Government announces a near tenfold increase but forces fear it will not cover anticipated cost of dedicated teams Keir Starmer’s government has announced a near tenfold increase in funding for detectives hunting grooming gangs but has been warned by police that the amount will “likely fall short” of what is needed. Operation Beaconport, which was set up last year to review closed group-based sexual exploitation inquiries in England and Wales, will receive nearly £38m, a Home Office statement sa
Eight southern states have moved to draw new maps after Callais decision, severely weakening the Voting Rights Act The NAACP on Tuesday launched a campaign urging Black athletes, their families, alumni and fans to boycott athletic programs of public universities in states that “have moved to limit, weaken or erase Black voting representation”. In the announcement of the “Out of Bounds” campaign, the civil rights giant name-checked eight states – Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississipp
The bank’s interim chief executive says ‘this issue should never have happened’, but warns it may take time to process claims National Savings and Investments bank will start to contact thousands of families affected by a missing savings scandal next week, as it confirmed how much they are owed. In March, the chief executive of the state-backed bank was forced out after it emerged there had been long-running problems with the tracing of accounts belonging to customers who had died . Continue rea
Force say two women have come forward alleging they were victims of attacks detailed in Epstein files Surrey police have launched a criminal investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse after two women came forward to say they were the victims of attacks in Britain detailed in the Epstein files. The force said the claims were historic, dating to the 1980s and 1990s, with one in Surrey and allegations concerning Berkshire understood to relate to the Windsor estate. Continue reading...
Meeting also comes amid recent brutal Russian attacks and Putin’s visit to China I am also keeping an eye on Greenland , where the US envoy, Jeff Landry, is planning on attending a conference on the future of the territory today. For all the attention on his visit, so far the only scene that cut through involves him walking around and promising “chocolate chip cookies” to deeply unimpressed Greenlandic children, who also outright rejected his suggestion they take a picture together . The clips w
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Catalan police questioning Jonathan Andic over father Isak Andic’s apparent fall down a mountain ravine in 2024 Police in Catalonia have arrested the son of Isak Andic, the founder of the fashion chain Mango, and are questioning him in connection with the death of his father in the mountains near Barcelona almost 18 months ago. Andic, who was 71, died in December 2024 after apparently falling 100 metres down a ravine while hiking in Montserrat with his son, Jonathan. His death prompted tributes
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Off-duty officers allegedly assaulted a sex worker in a taxi in Ciutat Vella, according to police in Catalonia Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Three off-duty Toronto police officers have been charged with sexual assault while vacationing in Barcelona , in an incident likely to pile pressure on a force already under intense public scrutiny. According to police in Barcelona, the alleged assault occurred on the evening of 13 May, when the trio of police officers were travelling in
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Scotland Yard to send files to CPS with ‘strong evidence’ of potential wrongdoing – but any trials could be years away Scotland Yard has said it hopes to bring criminal charges against 77 companies and individuals for the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire, in which 72 people died. The lead investigator, Garry Moncrieff, said his team of 220 detectives had gathered “strong evidence” of potential wrongdoing. Continue reading...
