The UK tech sector has reacted with shock to the demise of Tech Nation, an industry body once seen as instrumental in nurturing British start-ups until the government withdrew its funding. For many entrepreneurs who have gone through their programmes, the move in January to hand the grant money over to Barclays after a tender … Read more
Metropolitan Police officers were told that some rape cases “would be dropped” because evidence kept in a broken freezer had to be destroyed, a report revealed. The incident was “symbolic” of the failings of Britain’s largest police force, according to Baroness Louise Casey, who led a year-long review of the organisation. she discovered that the … Read more
Louise Casey’s review, commissioned after the murder of Sarah Everard, revealed in more than 300 pages a series of serious concerns about the culture and standards of the Metropolitan Police. Describing her findings as “rigorous, rigid and unforgiving”, she said she hoped they would lead to a fundamental change in strength. Discrimination The report identifies … Read more
The Metropolitan Police is broken and rotten, suffering from collapsed public trust and guilty of institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia, an official report said. Louise Casey’s report, commissioned by the Met after one of its officers abducted Sarah Everard from a London street in March 2021 before raping and murdering her, is one of the … Read more
London’s Metropolitan Police are guilty of “institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia” and should be disbanded if they cannot carry out a full overhaul, according to one of the most scathing reviews of a British police force. Baroness Louise Casey was hired by the Met to investigate the culture within Britain’s largest police force following the … Read more
Here we are all again. Locations change, as do the decades, the people presiding over the inquiry differ, as does the Metropolitan Police Commissioner who promises to act. About a quarter of a century ago, in a pink building in south London where he held hearings, the evidence he heard led Sir William Macpherson to … Read more
The Metropolitan Police is institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic and could use more cops like murderer Wayne Couzens and serial rapist David Carrick, a scathing report has found. A review by Baroness Louise Casey, who spent a year investigating the Metropolitan Police after the murder of Sarah Everard by Couzenssaid Britain’s biggest force needed a … Read more
The Trawsfynydd nuclear power plant in Wales’ Snowdonia National Park closed more than 30 years ago, but local advocates of atomic energy have long hoped the site will play a key role in the industry’s revival. That prospect took a step closer last week after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed the launch of Great British Nuclear, … Read more
A Berkshire headmistress who appealed on social media to support her plan to stop Ofsted inspectors from visiting her school withdrew her request, urging people not to come to school in the interests of children and staff. Flora Cooper, executive director of the John Rankin federation of crèches, nurseries and secondary schools in Newbury, wrote … Read more
What are readers talking about today? (Photo: Getty) It’s déjà vu on the Metro letters page today when Boris Johnson and Partygate return. On Wednesday he will present himself to MPs as he tries to clear his name – readers rank his chances below. Elsewhere, the budget and pandemic mental health are still generating a … Read more
