The Government will reconsider vitamin D as a coronavirus treatment after the health secretary wrongly shot down its potential without any scientific backing. Experts have for months been calling for officials to look into the nutrient’s effect on Covid-19 patients due to its immune system-boosting properties. Matt Hancock told the House of Commons last week he … Read more
‘Desperation’ led ‘completely trapped’ Grenfell Tower residents to wrongly believe they would be rescued by helicopter as they begged 999 operators to airlift them from blazing building Helicopters sent by the National Police Air Service weren’t equipped for rescue Report into the tragedy found residents weren’t told that they would be rescued Nabil Choucair claims … Read more
When energy bills become baffling: SSE agrees to pay back £730 after Ombudsman ruling – only to change its mind… Johanna Jordan was wrongly charged by the energy firm The Ombudsman agreed – but SSE claimed afterwards there had been an error She is now trying to claim the money back from her supplier By … Read more
The mother of a 20-year-old Michigan woman with special needs says she’s ‘devastated’ by the ordeal her daughter went through after she was declared dead Sunday, only for funeral home staffers to find the woman with her eyes open and breathing later that day. ‘I’m devastated that my daughter is going through what she’s going … Read more
The moment shocked BBC star John Beattie was pulled over and breathalysed by police after being reported for drink driving by onlooker who saw him swigging NON-ALCOHOLIC beer BBC presenter John Beattie was pulled over by police and breathalysed Came after someone mistakenly thought the star had been drink driving Beattie, 62, said his reading … Read more
The first nine days of New Zealand‘s COVID-19 lockdown were only partially unlawful, the country’s high court has found. Laywer Andrew Borrowdale’s case against the government was considered in July, with a decision handed down on Wednesday. A full bench of three judges waved away a string of complaints made about the lockdown’s legality. But … Read more
Tens of thousands of Britons given Covid-19 may have wrongly been told they were free of the virus because of the tests the government uses, research suggests. Scientists in the US analysed the accuracy of nasal swabs taken by the patient themselves against a saliva test and nasopharyngeal swabs. Nasopharyngeal swabs, conducted only by a … Read more
Friend of the killers of PC Andrew Harper starts bid for compensation from the police – after he was wrongly accused of the murder Jed Foster, 21, has begun legal action against Thames Valley Police He is claiming unlawful arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution Mr Foster spent a month in custody after being charged … Read more
A couple arrested when armed police stormed their home and held them for 36 hours over the Gatwick Airport drone chaos have received £200,000 in compensation and an apology. Paul and Elaine Gait have settled their claims for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment against Sussex Police, their legal team announced today. Drone sightings near the … Read more
Dozens of people have been wrongly charged by police under new coronavirus laws, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has admitted. All 44 charges brought under the Coronavirus Act, which allows officers to remove or detain a ‘suspected infectious person’ for screening and assessment, since it was brought in on March 27 were incorrect. And 12 … Read more