In this issue

March 21, 2023

Met let predators 'flourish'

Day of shame for Britain’s largest police force as review finds it to be institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic

4 mins

Rape cases dropped after evidence put in faulty fridge

Rape cases have been dropped because DNA evidence was destroyed in dilapidated or broken fridges and freezers” used by the Metropolitan Police, a damning report has found.

3 mins

Met officer 'shut down' case after being accused of abuse

An armed Metropolitan Police officer escaped prosecution for domestic abuse after controlling \"every step\" of the investigation, a woman has claimed, as the force has been hit by a damning report on misogyny in its ranks. The woman alleges that, as soon as he knew he was under suspicion, the officer used his experience responding to domestic abuse cases to wipe social media, clean up his phone, and dictate her police statement to get the probe \"shut down\".

5 mins

Johnson 'bullying' the MPs in Partygate inquiry team

Boris Johnson and his allies have been accused of trying to \"bully\" and intimidate an investigating committee of MPs ahead of his showdown televised grilling on Partygate tomorrow.

3 mins

Why the DUP's Brexit deal rebellion is a performance

Jeffrey Donaldson and his party have nothing at all to lose by voting against the protocol replacement, says Sean O’Grady

4 mins

Old romantic? Murdoch to marry for fifth time at 92

Rupert Murdoch has announced his engagement to Ann Lesley Smith just seven months after the media proprietor reached a divorce settlement with his fourth wife Jerry Hall.

2 mins

Act now to secure a liveable future, say climate scientists

‘Humanity on thin ice’ unless 1.5C warming target is met

6 mins

Hundreds go blind waiting for NHS eye appointments

Pam Perceval-Maxwell, with her partner Paul, has suffered from deteriorating vision (Pam Perceval Maxwell) Information request to NHS England has revealed, with hundreds more unreported cases suspected.

4 mins

Putin hosts 'dear friend' Xi for hours of talks at Kremlin

Washington says Beijing is giving Moscow diplomatic cover’ allowing it to commit more crimes, writes Alastair Jamieson

2 mins

EU nations pledge to send Ukraine 1 million shells

More than a dozen EU member states have agreed a deal to send at least 1 million artillery shells to Ukraine over the coming year to bolster its defences against Russia’s invasion.

3 mins

New York braces for Trump arrest as protest fears grow

US law enforcement agencies have met to discuss the possibility that Donald Trump may be indicted as early as next week over a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels, after the former president urged his supporters to protest if he is arrested.

2 mins

Review DeSantis's record at Guantanamo, say lawyers

Lawyers and human rights activists have called for greater scrutiny of Florida governor Ron DeSantis's time serving as a navy lawyer at Guantanamo Bay, amid accusations from former detainees that he observed their torture.

2 mins

Macron survives vote as French strikes to continue

Emmanuel Macron’s government narrowly survived a noconfidence motion in the French National Assembly yesterday, after bypassing the lower house to push through a deeply unpopular change to the pension system.

2 mins

The words go together bank' and 'panic' far too easily

Suddenly, it's all about banks. You could be forgiven for supposing that no other forms of business exist; no other enterprises can go under. That only banks matter.

4 mins

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