Child rapist ex-cop’s 10-weekend US jail sentence called ‘epitome of injustice’
Prominent advocate for child abuse survivors said sentence for former New York officer Shawn Jordan is ‘dangerous’ A separate member of the Rochester police department on 4 September 2020 in Rochester, New York. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters It “is the epitome…
“National Crime Agency Chief Urges Urgent Action: Calls for a Rapid System to Halt the Flow of Migrants”_l
A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, by Border Force following a small boat incident in the ChannelCredit: PA The head of the National Crime Agency (NCA) has called for an asylum system that…
Airborne Smuggling Ring Uncovered: Hundreds of Suitcases Filled with Cannabis Flooding into the UK_l
Cannabis found in luggage at Birmingham airport in 2023Credit: NCA Hundreds of airline passengers are “brazenly” arriving in the UK with suitcases full of cannabis – without even trying to hide it – according to the National Crime Agency (NCA). The…
“The Infected Blood Scandal: Who Is Responsible for the NHS’s Devastating ‘Treatment Disaster’?”_l
The lives of more than 30,000 people in the UK were upended after they were infected with diseases linked to contaminated blood products during the 1970s and 1980s. The diseases – Hepatitis C and HIV – resulted in the deaths of around 3,000…
Lifetime Support for Victims of Infected Blood Scandal: A New Scheme Unveiled_L
The Government said it would also raise the social impact payment for people who are likely to have lived in the same household as the infected person for more than two years Victims of the infected blood scandal can receive…
Stunning Discovery: Stonehenge’s Massive Stones Originated from Scotland, Not Wales!”_L
Monument’s largest ‘bluestone’ moved more than 450 miles – a discovery researchers say rewrites relationships between Neolithic populations A team of scientists tested the chemical composition and the age of minerals within one of the monument’s stones. Photograph: Heritage Image Partnership…
Activists Criticize: The Cost of Spying on the Greenham Common Protest Is ‘Unbelievable Waste’”_L
Undercover officer was deployed as Thatcher wanted to know what the ‘Greenham women were doing’, inquiry told Women protested over 10 years at the RAF Greenham Common airbase. Photograph: PA Campaigners have told a public inquiry the long-running infiltration of the Greenham…
Warning from Ministers: Flood Prevention Costs Are ‘Swallowing’ UK Council Budgets_L
Cambridgeshire had severe flooding after Storm Henk and is among the worst hit. Photograph: Charlie Phippard/Alamy The costs of preventing major floods caused by extreme weather and excessive rainfall have fuelled a growing financial crisis among district councils in low-lying areas…
Warning: Drivers in the UK Still Facing Excessively High Fuel Charges, Says Watchdog!_L
Lack of competition ‘failing consumers’, with drivers paying £1.6bn more than they should have in 2023 The CMA report says UK retailers’ fuel margins are ‘still significantly above historic levels’. Photograph: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images In its cost of living report, the Competition…
Woman paid £35,000 over CPS’s decision to drop rape case after ‘sexsomnia’ claim_L
Jade McCrossen-Nethercott receives apology from UK prosecution service for failings which led to case being closed and defendant acquitted Jade McCrossen-Nethercott said the CPS had ‘taken me to the darkest points of my life’. A woman has been awarded £35,000…