Stephen Lawrence’s mother accused Scotland Yard of giving up on her son last night after the force effectively conceded defeat in its quest to nail all of his racist killers. In a carefully-worded statement 27 years after the teenager was murdered, Met chief Dame Cressida Dick said the inquiry had run out of leads. She … Read more
Met Police closes investigation into murder of Stephen Lawrence: Scotland Yard chief Cressida Dick says they have failed to secure further convictions for racist killing of black teenager as probe moves to ‘inactive phase’ Stephen Lawrence was murdered by a group of racists in London in April 1993 Five men were named by the Daily … Read more
Britain’s heatwave could see temperatures rise up to 100F today as the Met Office warns of flood warnings after thunderstorms battered parts of the nation with 50,000 lightning strikes and hail the size of golf balls landed in Wales. While some parts of the country awoke to the sound of thunder during the night, others … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson today said Scotland Yard should act with ‘fairness and equality’ after it apologised to Dawn Butler for ‘racially profiled’ vehicle stop in Hackney. He spoke out as she again questioned why police pulled over her and her friend as they drove through London, adding ‘all I can tell you factually is I’m … Read more
The Met Police today insisted it was just following ‘government policy’ on cautions and domestic abuse when it pushed to charge Caroline Flack – and had not had any contact with her for nearly two months until she killed herself. Scotland Yard defended appealing the Crown Prosecution Service’s original decision to caution her, a move … Read more
Britain will melt in 99F (37C) temperatures by the weekend as the Met Office issues a health alert – but rain will hit northern parts of the country first with flood warnings for Scotland. The scorching air from Europe at the end of the week will come after the wet weather also predicted for the … Read more
Some won’t like it hot! Met Office issues a health alert as England is set be hotter than the Bahamas with 99F temperatures by Friday By Friday, England will bake in temperatures of up to 37C (99F), hotter than the Bahamas in a new heatwave A level-two heat health alert has been issued, meaning temperatures … Read more
Harry and William fell out, when Duke of Sussex branded older brother a ‘snob’ Prince Harry took offence when his ‘snobby’ brother cautioned him not to rush into marrying Meghan Markle. Harry took offence when William told him: ‘Take as much time as you need to get to know this girl.’ Harry is said to … Read more