Met launches standards review to ‘rebuild public trust’
Dame Cressida Dick: “My job now is to lead the Met through a difficult time” An independent review is set to be carried out into the Met Police’s standards and culture after the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard. Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick, who has rejected calls to resign, said it would be led […]
Killer told police of rape plan before kidnap and murder
Twitter Celine Dookhran was killed by her uncle and her body left in a freezer Mujahid Arshid has been sentenced to at least 40 years in prison for kidnap, rape and murder. But four years before committing the crimes, he told police about his violent fantasies. They were kidnapped on a bright summer morning. Two […]
Duncan Scott breaks 200m freestyle record at British Olympic trials
Duncan Scott claimed his third title and second British record of the week with victory in the 200m freestyle at the British Olympic trials in London. Scott won in one minute 44.47 secs, which knocked 0.44 secs off the previous record mark. The 23-year-old won the 200m individual medley and 100m freestyle finals earlier in […]
Men who torched bus warned they face prison
West Yorkshire Police Mark Mitchell, Milan Zamonsty and Iustin Dobre pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court Three men who admitted setting fire to a double-decker bus during a night of disorder in Leeds have been warned they face prison sentences. Mark Mitchell, 34, and Milan Zamonsty, 30, admitted their roles in the trouble which took […]
British-German painter dies aged 93
David Dawson Frank Auerbach, the British-German painter who fled Nazi Germany as a child, has died aged 93, his representatives have announced. Considered one of the greatest painters of his age, Auerbach died peacefully at his home in London on Monday morning. Geoffrey Parton, the director of Frankie Rossi Art Projects, said: “We have lost […]
Why are large investment firms buying Welsh farms?
BBC Although the trees are being planted to offset carbon emissions, there are concerns the loss of farmland harms rural communities Plans to encourage more trees to be planted in Wales are under fire for “destroying communities” in rural areas. Large-scale investment companies have been buying farms across the country for afforestation – planting trees […]
Politicians react to poll results
BBC Sam Mezec said he was looking forward to the next four years in government Reform Jersey is the biggest political party in the States Assembly increasing from five to 10 members in the 2022 election. Reform’s candidates won in St Helier Central, and party leader Sam Mezec topped the polls in St Helier South. […]
The people policing the internet’s most horrific content
Shawn Speagle Shawn is still trying to process what he had to watch as a content moderator In this digital self-publishing era people can record and produce their own content, a lot of horrific stuff that clearly breaches websites’ taste and decency guidelines. A growing army of moderators has the unenviable task of sifting through […]
The earliest pictures capturing the art and beauty of Indian monuments
DAG William Henry Pigou, a surgeon turned photographer, took this picture of an idol cart at a Mysore temple in 1856 A new show in the Indian capital Delhi showcases a rich collection of early photographs of monuments in the country. The photographs from the 1850s and 1860s capture a period of experimentation when new […]
No-deal Brexit ‘to leave shelves empty’ warn retailers
Getty Images A no-deal Brexit threatens the UK’s food security and will lead to higher prices and empty shelves in the short-term, retailers are warning. Sainsbury’s, Asda and McDonald’s are among those warning stockpiling fresh food is impossible and that the UK is very reliant on the EU for produce. The warning comes in a […]