The call came in from a member of the public. A man was throwing puppies from a tower block. The police officers, who knew the building, correctly predicted that the lift would be out of service. On the eighth floor, behind a door swinging from its hinges, a woman lay bloodied and sobbing. A baby crawled naked on the filthy carpet; a toddler squatted nearby, while a puppy, one of two survivors from a litter of six, gnawed at a discarded nappy. There was no sign of the suspect, an IC1 (white) mal
Rees-Mogg should quit over botched attempt to rip up watchdog, standards chief says
In an exclusive interview Chris Bryant, the chair of the Commons Standards Committee adds that Kathryn Stone, the independent standards commissioner, has been given additional security as a result of an “orchestrated smear campaign”
Only one in 15 of all crimes over the past year led to a suspect being charged, official figures have revealed. This has been attributed to a record number o
This has gone from a threatened suspension to a major political crisis because PM wanted to save his own skin from further investigations into his own misconductThis isn’t just about one resignation - it’s about systemic weakening of parliamentary standard & rule of law https://t.co/r8qJZoFuCR— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) November 4, 2021
Do listen back to this if you can - James asked some really important questions, and I was glad to be able to offer actual plans, not platitudes, for tackling violence against women and girls in #NorthYorkshire #HBB4PFCC @WEP_UK https://t.co/8cvf7syOXX— Dr Hannah Barham-Brown (@HannahPopsy) November 4, 2021
"This is a government that appears to be of the opinion that rules apply only to those outside of the Tory party" https://t.co/hgwDq6wna0— openDemocracy (@openDemocracy) November 3, 2021
This is the Prime Minister’s *anti-corruption* champion……trying to explain why laws in place since 2003 were rush-edited post-hoc today in order to get their mate off a suspension. It stinks. https://t.co/QccBOQ9RNe— Dr Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) November 3, 2021
Anti-racists rally to restaurant after ‘fake’ review deluge from Tommy Robinson fans
New restaurant Wing Kingz bombarded with thousands of ‘fake’ negative reviews and abusive telephone calls after refusing to serve far-right activist Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon
NHS to offer jabs at more than 800 schools this week in renewed push after half-term break
The jab roll-out for under-16s must “continue with the same enthusiasm” in order to keep pupils in the classroom this winter, a spokesman for the vaccine programme said