Ria Chatterjee

Police officers in England and Wales will face automatic dismissal if found guilty of gross misconduct as part of a government plan to overhaul the disciplinary process. Chief Constables will now also chair those misconduct hearings – a move described to this programme as ‘regressive’ by one independent lawyer who currently sits on the panels.

For the victims or relatives who’ve endured the trauma of a trial, the refusal of the offender, once found guilty, to attend their own sentencing, can doubtless seem a travesty of justice. 

Thousands of air passengers faced major disruption today after the UK’s air traffic control system was hit by an unexplained “technical issue”.

The Conservatives are facing what could be another challenging by-election after Nadine Dorries resigned from her Mid Bedfordshire seat with a scathing attack on Rishi Sunak. Tory ministers admitted they would have to “work hard” to win over votes – while Labour and the Liberal Democrats are both keen to snap up the seat, ruling…

Some of the 2,000 artefacts which are thought to have been stolen from the British Museum are starting to be recovered, according to the chair of trustees George Osborne. The former chancellor apologised on behalf of the museum, but admitted more could have been done to prevent the thefts. An unnamed member of staff suspected…

It used to be the UK’s much loved “wonkiest” pub. Now it’s reduced to a pile of rubble.

The Metropolitan Police have paid substantial damages to a Black teenager, who says he feared for his life when he was stopped and searched in the street.

The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into the case of a young man who was attacked by a police dog in the street.

The extension of the ultra low emission zone in London has become something of a thorny issue for Labour following last month’s by-elections.  

They’ve spent tens of millions of pounds promoting schemes to limit traffic in town and city centres. But now the government is flying the flag for motorists – announcing a review into ‘low traffic neighbourhood’ policies. 

Despite having two legal indictments against him, Trump is still leading in the polls against his closest Republican rival, Ron DeSantis.

Police in London are using anti-terrorist tactics to catch the 100 worst predators targeting women in London. 

The actor Kevin Spacey has denied being a sexual bully – and denied in court that he used his power to get people into bed. 

It may be almost as far from the front lines of the war with Russia as it’s possible to be in Ukraine, but last night a  Russian missile strike hit the city of Lviv, killing at least four people and injuring 34 more. 

28-year-old Jermaine Baker was shot dead in 2015 during a Metropolitan Police operation to prevent an attempted prison breakout.