Derbyshire Police chief constable retires after probe into his ‘personal conduct’ off-duty 

Chief constable of Derbyshire Police whose officers used drones to spy on lockdown dog walkers retires after probe into his ‘personal conduct’ off-duty Peter Goodman was referred to Independent Office for Police Conduct Referral came days after Derbyshire Police used drones to spy on walkers The complaint related to an off-duty personal conduct matter By David Barrett … Read more

China’s ambassador to Britain DENIES Covid cover-up and says now isn’t the time for WHO probe

China’s ambassador to Britain DENIES Covid cover-up and insists he’s fine with the WHO probing his country’s labs and wet markets – but says now is not the ‘appropriate’ time to do so Liu Xiaoming insisted China is open to a probe of its wet markets and labs  Said the World Health Organisation is welcome … Read more

Body of newborn baby girl is discovered at Suffolk recycling plant sparking police probe

Body of newborn baby girl is discovered at Suffolk recycling plant sparking police probe Officers called to recycling centre in Ipswich Road, Needham Market 3pm today Lifeless body of a baby girl was found – death is being treated as unexplained Suffolk Police have made direct appeal for the mother to come forward By William Cole … Read more

Police launch murder probe after finding a human torso in suitcase

Man and woman arrested after police stop them ‘walking down street carrying a human torso in suitcase’ – before finding other body parts scattered in a nearby forest Woman in her 20s and man in his 30s have been arrested on suspicion of murder Human remains found close to Stowfield Quarry, Gloucestershire on Tuesday An … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Carnival has sinking feeling over US probe

MARKET REPORT: Cruise operator Carnival loses more steam after US Congress looks into how it handled coronavirus outbreak on its ships By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:10 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 4 May 2020 Cruise operator Carnival lost more steam after the US Congress began looking into how … Read more

Matt Hancock orders urgent probe into obesity link to Covid-19 deaths

Urgent probe into obesity link to Covid-19 deaths: Matt Hancock orders health officials to find why certain groups including the overweight, men and ethnic minorities are more likely to die Matt Hancock has ordered health officials to trawl through victim records He said it was too early to suggest weight was a factor but data … Read more

Cheltenham landlord dies from coronavirus amid calls for probe into why the festival went ahead

Cheltenham landlord, 67, who was pulling pints for masses at horse-racing festival dies from coronavirus after 250,000 were allowed to pack into event despite warnings  Alexander Grierson, 67, died in hospital after a two-week battle with coronavirus ‘Boyzie’ ran the bar at The Beehive pub while the Cheltenham festival was on Andrew Parker-Bowles and comedian … Read more

Chinese top official who was leading the coronavirus operations in Wuhan faces corruption probe

China’s top security official who supervised Wuhan’s coronavirus prevention efforts is investigated by Beijing’s anti-corruption watchdog Sun Lijun, 51, faces probe for alleged corruption by China’s discipline watchdog He was appointed to lead the security affairs in Wuhan during the outbreak The Chinese deputy public security minister was last seen in public in March Sun’s case … Read more

Grant Thornton facing another probe following the collapse of government contractor Interserve

Accountant Grant Thornton facing another probe following the collapse of government contractor Interserve By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 11 April 2019 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 11 April 2019 The FRC is investigating Grant Thornton’s sign off of Interserve’s financial statements in 2015, 2016 and 2017 Grant Thornton faces … Read more

Royal Society to launch urgent probe into how Britain can ease its way out of its draconian lockdown

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more