The Independent - January 17, 2023
The Independent - January 17, 2023
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In this issue
January 17, 2023
SHAMING OF THE MET
Armed police officer is one of Britain's worst serial rapists ,He committed more than 70 sex attacks in eighteen years, More than 1,000 on force payroll accused of abuse
5 mins
Met Police under pressure after serial rapist in ranks evaded arrest for 20 years
The Metropolitan Police is facing demands for answers after one of its officers was revealed to be a prolific rapist.
4 mins
Police missed numerous chances to stop Carrick
Police failed to identify an \"escalating pattern\" of abuse towards women by David Carrick, leaving him free to target more victims for two decades.
5 mins
Teachers in England and Wales vote to strike
Schools have been told they can use volunteers to stay open after teachers voted to strike on seven days between now and midMarch in a row over pay.
3 mins
Labour 'putting lives at risk' by opposing anti-strike laws
Business secretary goes on the attack as tensions rise
3 mins
The confusing issue that is dividing Britain's railways
Simon Calder on key questions over driver-only operation
4 mins
UK government to block Scottish gender reform bill
Rishi Sunak's government is to block controversial \"gender ID\" reform laws passed by Holyrood, in a move branded by Nicola Sturgeon as a \"full-frontal attack\" on the Scottish parliament.
2 mins
How will this showdown over gender laws play out?
Scotland's parliament recently passed a bill making it easier for people in Scotland to \"self-identify\" and reassign their gender. Before the bill gains royal assent and becomes law it needs to be consistent with UK law as determined by Westminster. UK ministers have indicated they will block the legislation.
4 mins
'People will find even more dangerous ways to come'
Holly Bancroft speaks to a teenager who crossed the Channel in a dinghy and whose father was almost deported to Rwanda
3 mins
Johnson signs '£6m deal' to write book on No 10 years
SBoris Johnson has struck a deal with publisher HarperCollins to write a memoir that publishing sources say will earn him more than £6m.
2 mins
Harry and Meghan dismiss Clarkson's written apology
Jeremy Clarkson has written an apology to Duke and Duchess of Sussex after penning a newspaper column in which he hoped that she would one day be forced to parade naked through the streets.
3 mins
Author's personal life was blighted by anti-gay laws
The biographer of Ronald Blythe, the author of Akenfield who has died aged 100, has told how the writer's ability to form relationships was affected by being gay at a time when homosexuality was illegal.
2 mins
Probation 'failures' in case of man who killed four
A watchdog has uncovered a litany of failings by probation officers in the case of a man who murdered three children and his pregnant partner.
2 mins
Mafia boss arrested after evading police for 30 years.
Matteo Messina Denaro, head of the Cosa Nostra, is linked to dozens of murders but thinks of himself as a folk hero
4 mins
Ukraine army skilled with British tanks, insists No 10
Downing Street has expressed confidence that Ukraine will use British tanks effectively after Russia claimed the Challenger 2s \"will burn\" on the battlefield.
2 mins
Nepal flight co-pilot lost her husband in 2006 air crash
The co-pilot of the Nepal flight that crashed with 72 people on board had lost her husband in a similar crash in 2006.
2 mins
'Eat the rich': protesters at Davos send blunt message
Climate activists held a demonstration in Davos as oil and gas executives rub shoulders with government leaders at this week's World Economic Forum (WEF).
2 mins
Carrick horror shows our forces are rotten to the core
I'm a police officer, you're safe with me\". Those chilling words came from serving Met police officer David Carrick, who has pleaded guilty to 49 sexual offence charges including 24 counts of rape over two decades in several police roles and forces. Heinous crimes like his mandate a similarly transformative inquiry.
3 mins
Johnson is too busy creating chaos to write his memoir
The news that Boris Johnson has agreed on a deal with HarperCollins to publish a memoir \"like no other\" inevitably calls to mind that famous quote of Winston Churchill:
3 mins
Cash, not reform, is the way to cure the ills of our NHS AMBULANCE
Every secretary of state for health and social care shares the same irresistible urge to reorganise the NHS. The current incumbent, Steve Barclay, has recently announced that he too will have a go.
3 mins
Sunak and the Tories have a political mountain to climb
Conservative strategists believe Labour's poll lead is soft, writes Andrew Grice, but Keir Starmer is proving hard to demonise as a 2024 general election hoves into view
7 mins
Will visitors to Cuba be able to obtain an Esta soon?
The outgoing US leader placed the island on Washington DC's list of \"state sponsors of terrorism\" (SST) alongside Iran, North Korea and Syria. His successor, Joe Biden, has left this rather nonsensical designation in place
2 mins
'As long as I get my block of five hours' sleep, I'm fine'
As 'BBC Breakfast' turns 40, Ellie Harrison talks to presenter Naga Munchetty about being Auntie's face of morning TV
7 mins
Help ... the temptation to keep watching is too great
The first episode of 'Love Island' is the most pure, before the fights, before the mess, before the fallouts, writes Elise Bell
3 mins
OUT WITH A BANG
Gamers finally have a great adaptation on their hands thanks to HBO's apocalyptic 'The Last of Us', writes Nick Hilton
3 mins
Story of JFK's tragic sister told with fire and ambition
Not everything works in 'Least Like the Other', but it's a unique piece of operatic stagecraft, says Michael Church
3 mins
M&S to open 20 stores in defiance of online trend
Retailer Marks & Spencer has announced plans to ramp up its store overhaul with aims to open 20 new shops across the UK in a move that will create more than 3,400 jobs.
2 mins
Davos majors in hot air and not economic solutions
It is grey and miserable outside, the deadline to file your tax return is fast approaching, and so are inflation-fattened bills for the festive season. Meanwhile, the rich and business-savvy have jumped in their private jets to attend a talking shop at a picturesque Swiss ski resort.
4 mins
Why the numbers don't add up for City and Haaland
At a fraught point in the Manchester derby, Pep Guardiola felt he had to get something off his mind. The Catalan called Erling Haaland over and intensively gave the Manchester City forward a series of instructions.
4 mins
A unified Gunners expose the identity crisis at Spurs
After an effervescent Arsenal win where another Antonio Conte eruption might have been expected, the Tottenham Hotspur manager instead took a different view.
4 mins
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