12 h. ago Police uniforms "not fit for purpose" as cops forced to buy own

The quality of police uniforms has been criticised in a new report which reveals that frontline officers are being forced to buy their own kit including trousers because the official issue does not fit properly.

Events

3 d. ago Proposals for commercial planes to operate with one pilot shelved after critical EU report

Regulator Easa concludes there is not enough evidence it is as safe as flying with two pilots as currently requiredProposals for commercial aeroplanes to operate with just one pilot in the cockpit have been put on ice after a report for the European regulator suggested it would make flying more dangerous.A three-year research project into “extended minimum crew operations” commissioned by the EU Aviation Safety Agency (Easa) found that despite advances in technology there was not sufficient evidence that flying with a single pilot could be as safe as with the two currently required. Continue reading...

Culture

8 d. ago Kilmarnock children's home upgraded as progress made following previous critical report

A report in April said young people’s safety at Dunelm Care Home Service, near Kilmarnock, was “compromised.”

Society

2 w. ago Scrapping of audit watchdog for English councils ‘led to soaring costs and chaos’

High critical report finds that instead of promised annual saving of £100m, fees have rocketed amid financial crisisDavid Cameron’s “bonfire of the quangos” decision to abolish England’s council spending watchdog has left a broken system that is costing taxpayers more money than it was promised to save.In a highly critical report, academics at the University of Sheffield said the coalition government of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had promised savings of £100m a year by abolishing the Audit Commission. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Trump nominates Bureau of Statistics critic to lead agency after previous head fired over bleak report

The previous commissioner of the labor agency was fired after the president raged at a poor showing in the recent jobs report

Politics

3 w. ago Harry left ‘devastated’ by boardroom battle at his charity Sentebale

On Tuesday, the Charity Commission published a report into the episode criticising all sides for making the fallout public.

Events

3 w. ago Prince Harry among those criticised in report on dispute at Sentebale charity

Watchdog says all parties, including trustees, patrons and chair Sophie Chandauka, should not have had row in publicThe Charity Commission has criticised Prince Harry for allowing a row with the chair of his African charity to “play out publicly”, as the watchdog cleared him of racism.The prince was engaged in a public war of words earlier this year with the chair of the Sentebale charity, Dr Sophie Chandauka, after his resignation as a patron. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Titan sub disaster report latest: OceanGate had ‘critically flawed’ safety practices before Titanic trip

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush ‘exhibited negligence’ leading up to the accident, investigators say

Events

4 w. ago Titan tour operator ‘leveraged intimidation tactics’ to evade scrutiny – report

The US Coast Guard criticised OceanGate’s design and testing processes in a 335-page report.

Politics