BBC documentary to examine incidents that led to setting up of unit on which Line of Duty’s AC-12 is basedOne of London’s most senior police officers, Read More
Apr 08, 2021
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Mar 30, 2021
If we’re urging girls to report rape in schools, we need to fix the legal system | Joan Smith
Rape and serious sexual assault are the only crimes where victims, not the likely perpetrators, are treated with suspicionSuddenly everyone is talking Read More
Mar 15, 2021
Priti Patel spoke to Met chief before Sarah Everard vigil broken up
Home secretary agrees vigil was ‘hijacked’ by protesters and that undermining police would fail victimsPriti Patel has told the Commons she had had Read More
Mar 12, 2021
Is the Sarah Everard vigil ban part of creeping curbs on the right to protest?
Mounting concern that ministers are using pandemic to curtail freedoms in the UKOrganisers of a vigil for Sarah Everard are seeking a court order to Read More
Mar 11, 2021
The Guardian view on violence against women: without safety, there can be no equality | Editorial
The welling anger and frustration voiced online this week reflect the persistence of harassment and assaultThe last day or so has seen an outpouring Read More
Mar 11, 2021
The Guardian view on violence against women: without safety, there can be no equality | Editorial
The welling anger and frustration voiced online this week reflect the persistence of harassment and assaultThe last day or so has seen an outpouring Read More
Feb 24, 2021
New UK laws needed to stop hate speech and extremism, says report
Commission for Countering Extremism says possession of terrorist material should be a crimeMassive gaps in the law allow terrorism to be glorified and Read More
Feb 24, 2021
New UK laws needed to stop hate speech and extremism, says report
Commission for Countering Extremism says possession of terrorist material should be a crimeMassive gaps in the law allow terrorism to be glorified and Read More
Feb 21, 2021
UK’s anti-terror chief fears rights group boycott threatens Prevent review
Neil Basu says move to protest appointment of William Shawcross could harm processBritain’s best chance of reducing terrorist violence risks being Read More
Jan 08, 2021
Met police officers told they must justify pre-arrest use of handcuffs
Scotland Yard review launched following stop and search of Olympic athlete Bianca Williams Britain’s largest police force will have to justify its use Read More
Jan 07, 2021
Lawyer calling for Dominic Cummings investigation forced to move after attacks on home
Exclusive: brick thrown through window of Nazir Afzal’s Manchester home and car slashedThe former regional chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal has revealed Read More
Dec 14, 2020
How the British government is trying to crush our right to protest | Gracie Mae Bradley
The limitations put on our freedoms during the pandemic could be just the start if new legislation goes ahead Not content with ambitions to limit Read More