Jon Snow
Why I shall not be getting stoned
I may not be taking part, but a Channel 4 experiment in which volunteers take Ecstasy in hospital conditions has already yielded ‘three scientific breakthroughs’.
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IPCC is ‘woefully under-equipped’, say MPs
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is under-funded and cannot cope with the demands of scrutinising the 43 separate forces in England and Wales, according to the home affairs committee.
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Barry George loses bid for compensation
Barry George, who spent eight years in prison after being wrongly convicted of the murder of Jill Dando, loses his high court bid for compensation as a victim of a “miscarriage of justice”.
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Police accused of exaggerating drop in crime rate
Police downgrading offences to meet targets has exaggerated the fall in crime, say the ONS. But experts tell Channel 4 News that a rise in under-reported crime against retailers could be the reason.
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Extra money to tackle gangs, guns and knives
The coalition is expected to pump more money into tackling youth violence as part of a wider push to stamp out gang and knife crime, the home secretary reveals.
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First elections held for police commissioners
Two days before elections for the first wave of police and crime commissioners, Channel 4 News looks at the role they will play.
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Reversing the cycle of domestic abuse
A pilot scheme to give victims of domestic abuse greater protection from violent partners by immediately banning the abuser from the victim’s home wins praise from police.
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Abu Hamza fails in final bid to halt US extradition
Radical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects fail in their bid to halt their extradition from the UK to the US to stand trial on terrorism charges.
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Jon Snow
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Record number of prison inmates for years to come
The number of inmates in British prisons will remain near record levels for six years after a government U-turn on sentencing reforms, Whitehall’s spending watchdog warns.
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30 per cent of prisoners at G4S’s Wolds do nothing all day
Illegal drug use is high, cells are overcrowded and up to 30 per cent of inmates wander around aimlessly at an East Yorkshire prison run by G4S, the firm responsible for Olympics security.
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UK border staff call off strike on eve of Olympic Games
More than 25,000 border staff call off a strike planned for Thursday, averting a travel nightmare for thousands heading to London on the eve of the Olympic Games.
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Border staff to strike day before Olympics
Olympic visitors to London could face long airport queues as border staff, and other Home Office personnel, vote to go on strike in a dispute over pay and cuts.
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Private eyes to face tighter regulation
MPs demand tighter controls of private investigators in the wake of the Glenn Mulcaire hacking scandal. Channel 4 News looks inside a shadowy industry.
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FactCheck: minister wrong on immigration
Immigration Minister Damian Green has claimed that tens of thousands of people who come to the UK for marriage and are eligible for benefits claim them. FactCheck tries to find them.
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FactCheck: Budget cuts and crime
The acting chief constable of Lancashire Constabulary claims his force has seen a rise in crime because of police budget cuts. FactCheck isn’t convinced.
