5 d. ago Greater Manchester Police investigating 1,000 grooming gang suspects, watchdog says

Andy Burnham said ‘never again will any child here be labelled or dismissed’ after a report found significant improvements in the force’s response to grooming gangs

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5 d. ago Police force investigating more than 1,000 grooming gang suspects

Watchdog says Greater Manchester Police has made ‘significant improvements’ following years of failure.

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6 d. ago GMP better on grooming gangs as more than 1,000 suspects under investigation

Watchdog says Greater Manchester Police has made ‘significant improvements’ following years of failure.

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8 d. ago Calls for police to reopen Bible John investigation after claims of new evidence

There have been calls for Police Scotland to reopen the investigation into the Bible John murders by author Jill Bavin-Mizzi who says she has new evidence which could give them a breathrough in the 56 year old case.

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8 d. ago Calls for police to reopen Bible John murder probe following new evidence claims

There have been calls for Police Scotland to reopen the investigation into the Bible John murders by the author of a book on the case who says she has new evidence.

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2 w. ago Met officers to face gross misconduct hearing after woman, 90, targeted with Taser

Two serving officers and one former officer to face hearing after woman was also handcuffed and put in spit hoodTwo serving Metropolitan police officers and one former officer will face a gross misconduct hearing after a 90-year-old woman with dementia was targeted with a Taser, the police watchdog said.The woman was also handcuffed and put in a spit hood during the incident in Peckham, south London, in May 2023, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Police watchdog to reopen investigation into death of Michelle Pearson and four children

The family say that they accept the delay into the full hearing with a "heavy heart"

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3 w. ago First picture of teen girl killed in horror Scots crash as police watchdog called in

Ellie Douglas was pronounced dead at the scene after the crash in Bathgate.

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3 w. ago Teen girl dies in crash on Scots road as police watchdog called in

The teen was pronounced dead at the scene and two others were rushed to hospital.

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on Iran’s nuclear programme: Trump undid a crucial accord. A new deal is urgently needed | Editorial

Diplomacy can do more to slow Tehran’s alarming progress than threats from IsraelA year into his first term, Donald Trump pulled the US out of the hard-won international deal that had slowed Iran’s advance towards nuclear weapons, and imposed punishing sanctions. Europe tried to keep the joint comprehensive plan of action (JCPOA) on life support. But the strangling of Iran’s economy, and the US assassination of Qassem Suleimani, the powerful head of its Quds force, undermined the country’s moderates and the progress on non-proliferation.The fallout of Mr Trump’s Iran policy is still becoming evident. On Thursday, the UN nuclear watchdog found, for the first time in two decades, that Tehran was not in compliance with the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Iran vowed to “significantly” increase production of enriched uranium in retaliation, following a pattern of escalation in response to International Atomic Energy Agency criticism. US and European officials say th...

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3 w. ago Lord Brittan's widow blasts police watchdog for dropping probe into officer who pursued him over false VIP paedophile claims

The investigation into how former Met deputy assistant commissioner Steve Rodhouse handled claims of a VIP paedophile ring have been dropped, the IOPC has said.

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3 w. ago The Valley's Michelle Saniei's mum thought she had food poisoning but had cancer

Bravo star Michelle Saniei has opened up about the death of her mother, who had been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer just a number of months before she died

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4 w. ago Father of Nottingham attack victim complains after 'offensive' meeting with police watchdog which was started with a prayer

Dr Sanjoy Kumar, whose daughter Grace was one of three people killed by paranoid schizophrenic Valdo Calocane during a rampage in June 2023, described the meeting as 'patronising and offensive.'

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