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Police officer convicted of assaulting two people during lockdown
A West Midlands police officer has been found guilty of assaulting two members of the public, both of whom were Black, during the first Covid lockdown. PC Declan Jones attacked a man while on duty in the Aston area of the city, then the following day he kicked and punched a 15-year-old boy who he…
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Two police forces to pay damages to more than 600 people over Hillsborough cover-up
Two police forces will pay damages to hundreds of people after accusations of a cover-up following the Hillsborough disaster.
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CPS apologises for not initially charging police officer who attacked woman
The Crown Prosecution Service have told Channel 4 News that they’ve apologised for deciding not to charge a serving police officer who attacked a woman as she walked home alone.
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FactCheck: Is this a green revolution?
Boris Johnson’s environment strategy has been billed as a “green industrial revolution”. But only a quarter of the £12bn of government spending announced this week is really new money.
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FactCheck: why is Covid-19 hitting ethnic minorities harder?
Major studies by the Office for National Statistics, the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Public Health England have found significantly higher mortality rates among ethnic minority populations.
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FactCheck: new analysis sheds light on ethnicity effects of coronavirus
Here’s what two new reports tell us – and what we still don’t know.
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FactCheck: are ethnic minority coronavirus patients more likely to die?
Some reports suggest BME patients are more likely to die from coronavirus than white people. But the data isn’t clear.
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FactCheck: are BME people more likely to be in intensive care with coronavirus?
This data doesn’t show that ethnic minority patients overall are three times more likely to need critical care, as has been suggested.
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New measures introduced to protect London bus drivers from coronavirus after deaths of 15 transport workers
The deaths of at least 15 transport workers has brought into sharp focus how exposed some key workers are during the coronavirus pandemic.
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HS2 costs could rise to £106bn, says government review
The Prime Minister’s plans to boost growth in newly-won Northern and Midlands constituencies is being put under pressure – by questions over the cost of the HS2 rail project.
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Police and council failed child victims of Manchester grooming gangs, says report
Today’s report into grooming gangs in Manchester concludes that police and social services failed to protect dozens of children and didn’t pursue prosecutions, despite victims giving them names and addresses of abusers.
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Boris Johnson rules out election before October 31 Brexit deadline
There will be no general election before the Brexit deadline, Boris Johnson has insisted, declaring he has “absolutely” ruled out calling a snap poll before October 31st.
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Violent crime recorded by police rises by 19 per cent
Knife crime in England and Wales has risen to record levels, according to official figures.
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FactCheck: government Brexit fund pledges £1.6bn for councils after £15bn cuts since 2010
Theresa May’s Stronger Towns Fund represents a tenth of what councils lost from central government under austerity.
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Widows mount legal aid challenge ahead of inquest
Two years ago, a wall collapsed at a recycling plant in the West Midlands. Five migrant workers were killed. Now their widows are appealing against a refusal to grant legal aid for the inquest, which starts next week.