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Gay black police officer wins discrimination case

Detective constable Kevin Maxwell had sued the Metropolitan police for race and sex discrimination

A gay black police officer who accused Scotland Yard of racial and sexual discrimination has won his case at an employment tribunal, which also found that another officer deliberately leaked a “distorted account” of the claim to the Sun newspaper.

Detective Constable Kevin Maxwell, 33, sued the Met for race and sex discrimination after he was abused by colleagues… Continue reading →

Police shooting leaves man in critical condition

Police say man threatened officers with bladed weapon after callout to reports of attempted car break-in in south-east London

A man is in a critical condition after being shot by police in south-east London on Sunday, Scotland Yard said.

Police said armed officers were sent to Forest Hill after the man threatened police with “a large bladed weapon”.

A Met police spokesman said the man was shot using a Taser and firearms. He… Continue reading →

Gay black police officer wins discrimination case

Detective constable Kevin Maxwell had sued the Metropolitan police for race and sex discrimination

A gay black police officer who accused Scotland Yard of racial and sexual discrimination has won his case at an employment tribunal, which also found that another officer deliberately leaked a “distorted account” of the claim to the Sun newspaper.

Detective Constable Kevin Maxwell, 33, sued the Met for race and sex discrimination after he was abused by colleagues… Continue reading →

Widow seeks answers after husband’s remains are found under M60 flyover

Police identified Vincent Derrick using dental records after making discovery near junction three of M60 in Stockport

The widow of a man whose remains were found under a motorway flyover more than eight years after he disappeared, said the uncertainty about what had happened was the toughest part of her life.

Police used dental records to identify the remains of Vincent Derrick, then 28, who vanished on a night… Continue reading →

Yunus Rahmatullah case complaint lodged with Scotland Yard

Move comes after bid to free man who has been ‘rendered’ by US forces for eight years was rejected by UK appeal court

Lawyers attempting to secure the release of a man who has been detained by US forces for eight years after being captured by British troops in Iraq have lodged a complaint about the case with Scotland Yard.

The move comes after a bid to use an ancient piece of… Continue reading →

Watson queries whether Murdoch can lift suspensions of arrested Sun staff

Labour MP’s letter to Met police says he believes bail conditions ban arrested journalists from making contact with each other

Labour MP Tom Watson has written to the head of the Metropolitan police questioning whether Rupert Murdoch is legally entitled to lift the suspensions of Sun staff arrested in relation to alleged payments to public officials.

Watson says it has been “known for many years” that Murdoch’s company has… Continue reading →

UK police closing in on alleged vicar killer
A man suspected of murdering a vicar near the city near Bristol in the UK has been spotted but is still on the run.

Give people a drinking licence, and take it away if they cause enough damage | Brian Kellett

I’ve worked in ambulances and am sick of seeing people bingeing on alcohol without having to face consequences

David Cameron has called for “innovative solutions” to tackle the problem… Continue reading →

Give people a drinking licence, and take it away if they cause enough damage | Brian Kellett

I’ve worked in ambulances and am sick of seeing people bingeing on alcohol without having to face consequences

David Cameron has called for “innovative solutions” to tackle the problem of alcohol in society. Having been ambulance staff, I have spent a lot of my time picking up people who had been injured or just rendered incapable due to alcohol, which means… Continue reading →

Gay black police officer wins discrimination case

Detective constable Kevin Maxwell had sued the Metropolitan police for race and sex discrimination

A gay black police officer who accused Scotland Yard of racial and sexual discrimination has won his case at an employment tribunal, which also found that another officer deliberately leaked a “distorted account” of the claim to the Sun newspaper.

Detective Constable Kevin Maxwell, 33, sued the Met for race and sex discrimination after he was abused by colleagues… Continue reading →

London Met makes 500 arrests in raids on gangs

Crackdown on London's gangs nets drugs, cash and weapons including a crossbow

Anti-gang police have made more than 500 arrests and seized weapons including 14 guns, a crossbow and a Samurai sword in a three-day blitz on London's crime network.

A total of 515 arrests were made and a "huge" amount of drugs, cash and weapons seized as a result of the raids, spearheaded by the newly formed Trident Gang Crime… Continue reading →