Sabina Nessa: Teacher murdered just five-minute walk from London home September 23, 2021 Teacher Sabina Nessa was murdered just a five-minute walk away from her home in south-east London, detectives have said, months after the murder of fellow young woman Sarah Everard. Detective Inspector Joe Garrity said: “Sabina’s journey should have taken just over five minutes but she never made it to her destination. “We know the community [...]
UK courts charge a third man over salisbury Novichok poisoning September 21, 2021 British police have confirmed a third Russian man has been charged with the 2018 Novichok murder attempt on former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. Detectives have accused Denis Sergeev, a senior military intelligence officer who worked under the alias Sergey Fedotov, of being part of the team who deployed a deadly nerve [...]
BBC failed to properly search for Babes in the Wood victim’s clothes taken by Martin Bashir September 19, 2021 The BBC failed to conduct a proper search for a murdered schoolgirl’s clothes which were taken by journalist Martin Bashir and never returned, a Mail on Sunday investigation has claimed. Michelle Hadaway says Bashir obtained the clothes for DNA testing for BBC Two’s Public Eye programme 30 years ago, but the investigation did not air [...]
Cressida Dick should go and her successor needs to jump-start the police force September 13, 2021 Even a palate jaded by the madness of modern Britain will have found piquancy in Dame Cressida Dick’s two year extension to her term as Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. Dame Cressida will stay in his position until 2024. She has been the UK’s senior police officer since 2017, is the first woman to [...]
Virginia Giuffre’s lawyers say Prince Andrew has been served legal papers September 11, 2021 Lawyers for the woman suing the Duke of York over sexual assault allegations have claimed to have served legal papers on him, according to a document filed in a New York court. The legal counsel, who represent Virginia Giuffre, say in the document that the civil lawsuit was handed to a Metropolitan Police officer who [...]
Metropolitan Police Federation backs Cressida Dick extension, batting off ‘armchair critics’ September 10, 2021 The Metropolitan Police Federation has backed Met Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick, batting off “armchair critics” who have called for her replacement. Dick is set to be offered a two-year extension to her tenure, according to the Evening Standard earlier this week, ahead of exiting the role in April next year after five years leading [...]
Dame Cressida Dick to stay on as Met police chief – report September 8, 2021 Embattled Met Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick is set to be offered a two-year extension to her tenure, according to a report this afternoon. The Evening Standard this afternoon reported Home Secretary Priti Patel is preparing the offer that will keep Dick in post until 2024. The Commissioner has been the subject of criticism in [...]
Lee Wilson CA on helping some of business’s biggest players get to grips with cryptocurrency September 7, 2021 This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. Lee Wilson CA, Head of Finance at Elliptic, is helping some of business’s biggest players get to grips with cryptocurrency. He gives Ryan Herman a whistle-stop tour of an industry set to influence all our lives. One of the more surprising aspects of the pandemic has been the [...]
Prince Charles and close aide Michael Fawcett reported to police over cash-for-honours claims September 6, 2021 A pressure group has reported Prince Charles and his most trusted aide Michael Fawcett to the police over the cash-for-honours allegations. Graham Smith, chief executive of Republic, a organisation which campaigns for an elected head of state, confirmed he has contacted the Metropolitan Police and reported both Charles and Fawcett on suspicion of breaching the [...]
Naked protest: XR blocks roads after stripping off in HSBC and Barclays September 3, 2021 Extinction Rebellion protestors are blocking roads next to London wall after they stripped off clothing at HSBC and Barclays bank branches as part of demonstrations targeting the City of London. City of London police confirmed the demonstrators are sitting in the road near London Wall at the junction on Circus Place with officers attending the [...]