Woman held after baby remains found on Tooting Bec Common in London
The legs of an infant were discovered at a council depot on Tooting Bec Common in south London on September 10. Experts found that the baby, who was white, had been born around two weeks beforehand...
View ArticleJournalists held in payments investigation
The 39-year-old Wiltshire officer was arrested at his home in the county at 6am, Scotland Yard said, on suspicion of misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public...
View ArticleSarah Sands: Sorry, Joan, the lack of an accent is not a bar to a ...
My day starts with the patrician tones of Sarah Montague on the Today programme, and ends with Jeremy Paxman (Malvern College, St Catharine's, Cambridge). If Joan wants a shot at popular television...
View ArticleWrong to arm all police, says former senior firearms officer
Andy Redhead, who had 20 years as a highly qualified armed officer, said people see police with guns more regularly, but they are more comfortable knowing those officers are in the minority, with...
View ArticleGiant snails seized at Glasgow Airport
Border Force officers at Glasgow Airport found the living giant African land snails when a man arrived from Amsterdam earlier this month. They discovered the snails, which are around 15cm-long on...
View ArticleEditorial: Time for an enquiry into the culture of the police
The past 40 years and more have been regularly punctuated by scandals involving the activities of the police. The list of cases casting doubt on the truthfulness and integrity of British forces is...
View ArticleCorruption case against Zardari to be reopened
President Asif Ali Zardari is believed to be in little immediate danger from the case in Switzerland, where he is recognised as enjoying immunity from prosecution as a foreign head of state. But the...
View ArticlePolice shot Duggan 'with a loaded gun in his hand'
The 29-year-old's death in Tottenham, north London, sparked riots that swept across the capital and the country. Yesterday Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, 30, went on trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court accused...
View ArticleInternational peace envoy jeered at refugee camp
But in Jordan, some angry refugees protested against his visit â an indication of widespread skepticism that a mission Lakhdar Brahimi himself has called "nearly impossible" will bring results. Some...
View ArticleIndefinite prison terms 'breach human rights'
The European Court of Human Rights said indeterminate sentences for the protection of the public (IPPs) were "draconian". The Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling, said the Government intended to appeal....
View ArticleEditorial: Hillsborough – our shame
This was a failure of so many people in positions of responsibility, as Paul Vallely writes: the police, ambulance service, football administrators, stadium owner, Sheffield council, coroner,...
View ArticleRoman Catholic priests in abuse cover up claim
The civil lawsuits were being filed yesterday by nine plaintiffs. Lawyers say their clients decided to come forward when former archdiocesan official Monsignor William Lynn was convicted of child...
View Article'Great bobbies': the bride-to-be and the bubbly chatterbox
Fiona Bone, 32, had a brief telephone conversation with her partner to discuss the design of the invitations for their big day. The couple had been "so happy", Chief Constable Sir Peter Fahy said....
View ArticleRoman Abramovich 'courteous but ruthless', says High Court judge
But Mrs Justice Gloster said she had "little doubt" that the Russian billionaire could be a "ruthless" businessman. The judge was analysing Mr Abramovich's evidence during a multibillion-pound High...
View ArticleEditorial: A free press is a responsible press
While his desire to espouse the cause of a free press is commendable, it's impossible to escape the conclusion that he's behaving irresponsibly. His work is designed to offend. Worse, it will almost...
View ArticleLeap in disabled hate crimes shows need for Paralympics effect
In 2011, 2,095 hate crimes were recorded against disabled people compared with 1,559 the previous year. Charities condemned the rise as "alarming" and "disturbing" arguing that disability hate crime...
View ArticleAl-Shabab militants 'leave last stronghold' in Somalia
Muse Hassan, who lives in the port city of Kismayo, said Tuesday that armed militants in pickup trucks are leaving. Kenya Defense Forces spokesman Col. Cyrus Oguna said al-Shabab militants are...
View ArticleSnails on a Plane! Giant African Land snails seized at Glasgow Airport
Could it perhaps be poetic justice, therefore, that airport officials at Glasgow Airport were confronted by a suitcase full of the creatures when checking the luggage of a Nigerian man? Border Force...
View ArticleIran's nuclear chief attacks IAEA 'terrorists'
Fereydoun Abbasi also rebuked the United States in comments to the IAEA's 155-nation general conference, reflecting Iran's determination to continue defying international pressure. The speech was...
View ArticleIranian group raises price on Salman Rushdie's head
Reports in the Jomhouri Eslami daily and in other newspapers appeared to be a response to the anti-Islam film that has sparked protests across the Muslim world. The reports said the 15 Khordad...
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