‘Private eye’s unsolved death dogs Murdoch bid for Sky and the Met’s reputation, and fuels demands for another Leveson inquiry.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Victims of serious crime should not be allowed to use the Human Rights Act to sue the police, the Home Office will argue on Monday in a landmark Supreme Court appeal.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Thatcher government feared a “witch hunt” if a public inquiry were held into policing of the 1984-5 miners’ strike, declassified files show.’
BBC News, 9th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Hundreds of allegations of police wrongdoing during the investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham have not resulted in a single case of misconduct against an officer, the police watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The police inspector in charge of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) investigations in London said the Metropolitan Police still does not know where young women and girls are being cut and disfigured. Inspector Allen Davis’s comments came as the NHS revealed there were nearly 5,500 new FGM cases reported to hospitals, clinics and GPs in 2016.’
The Independent, 8th March 2017
Source: www.indpendent.co.uk
‘The home secretary, Amber Rudd, has authorised a more powerful Taser stun gun to be issued to police officers in England and Wales despite concerns over a number of deaths and serious injuries connected with their use.’
The Guardian, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police destroyed more than 200 hours of CCTV footage which could have been used as key evidence to try a Hatton Garden burglar for his part in another high-end raid because of time limit rules, a court was told.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Senior detectives failed to properly investigate the case of a toddler who may have been sexually abused before she died, a police watchdog has concluded.’
The Independent, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Policing in Britain is in a “potentially perious” state with tens of thousands of suspects of crime roaming free in the community, a damning report has found.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Parents caught practising female genital mutilation on their children should not be prosecuted, a police force has claimed as it says the best course of action is to “educate parents”.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The mother of Mark Duggan, whose fatal shooting by police in 2011 triggered riots across the country, is going to the court of appeal on Thursday in what she says is her “continuing search for justice” for her son.’
The Guardian, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two police officers who delayed attending a 999 call about a suicide to get refreshments from McDonald’s are likely to keep their jobs, a disciplinary hearing has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Paedophiles who view indecent images but go no further should not be jailed but rehabilitated, a leading child protection police officer has said.’
BBC News, 28th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former police surgeon conducted “woefully or grossly” unacceptable medical examinations, an independent investigation found.’
BBC News, 23rd February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police officers directly involved in fatal incidents should be separated as quickly as possible to prevent conferring, a watchdog has said.’
BBC News, 21st February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three men charged with the 1987 murder of the private detective Daniel Morgan have lost their case that police maliciously tried to get them convicted. A fourth man has won part of his claim for damages.’
The Guardian, 17th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Almost 500 criminal investigations are being reviewed after test results at a forensics lab were allegedly tampered with by two “rogue” scientists.’
Daily Telegraph, February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The findings of a review of evidence in the unsolved 1978 murder of paperboy Carl Bridgewater will be revealed in March, police say.’
BBC News, 19th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police is facing legal action costing as much as £3million from three prominent members of society who claimed their reputations were tarnished over false sexual abuse allegations.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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