1 hour ago Parents wrongly arrested over school WhatsApp group messages say they hope 'thought police' will 'think twice' after being awarded £20,000 in damages

Maxie Allen, 50, says he feels 'vindicated' after he and his TV producer partner Rosalind Levine, 46, received a £20,000 payout from Hertfordshire Constabulary.

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2 h. ago Parents who complained about school on WhatsApp 'paid £20,000 after arrest'

Parents Rosalind Levine and Maxie Allen were each paid £10,000 each after six police officers arrived at their home following complaints from a primary school about messages shared on WhatsApp

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2 h. ago Parents ‘get £20k payout’ after unlawful arrest over school WhatsApp row

Ms Levine told Radio 4 there was a moment she thought the police were coming to tell her that their daughter was dead

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4 h. ago Parents get £20,000 for ‘unlawful’ arrest after complaining about school on WhatsApp

Maxie Allen and his partner Rosalind Levine say they hope damages serves as a ‘positive effect’ in future cases

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12 h. ago Parents ‘vindicated’ after police admit unlawful arrest over WhatsApp row

Hertfordshire police agree to pay £20,000 to Rosalind Levine and Maxie Allen, who were held for 11 hours after complaining about daughter’s schoolTwo parents who were arrested after they complained about their daughter’s primary school on WhatsApp have said they felt “vindicated” by the police admitting the arrest was unlawful.Rosalind Levine and her partner, Maxie Allen, said they were held at a police station for 11 hours over their complaints about the school. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Police admit arrest of parents over school WhatsApp group messages WAS unlawful

Hertfordshire Constabulary has admitted the arrest of two parents over a school WhatsApp group was unlawful as parents, Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine, receive a £20,000 payout. 

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18 h. ago Hertfordshire police admit unlawful arrest of couple in school WhatsApp row – report

Force said to have agreed to £20,000 payout to parents who complained about daughter’s school in BorehamwoodA police force has reportedly admitted it unlawfully arrested two parents in front of their nine-year-old daughter after they complained about her school on WhatsApp.Rosalind Levine and her partner, Maxie Allen, said they were held at a police station for 11 hours over the complaints about their daughter’s primary school. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Moment GMB stars Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley clash on live TV in row over the BBC and Tim Davie

Mr Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness stepped down on Sunday amid an impartiality row which has rocked the national broadcaster after an internal report accused it of bias and censorship.

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7 d. ago Moment BBC reported its own downfall: Newsreader announced on air director general Tim Davie had quit

The senior pair sensationally stepped down amid an impartiality row which has rocked the national broadcaster after an internal report accused it of bias and censorship.

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7 d. ago Donald Trump launches new broadside at 'corrupt' BBC journalists as director

Tim Davie and Deborah Turness sensationally stepped down amid an impartiality row which has rocked the national broadcaster after an internal report accused it of bias and censorship.

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7 d. ago Donald Trump launches new broadside at 'corrupt' BBC journalists as director general Tim Davie and news boss both quit in disgrace over doctored video of US President

Tim Davie and Deborah Turness sensationally stepped down amid an impartiality row which has rocked the national broadcaster after an internal report accused it of bias and censorship.

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7 d. ago BBC bosses quit in disgrace after corporation admits doctoring Donald Trump video and is accused of bias on war in Gaza and transgender reports

An impartiality row rocked the national broadcaster after an internal report accused it of bias, censorship and doctoring footage of Donald Trump.

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8 d. ago Boris's blast at 'arrogant' Nick Robinson for claiming bias row is an anti

The row over BBC bias deepened tonight after two of its leading presenters claimed that airing concerns about its coverage was part of a political campaign to 'destroy' the Corporation.

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1 week ago ‘God help anyone with him with a warrant card’, said David Carrick accuser

Carrick, 50, is on trial at the Old Bailey charged over a slew of sexual offences.

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