English NHS chief working in Wales is disciplined for comparing plight of non-Welsh speakers to black victims of apartheid James Moore compared non-Welsh speakers to South African apartheid Mr Moore worked for Health Education and Improvement Wales for 18 months He wrote that it was time for non-Welsh speakers to ‘stand up to the oppressor’ … Read more
The public are to be cleared from courtrooms when complainants give evidence in rape cases under new plans to boost prosecution rates in sexual assault cases. The move, which judges will be advised to consider, is intended to reduce the trauma complainants face having to recount their abuse when giving evidence. It was recommended by … Read more
Grieving families last night said deaths had been wrongly certified as Covid-19. Demanding an inquiry, top medical experts and MPs also insisted they were ‘certain’ that too many fatalities were being blamed on the virus. One funeral director said it was ‘a national scandal’. The claims are part of a Daily Mail investigation that raises … Read more
The mother of a Manchester Arena bombing victim today welcomed the launch of consultation into a new law that would make it a legal requirement for venues to improve security. The proposed Protect Duty, which builds on Martyn’s Law, would make it a legal requirement for venue owners to consider the risk of such attacks and take … Read more
How many people have died of Covid in YOUR town? Interactive map reveals 99.5% of all districts in England and Wales have suffered victims – as data shows January was the second deadliest month on record Office for National Statistics data shows 36 out of 7,209 districts had not recorded a single Covid fatality They … Read more
Tributes are paid as ‘kindhearted’ student, 21, and ‘brilliant doctor’, 27, are named as victims of crash with a livestock lorry in Yorkshire Oliver Louis Knott, 21, and Maisie Jade Ryan, 27, killed last week on the A65 A lorry that was transporting livestock crashed into their two cars on February 18 Tributes have since … Read more
Sneaky cyber crooks are targeting more victims but stealing smaller sums of cash to avoid detection, report warns Online thieves are taking as little as £10 from thousands of accounts unnoticed Method dubbed ‘silent stealing’ and involves fewer risks than large amounts The UK has reached ‘epidemic levels’ with estimate cost at £190billion a year By … Read more
TONY HETHERINGTON: How ‘rescue’ crooks are preying on victims of Quinshaw liquidation By Tony Hetherington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 20 February 2021 | Updated: 22:16 GMT, 20 February 2021 Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories … Read more
Ambulance delays during the surge in coronavirus cases before Christmas led to people dying of other illnesses such as heart attacks and strokes, doctors have said. Dr Adrian Boyle, vice president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said ambulances waiting outside hospitals over the festive period led to ‘secondary Covid victims’. Figures show the … Read more
Britain is set for SIXTY Nightingale courts: £113m boost for modifications to hotel conference rooms and event spaces to accommodate more trials Modifications to be made to hotel conference rooms and event spaces for trials At Manchester Crown Court walls will be knocked down to create ‘super court’ Justice Secretary Robert Buckland hailed it as … Read more