Leon Brittan’s widow today said it was ‘extraordinary’ that a fantasist’s claims of a satanist VIP paedophile ring were ever believed, as she criticised the body charged with probing the botched police investigation for not learning from the scandal. Lady Brittan, who sat as a magistrate for 26 years, said the Met failed to properly … Read more
A police officer charged with the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard faces a four-week trial at the Old Bailey. Pc Wayne Couzens, 48, is accused of snatching the 33-year-old marketing executive as she walked home from a friend’s flat in Clapham, south London, on the evening of March 3. Couzens appeared via video link for … Read more
A police officer charged with the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard will appear at the Old Bailey today. Pc Wayne Couzens, 48, is accused of snatching the 33-year-old marketing executive as she walked home from a friend’s flat in Clapham, south London, on the evening of March 3. Ms Everard’s boyfriend reported her missing … Read more
The Metropolitan Police today deleted a tweet remembering officers who died during their service as the force faces outrage over its manhandling of screaming women at a vigil to mourn the death of Sarah Everard. The force had tweeted this morning to commemorate the death of officer Anthony Haines, who died after his police car … Read more
Calls for Cressida Dick to resign have been growing after police manhandled screaming women in extraordinary clashes with demonstrators at a vigil to mourn the death of Sarah Everard. A crowd of around 1,500 people gathered at Clapham Common in south London to remember the 33-year-old marketing executive, but scuffles broke out as police surrounded a … Read more
A millionaire who started his first business at the age of 25 is helping a single mother-of-three launch her own company after the pair met on a reality TV show. Adam Stott, 34, a self-made multimillionaire who lives in Essex, met single mother Kiptieu Sheriff on Rich House, Poor House on Channel 5. The pair … Read more
The armed Metropolitan Police office charged with the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard has arrived at court. Wayne Couzens, 48, a firearms officer from Scotland Yard’s elite Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, was this morning taken to Westminster Magistrates’ Court in a security van. He was charged last night after being arrested on Tuesday, … Read more
Organisers of a gathering in memory of Sarah Everard have claimed the Metropolitan Police have ‘reversed their position’ on permitting the vigil to take place. Those arranging the ‘Reclaim These Streets’ event said the Met initially responded positively to the proposed plans, telling organisers they were ‘developing a local policing plan’ to allow it to … Read more
The disappearance of Sarah Everard: the week-long investigation so far March 3: Sarah vanished ‘into thin air’ after leaving friend’s home Clapham around 9pm. She leaves out of her friend’s back gate and speaks to her boyfriend on the phone for 15 minutes. Around three miles away Wayne Couzens finishes a 6-hour shift guarding the … Read more
The disappearance of Sarah Everard: the week-long investigation so far March 3: Sarah vanished ‘into thin air’ after leaving friend’s home Clapham around 9pm. She leaves out of her friend’s back gate and speaks to her boyfriend on the phone for 15 minutes. March 5: Sarah’s family share missing posters of her after they become … Read more