A widow who believes Highways England should be prosecuted over the death of her husband on a smart motorway is today staging a protest outside a police headquarters. Claire Mercer, 44, said future deaths ‘will be blood on the hands of the people running our roads’ as she prepared to mark what would have been … Read more
Dominic Cummings faced the media on May 25 to give a day-by-day account of his battle against coronavirus and his controversial journey to his parents’ farm in Durham. The Prime Minister’s top aide faced an hour-long television grilling at Downing Street after it emerged on Saturday he had travelled 260 miles north from London with … Read more
A year ago, I made a bold and, as it transpired, horrendously wrong prediction about the 2020 US Election. It wasn’t quite as bad as the Decca Recording Company turning down the Beatles in 1961 because ‘we don’t like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out’, but it wasn’t far off. Last … Read more
Doctors and nurses are calling for protection from ‘inappropriate legal challenges,’ as they fear criminal investigations could follow decisions to withdraw life support while treating Covid-19 patients. Last November Boris Johnson warned health workers could ‘be forced to choose which patients to treat, who would live and who would die,’ should the NHS become overwhelmed … Read more
Emiliano Sala died when a plane plunged into the English Channel on January 21 last year The pilot who was meant to have flown footballer Emiliano Sala over the Channel is being prosecuted over the fatal flight, a hearing was told today. David Henderson, 66, a private pilot from Hotham, North Yorkshire, was replaced on … Read more
Courts could become clogged up with pensioners who get prosecuted for failing to pay their BBC licence fee, warn MPs and campaigners Some over-75s revolting against the fee change say they are willing to risk prison The BBC is prepared to spend £38million chasing down pensioners for payments 1.5million households claiming pension credit are eligible … Read more
No more British troops will be prosecuted over Afghanistan war crimes, Veteran’s minister Johnny Mercer says after £10m probe was closed without bringing any charges Inquiry by Royal Military Police found no evidence with which to bring charges At peak, investigation looked into 675 criminal allegations from 159 people Comes as UK government proposes laws … Read more
Father-of-six who hit his children with chair legs and belts will escape punishment because he has diplomatic immunity… as judge admits he is powerless to protect the youngsters or take them into care Husband and wife will escape punishment because he has diplomatic immunity Father hit children with broken chair legs and dragged his daughter … Read more
Attorney General guarantees witnesses from cladding firms will not be prosecuted over any evidence they give to Grenfell Tower inquiry on blaze that killed 72 Suella Braverman wrote to inquiry chair Sir Martin Moore-Bick confirming news Lawyers for staff involved in Grenfell’s refurbishment had demanded the pledge Threatened to stay silent by claiming right of … Read more