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Police wrongly employed serial rapists after vetting relaxed to meet recruitment targets
Serial rapists David Carrick and Cliff Mitchell were among more than 130 Metropolitan Police officers and staff wrongly hired or allowed to keep working as vetting was relaxed in a recruitment drive, a review has found.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:20:00 +0000
Serial rapists David Carrick and Cliff Mitchell were among more than 130 Metropolitan Police officers and staff wrongly hired or allowed to keep working as vetting was relaxed in a recruitment drive, a review has found.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:20:00 +0000
Former Premier League referee avoids jail sentence over sexual video of schoolboy
Former Premier League referee David Coote has avoided jail as he was sentenced over a sexual video of a schoolboy found on his laptop.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:02:00 +0000
Former Premier League referee David Coote has avoided jail as he was sentenced over a sexual video of a schoolboy found on his laptop.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:02:00 +0000
Man who threw boy off Tate Modern sentenced for attacking nurses
A man who threw a boy off a balcony at the Tate Modern gallery has been jailed for 16 weeks for attacking two nurses.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:16:00 +0000
A man who threw a boy off a balcony at the Tate Modern gallery has been jailed for 16 weeks for attacking two nurses.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:16:00 +0000
Police who named wrong fatal car crash victim 'used family description and ID card'
Police who told a teenager's relatives he had died in a car crash when he had, in fact, survived, relied on the family's description of him and a photo ID card when they tried to identify him, a coroner has been told.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:47:00 +0000
Police who told a teenager's relatives he had died in a car crash when he had, in fact, survived, relied on the family's description of him and a photo ID card when they tried to identify him, a coroner has been told.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:47:00 +0000
Weight-loss jabs 'may be needed for life'
The weight loss jabs Mounjaro and Wegovy may need to be continued for life to keep obesity under control, new research suggests.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:59:00 +0000
The weight loss jabs Mounjaro and Wegovy may need to be continued for life to keep obesity under control, new research suggests.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:59:00 +0000
Woman who drove around bend at 85mph jailed for killing three friends in crash
A woman who crashed a car and killed her boyfriend and two friends after driving around a bend at more than 85mph has been jailed for three years and 10 months.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:43:00 +0000
A woman who crashed a car and killed her boyfriend and two friends after driving around a bend at more than 85mph has been jailed for three years and 10 months.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:43:00 +0000
Police officers suspended over alleged misbehaviour on holiday
Eight police officers have been suspended after allegations of misbehaviour during a holiday to Spain.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:44:00 +0000
Eight police officers have been suspended after allegations of misbehaviour during a holiday to Spain.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:44:00 +0000
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Tue, 13 May 2025 13:06:00 +0100
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Tue, 13 May 2025 13:06:00 +0100
Delayed discharges cost NHS Scotland at least £440m a year
Delayed discharges cost Scotland's NHS at least £440m, the nation's public service watchdog has said.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:01:00 +0000
Delayed discharges cost Scotland's NHS at least £440m, the nation's public service watchdog has said.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:01:00 +0000
Cost of new logo for nationalised trains revealed
More than £30,000 of taxpayer money has been spent on creating a new logo for nationalised rail services, Sky News can reveal.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:06:00 +0000
More than £30,000 of taxpayer money has been spent on creating a new logo for nationalised rail services, Sky News can reveal.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:06:00 +0000