5 d. ago DOMINIC LAWSON: Just as innocent men are coerced by police into confessions, so I fear the vulnerable will be pushed into assisted dying under this seriously flawed Bill

There seemed something horribly familiar about the case of Peter Sullivan. The man hitherto known as 'the Beast of Birkenhead' was released last week after 38 years in prison for the murder of Diane Sindall.

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7 d. ago Potential new sightings of missing Charlene Hobbs who police fear was murdered

South Wales Police is urging anyone who may have seen Charlene or who recognises themselves from these reports to come forward as soon as possible

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8 d. ago Teaching assistant jailed for seven years over horrific abuse of disabled children could be one of Britain's worst sex offenders with 'well over 81' victims, police fear

Paedophile Daniel Clark, 28, of Bloxwich, West Midlands, encouraged vulnerable children to play sick 'truth or dare' games, recorded his attacks and kept a list of boys he filmed.

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8 d. ago Real killer of Diane Sindall 'was KNOWN' after arrest of Peter Sullivan but locals refused to tell police

But no-one from the 'tribal' and 'tight-knit' communities was willing to come forward and name the killer to police 'for fear of repercussions', staff said today.

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8 d. ago Police fear mother might abandon fourth baby but close in on her location

Police fear mother might abandon fourth baby but close in on her location  Sky News

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer is caught in yet another trap of his own making | Rafael Behr

The prime minister’s immigration approach follows a now-familiar pattern: letting fear of a difficult argument get in the way of policy that might workKeir Starmer is embattled but not threatened. It is a strange combination. He is not challenged by Kemi Badenoch, who is weak in parliament and irrelevant outside it. Nor is the prime minister in immediate peril from Reform, the Liberal Democrats or the Greens. They pose electoral challenges in the coming years but they can’t stop the government passing laws in the meantime. The Labour leader is not in danger from backbench rebellion. Dissenting MPs grow in number but not at the rate that presages regicide.Starmer has been dealt a tough hand in some ways. He inherited a rotten economy in a volatile world. But he also has advantages not enjoyed by many of his predecessors: a vast Commons majority, an obedient cabinet, a splintered opposition. His greatest problem isn’t a politician or party. It isn’t an industrial lobby or foreign powe...

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3 w. ago Constance Marten tells manslaughter trial she 'feared being dubbed evil over baby's death'

Runaway aristocrat says she didnt’t hand herself into police for fear of being branded a ‘murderess’ and bought petrol as she considered cremating her baby

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3 w. ago How Trump’s war on DEI is roiling US police: ‘It doesn’t mean work will stop’

As Trump administration fights diversity, some officers fear for future of policing as they observe culture shiftsAfter the murder of George Floyd, protests pushed some police agencies to bring in a new class of professionals like Colleen Jackson to help make departments more representative of and responsive to the communities they serve.Hired as the first chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer in Shaker Heights, Ohio, in 2021, Jackson has assisted in a hiring process that swore in a class of women, Black and Asian American recruits and has surveyed residents on their experiences with the police. She is now organizing an event to bring together young residents and Black officers that she hopes will lead to safer interactions on the street. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Hotel worker who raped female guest and sneaked into rooms to secretly lick feet of women may have had other victims, police fear

Ahmed Fahmy carried out a string of sickening sex attacks over the course of 16 years, using his job to gain access to victims as they were at their most vulnerable.

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