Simon Israel
Mark Duggan shooting: lessons to learn
Allowing firearms officers 48 hours to compose themselves before being questioned is among the concerns raised by the coroner in charge of the Mark Duggan inquest.
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‘I was hoping I’d missed,’ Groce officer tells inquest
The Metropolitan police officer who accidentally shot and crippled Cherry Groce 29 years ago tells her inquest he takes full responsibility for what happened.
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Sean Rigg death investigation – Met officer suspended
The Metropolitan Police has suspended an officer involved in the arrest of Sean Rigg, who died in custody in 2008, after rejecting his resignation request.
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‘Battered and bruised’ police body attempts reboot
Burnt by scandals like “plebgate” and bullying allegations, the Police Federation is meeting in Bournemouth to elect a new leader and put in place reforms to get the organisation back on track.
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Simon Israel
Shocking footage launches Met Police camera trial
Bloody scenes of domestic violence are being used to launch the most extensive trial in the UK of police body-worn cameras.
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Simon Israel
Madeleine McCann: ‘very significant’ case emerges
Six more cases have emerged on the Algarve that detectives believe may be linked to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
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Police crime figures whistleblower faces dismissal
The police whistleblower who exposed the manipulation of crime figures faces being put on a public register of disgraced officers, Channel 4 News can reveal.
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Simon Israel
Cherry Groce family win right to legal aid
A 160,000 signature petition, a community wanting justice, and fresh submissions to Chris Grayling by the family of Cherry Groce has finally delivered a level playing field.
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Simon Israel
Home Office pays out £1,000 to Chinese immigrant
The Home Office is to compensate a Chinese immigrant £1,000, which disappeared from her handbag during an immigration raid in London’s Chinatown last year.
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Police response to domestic violence often ‘left to chance’
Inspectors find “alarming and unacceptable weaknesses” in the investigation of domestic abuse cases in England and Wales and say only eight out of 43 forces respond well.
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Simon Israel
Met publicly apologises for shooting mother of six
The Metropolitan police has for the first time publicly apologised for the shooting of Cherry Groce, which sparked the 1985 Brixton riots.
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PC receives community order for ‘brutal’ attack on woman
A policeman is sentenced to a community service order after punching a woman in the head before pinning her to the ground.
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Simon Israel
Stephen Lawrence: the Met on a precipice?
The Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe describes yesterday as one of the worst days in of his career, but there will be worse to come.
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Stephen Lawrence: police corruption report to be published
The findings of a report into claims that police corruption hindered the original Stephen Lawrence investigation are due to be published.
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Simon Israel
‘Culture of disbelief’: has the Met failed sex crimes victims?
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe today faces a crossroads because of failures to stop the country’s most prolific serial rapist during the five years he terrorised women.
