Government launches Orgreave inquiry, 40 years after clashes at miners’ strike – The Guardian

Posted July 21st, 2025 in news by sally

‘More than four decades after the violent policing at Orgreave during the miners’ strike and a failed prosecution criticised as a police “frame up”, the government has established a statutory inquiry into the scandal.’

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The Guardian, 20th July 2025

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LSB: Regulatory action needed to tackle law’s diversity problems – Legal Futures

Posted July 21st, 2025 in news by sally

‘The profession has failed to make “significant progress in tackling the structural and cultural barriers to encouraging equality and diversity”, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has declared.’

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Legal Futures, 21st July 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Water ombudsman to be created amid sweeping changes in England and Wales – The Guardian

Posted July 21st, 2025 in news by sally

‘A new water ombudsman will be announced on Monday by the environment secretary, Steve Reed, as part of government plans to overhaul the embattled sector.’

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The Guardian, 20th July 2025

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Inquiry launched after identities of SAS soldiers leaked in fresh data breach – The Independent

Posted July 21st, 2025 in news by sally

‘Army leaders have launched an inquiry after the identities of soldiers in the SAS were revealed in a fresh data breach.’

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The Independnet, 20th July 2025

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New criminal offence to target violence-obsessed suspects earlier – BBC News

Posted July 21st, 2025 in news by sally

‘A powerful new criminal offence to target suspects who are found to be preparing mass killings will ensure their plotting is taken as seriously as terrorism, the home secretary says.’

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BBC News, 20th July 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk