Greater Manchester Police is to be placed in ‘special measures’ today following a damning inspection report revealed that its officers failed to record 80,000 crimes in 2020. Inspectors expressed said they had ‘serious cause for concern’ about the way England’s second biggest police force was being run after it was revealed they had not recorded a fifth … Read more
British troops will NOT face war crimes trials in The Hague over claims Iraqi prisoners were tortured and killed International Criminal Court said it will not open a full-scale investigation ICC officials spent six years carrying out an investigation into the allegations The Iraq Historical Allegations Team was closed down in 2017 By Larisa Brown … Read more
The police force that fails to log 220 crimes A DAY: Manchester service comes under fire for ‘letting victims down’ by not recording one in five offences A report revealed that more than 80,000 alleged offences were not recorded Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said 40 per cent of allegations were ‘screened out’ HM Inspector of Constabulary … Read more
Police officers fear new pilot scheme for shops to report crimes will make it ‘too easy’ to record offences Sussex police has launched a pilot scheme for shops to report crime more easily But some officers fear it could lead to a huge spike in crime reports The pilot scheme will see 20 Co-op stores … Read more
Nine Australian soldiers have taken their own lives in just three weeks amid the release of a damning report into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. The four-year inquiry uncovered a ‘shameful record’ of unlawful killings which took place outside the ‘heat of battle’. A redacted version of the report was released on Thursday after weeks … Read more
Cheers to that! £9 bottle of Australian red inspired by 19 Crimes that deported convicts in 18th Century tops list as UK’s favourite supermarket wine Wine List spoke to 4,500 wine lovers from across the UK about the best buys Australian blend 19 Crimes Red won and Sauvignon Blanc took top spot for type In … Read more
Loophole exploited by criminals to use antique guns in crimes will be closed in move that will make 26,000 firearms illegal Seven types of ammunition no longer classed under ‘antique firearm’ category Legal exemption designed to allow collectors and dealers to trade old firearms It was exploited by criminals and six deaths linked to antique … Read more
Drunks who commit crimes will be fitted with electronic tags that alert authorities if they have alcohol… and speeding motorists could be next Problem drinkers who commit crimes to be fitted with electronic sobriety tags Devices will let Government put ‘police officer on every criminal’s shoulder’ Offenders in Wales who commit booze-related crimes will be fitted … Read more
Racial and religious hate crimes soar by a third in a year amid coronavirus lockdown and Black Lives Matter tensions Race hate crimes accounted for 72 per cent of hate offences in 2019 to 2020 Number of race hate crimes in June 2020 34 per cent higher than previous year Provisional findings from Home Office … Read more
Priti Patel plans to deport homeless people who persistently engage in ‘low level’ crimes such as drug-pushing and ‘dangerous behaviour’ Priti Patel will deport the homeless who repeatedly engage in low level crimes Powers would be used ‘sparingly’ and after individuals refused other measures Ms Patel reportedly wrote to Ministers on Friday to inform them of … Read more