Lucy Letby: New Evidence, Old Convictions and a Case That Refuses to Settle
Fresh disclosures have reopened questions surrounding one of the most disturbing criminal cases in modern Britain. Lucy Letby remains a convicted murderer, but evidence now entering the public domain is likely to intensify scrutiny of how those convictions were reached Few criminal cases in recent British history have carried the Continue Reading
Hospital Trust Failed Completely to Protect Babies, Inquiry Finds
Thirlwall report condemns dysfunctional management and delayed safeguarding at Countess of Chester A public inquiry has concluded that the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust completely failed to protect babies on its neonatal unit, allowing harm to continue for longer than necessary through a combination of dysfunctional management, weak Continue Reading
TWELVE ARRESTED AS A66 CRASH INQUIRY WIDENS
Police investigate firearms, cloned number plates and attacks on homes after collision killed two officers and five young men. A LARGE-SCALE INVESTIGATION Twelve people have been arrested as detectives investigate suspected serious and organised criminal activity preceding the A66 collision that killed two Cleveland Police officers and five young men. Continue Reading
THETFORD PROTESTS: ANGER, FEAR AND THE DEBATE OVER ASYLUM HOUSING
Violent Disorder Erupts as Tensions Rise Over Government Accommodation Plans The normally quiet Norfolk market town of Thetford has become the latest flashpoint in Britain’s increasingly heated debate over asylum accommodation, after several nights of disorder saw protesters target homes believed to be housing asylum seekers. The unrest has centred Continue Reading
PC ANDREW HARPER: WILL BURNHAM EXCLUDE HIS KILLERS FROM EARLY RELEASE
There are few crimes that strike more deeply at the foundations of the British state than the murder of a police officer carrying out their duty. Justice, Memory and the Price of Service: Should Britain Ever Release the Killers of Police Officers Early? An attack on an officer is not Continue Reading
Ann Widdecombe: A Voice Silenced in an Act of Violence
British politics has lost one of its most recognisable, uncompromising and extraordinary figures. Ann Widdecombe, the former Conservative minister, parliamentarian, author and television personality, has died aged 78 after being found with serious injuries at her home near Dartmoor in Devon. Her death is now the subject of a murder Continue Reading
