The deputy commissioner of the Met Police says the officers who stopped MP Dawn Butler in a car did not know she was black because the windows were tinted. Sir Steve House today threw his support behind the police officers after the Labour MP accused them of racial profiling when the BMW in which she … Read more
Schools must be kept open ahead of pubs or shops in any future coronavirus lockdown, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned. In a major intervention, Anne Longfield said children had been treated as an ‘after-thought’ in the first lockdown and insisted they must be at the heart of future plans. She said schools should … Read more
A police and crime commissioner has defended the police officers who allowed the statue of Edward Colston to be pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest. Avon and Somerset’s Sue Mountstevens led the rebellion against Home Secretary Priti Patel as she blasted politicians who tried to ‘influence or second guess operational police matters’. Ms … Read more
Andy Byford (above) has been appointed Transport for London boss, it was announced today A former head of New York’s public transport system will be London’s next transport commissioner. Andy Byford’s appointment was confirmed by the capital’s mayor Sadiq Khan and the board of Transport for London (TfL) and he will start on June 29. … Read more
Reopening the US – despite the continuing upward march of coronavirus cases and deaths – signals that the country has given up on trying to stop the disease entirely, and is shifting focus to trying to reduce harm from it, one ER doctor told CNN. ‘We had a strategy before. That strategy was we would … Read more
Children’s Commissioner says let’s get schools open as she leads a chorus of influential voices urging teachers’ unions to co-operate with plans to reopen schools for the sake of pupils Anne Longfield called on union leaders to work with ministers to get pupils back Former Labour education secretary has also criticised trade union intransigence A … Read more
Top police commissioner warns it is ‘inconceivable’ that football fans will stay away from stadiums when the Premier League returns as he predicts problems for police with supporters ‘arriving in large numbers’ By Joe Strange for MailOnline Published: 08:31 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 10:53 BST, 13 May 2020 A leading police commissioner has … Read more
‘The US needs to win the vaccine race’: Former FDA commissioner says Americans cannot rely on Europe and China for jab to prevent coronavirus Dr Scott Gottlieb was the US Food and Drug Administration commissioner from 2017 to April 2019 In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, he says its vital the US manufactures … Read more
With DI Mooney leaving the island, Commissioner Patterson had to find a temporary replacement while they figured out who could take on the role of leading detective permanently.DI Neville Parker (Ralf Little) was introduced as the interim detective and the commissioner was keen to find the new man for the job as quickly as possible … Read more