Getty Images The IOPC found there were gross misconducts cases to answer over the treatment of the woman Two serving Metropolitan Police officers and a former officer will face a gross misconduct hearing after a 90-year-old woman with dementia was “red-dotted” with a Taser, handcuffed and put in a spit hood. The woman was targeted...
US singer Chris Brown has kicked off his UK tour in Manchester, days before he is due back in court after being arrested in the city last month. The Grammy-winning star performed to thousands of fans at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena on Sunday, with a string of stadium dates to follow in other cities. On...
Democrats keep screaming about the cuts to Medicaid in the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” and the Pravda Media tends to present very little concrete information on exactly where the cuts are coming from. Sure, we hear that 7-8 million people will lose their Medicaid benefits, but aside from that sounding pretty bad, what exactly does...
Chloe Parkman & John Ayres BBC News, South West BBC Protestors gather in Torquay ahead of council decision A children’s charity said it was “very disappointed” with plans to shut specialist hearing units at two schools in Torquay. Torbay Council’s overview and scrutiny committee agreed to go ahead with the planned unit closures at St...
Getty Images Child Q, a 15-year-old black girl, was strip-searched by police in her school in 2020 A schoolgirl was “demeaned” and “physically violated” when she was strip-searched at school by police while on her period. She was wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis, a misconduct hearing for the three Metropolitan Police officers involved has heard....
A long-awaited resentencing hearing on Tuesday is set to determine whether two brothers who killed their wealthy parents in their Beverly Hills mansion could be freed from prison after three decades. After months of delays, a judge will begin hearing two days of arguments both for and against Erik and Lyle Menendez’s bid to receive...
Russell Brand has arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London to face charges of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault. The broadcaster, comedian and actor faces one allegation of rape, one allegation of indecent assault, one of oral rape and two further counts of sexual assault, relating to four separate women. Photographers surrounded his car...
Clyde have announced they will continue to play home matches in Hamilton “for the foreseeable future” following doubts over the League 2 club’s tenancy. The New Douglas Park stadium is run by Hamilton Academical’s former owners, with the both clubs paying rent to use it. Last month, Clyde had expressed fears that a five-year agreement...
Lucy Vladev Reporting fromSwansea Crown Court Family photo Nicola Wheatley, Morgan Rogers, Paul O’Dwyer and Andrea Powell died in the incident in 2021 A court has heard there was an “obvious potential for real danger” during the sentencing of a paddleboard tour company owner after the deaths of four people. Paul O’Dwyer, 42, Andrea Powell,...
Christal Hayes and Regan Morris BBC News Reporting fromLos Angeles, California Getty Images Today is the day. After months of contentious court fights – and three decades spent by Erik and Lyle Menendez in prison – a judge will hear arguments on whether the brothers should be resentenced, in a murder case that still divides...
Club Leon have filed an additional appeal against the decision by the Fifa secretary general to be reinstated in the competition. Cas said the appeals will be expedited and heard during the week beginning Monday, 5 May. On Monday, Fifa said it was considering a one-off play-off match between LAFC and Mexican side Club America...