Daniel De Simone Investigations correspondent Handout The families of (clockwise from top left) Liam Curry, Chloe Rutherford, Megan Hurley, Eilidh MacLeod and Kelly Brewster say the situation was “beyond comprehension” The families of five people murdered by Hashem Abedi in the Manchester Arena bombing have told the justice secretary of their “absolute disbelief” that he...
The investigation into an attack on three prison officers at a high-security prison on Saturday remains ongoing, counter-terrorism police have said. Three officers were taken to hospital with “life-threatening injuries” after being attacked by Hashem Abedi, one of the men responsible for the Manchester Arena bombing, according to the Prison Officers’ Association (POA). The Prison...
Three prison officers have been attacked by Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, a source has told the BBC. The officers sustained life-threatening injuries on Saturday including burns, scalds and stab wounds in the attack at HMP Frankland in County Durham, the Prison Officers’ Association said. Abedi threw hot cooking oil over...
Two police officers have been banned from serving after breaching honesty and integrity standards over a speeding ticket. Sgt Harjit Singh, 48, and former PC Samuel Mitchell, 28, from West Mercia Police, were found guilty of gross misconduct and barred following a police conduct hearing on Thursday. Mitchell had been driving a marked police vehicle...
More police officers will be on the beat in Devon and Cornwall after a £4.7m grant from the Home Office. The grant meant 45 more police officers would be deployed into neighbourhood police teams, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly said. It also means...
