The police watchdog is to launch an inquiry into racial discrimination in the use of stop and search by forces across England and Wales. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will look into how stop and search powers are used by police to examine whether there are any patterns of prejudice against ethnic minorities. … Read more
A single super-spreader forced a pub, a vape bar and an Indian restaurant to close after he went out drinking before later discovering he had tested positive for Covid-19. The mystery drinker visited The Lighthouse Inn in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, before heading to Vape Escape during his bar crawl on Saturday, locals have claimed. A driver from takeaway … Read more
The Queen and the Prime Minister have saluted the work of British servicemen and women, as the country marks Armed Forces Day while under coronavirus lockdown. The Red Arrows left a trail of red, white and blue smoke as they performed a flypast in North Yorkshire on Saturday morning as part of this year’s more … Read more
Police forces across Britain are cracking down on lockdown parties and illegal raves after violence erupted in London this week. A massive block party took place in West Kilburn yesterday afternoon before moving to Maida Vale where riot police with shields and truncheons battled hundreds of revellers who threw missiles at them. It marked the third … Read more
The Queen reveals she ‘knows too well from family members the pride the military take in their duty’ as she thanks the army for their services in a letter to mark Armed Forces Day The Queen has thanked the army for their services ‘both at home and overseas’ Monarch marked Armed Forces Day, which takes … Read more
Revealed: Police forces EIGHT times more likely to fire Tasers as figures show huge variations in their use across England and Wales Officers in Humberside and Durham are most trigger-happy despite being rural They discharge their Tasers at more than twice the rate of those down in London Officers in Hampshire are the most restrained … Read more
Packed with more than two million pieces of vital personal protective equipment, five 44-ton trucks head in convoy for the front line of the battle against coronavirus. This was the remarkable scene yesterday as Mail Force, the new charity created by this paper, delivered its largest donation yet to the main UK hub of the National … Read more
Notorious African Al-Qaeda chief Abdelmalek Droukdel is killed by French in Mali following a seven-year manhunt France says Abdelmalek Droukdel and members of inner circle have been killed Defence Minister Florence Parly said he was killed in a military operation in Mali Thousands of French troops have been sent to Mali since 2013 to tackle jihadists … Read more
The government dramatically saw off a revolt over ditching virtual voting tonight as the Commons descended in chaos as hundreds of MPs conducted a mile-long ‘conga’ through Parliament’s estate to vote. Amid extraordinary scenes, Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle and his officials were left repeatedly shouting instructions at MPs as social distancing measures required them to … Read more
Speeding during lockdown has become an unwelcome by-product of the Government’s fight against coronavirus. With restrictions on who can and can’t drive being eased in recent weeks, the roads are starting to return to their usual traffic levels – meaning fewer empty highways for heavy-footed motorists to exploit and break the law. And there have … Read more