will mean all who claim asylum in the country can only do so 'temporarily'

Shabana Mahmood will lay out reforms modelled on the Danish system on Monday which aim to make the UK less attractive for illegal immigrants, and make it easier to deport them.

Events

9 d. ago Black Met officer lied about being called a ‘dodgy Nigerian’ in race claim, force says

Detective Sergeant Nonso Anidi, 39, was sacked but is appealing the decision

Events

1 week ago Witness in Prince Harry case against Mail publisher says his confession was false

Gavin Burrows says signature on alleged statement is ‘not mine’ and denies carrying out illegal activity on behalf of Associated NewspapersA private investigator central to the legal action by the Duke of Sussex and others against the publisher of the Daily Mail has claimed that his signature on an earlier witness statement was a “forgery”, the high court has heard.Gavin Burrows, linked to the most serious allegations of unlawful information gathering made by seven prominent individuals including Elton John and Doreen Lawrence, retracted his alleged confession, saying it was “completely false”. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Police respond to ‘baby snatch’ claims at GlasGLOW as man charged over ‘suspicious act’ at family event

GLASGOW cops have responded to claims a man tried to kidnap a baby at the GlasGLOW event. It was alleged a man tried to take the infant from his dad's arms at the popular light show in the city's Botanic Gardens. The claims were later shared on social media and widely shared. Police Scotland have...

Events

2 w. ago Labour says Farage would revive austerity as he prepares to set out economic vision in speech – UK politics live

Reform UK leader expected to promise deregulation and spending cuts as Labour and Conservatives attack policiesThe Tories claim Reform UK are “leftwing” partly on the basis of Nigel Farage’s welfare policies. In particular, in their briefing overnight (see 9.34am), the Tories backed this up by saying that they would cut welfare spending by £23bn, when Reform’s plans (so far) only add up to £9bn, and that Farage would abolish the two-child benefit cap (but only for British parents working full-time, Politico reports).The “leftwing” description is even harder to sustain in the light of this report for Politico by Dan Bloom about Reform’s economic plans.Let’s be clear, we’ve said we don’t guarantee it. Everything’s up for review, because nothing’s affordable if we keep spending more than we’re earning. And we’ve said that consistently if we the country go bust, which is the direction of travel we’re heading, one way or the other, nothing’s affordable.You’re not asking about the much, m...

Politics

3 w. ago Police watchdog contacts Met over claim Andrew asked officer to dig up information on Virginia Giuffre

The Met confirmed last month that it was ‘actively looking into’ the claim

Events

3 w. ago Hadush Kebatu makes bombshell claim: 'I tried to hand myself in to police before arrest'

The Metropolitan Police has said it is ‘not aware of any evidence’ to support Kebatu’s claim.

Events

4 w. ago Could Prince Andrew ever be prosecuted over his links to Jeffrey Epstein?

The Metropolitan Police is ‘actively looking’ into claims the royal tried to use his bodyguard to smear his accuser Virginia Giuffre - as her family urged the force to reopen a probe into her alleged abuse

Politics