Examination exposes failure to track repeat suspects and botched investigations by struggling forces A damning official examination into how police forces tackle rape has exposed persistent failings in the criminal justice system, including a failure to track repeat suspects, “explicit victim-blaming” and botched investigations. The long-awaited independent report into the […]
Month: December 2022
RCN chief says members are acting across England, Wales and Northern Ireland with a ‘very heavy heart’ Tens of thousands of nurses will strike across England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Thursday, sparking major disruption to services in the first such action in NHS history. Nurses will refuse to work […]
Skipper of fishing vessel tells how his crew spent two hours pulling 31 people from the freezing water Four people died and more than 40 were rescued after a desperate call to a charity warned that a boat carrying asylum seekers including children had capsized in the Channel on Wednesday […]
In the end, it was a triumph of France’s savoir-faire, their ability to manage this type of occasion, to get the job done – even when below their best. Théo Hernandez scored early and Didier Deschamps could reflect on a fine defensive performance, particularly from Ibrahima Konaté, which would yield […]
Clinicians warn of the UK’s ‘biggest cancer crisis ever’ as record-breaking treatment waiting times have become normalised Britain faces a cancer emergency because of treatment delays, doctors have warned, saying the care backlog needs the same urgent focus as the hunt for a Covid vaccine. NHS figures show only 60.3% […]
PM says he has signed deal with Albania and will resume ‘hostile environment’ checks on bank accounts Rishi Sunak has insisted he can clear a backlog of nearly 100,000 asylum claims by the end of next year as part of a set of policies that include resuming “hostile environment” checks […]
Harry Dunn’s family want to know if Chris Pincher was distracted by misconduct claims at time of immunity row Labour has written to the foreign secretary to press for answers about the involvement of the disgraced MP Chris Pincher in the government’s botched handling of the case of Anne Sacoolas, […]
Crammed wards, burned-out GPs, patients waiting hours for ambulances – the health service is at breaking point Inside the dimly lit command centre at King’s College hospital, staff arriving for the first beds meeting of the day are greeted with a warning: the hospital is already under strain. “So, we […]
Money will go towards charities providing much-needed support services in cost of living crisis Donate to our charity appeal here An incredible £200,000 has been donated already to our Cost of Living Crisis charity appeal by generous Guardian and Observer readers, just five days after the appeal was launched. We […]
Eleanor Williams tells jury she was given drugs and alcohol at ‘parties’ where she was paid for sex A woman accused of lying about being raped and trafficked by an Asian grooming gang claimed she was forced to get engaged to one of her abusers to help him get a […]