Met Police apologises to honeytrap victims over email

The honeytrap involved flirtatious messages targeting up to 20 MPs, staffers and political journalists.

Met police refer two cases to watchdog after Fayed investigation complaints

Complaints involve inquiries from 2008 and 2013, quality of force’s response and how details leaked in later case. Scotland Yard has referred two cases to the police watchdog after receiving ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Officer apologises for calling Novichok victim 'well-known drug addict'

An inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess has begun its third week.

WRU admits it ‘needs to apologise’ over women’s team contract talks

Players were threatened with withdrawal from World Cup Organisation denies sexism played any part The Welsh Rugby Union says it “needs to apologise” for threats to withdraw the women’s team from ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

‘I feel responsible’: Fernandes apologises to Ten Hag over sacking

‘It is easier to get rid of a manager than 15 players’ Midfielder scored from spot in 1-1 draw with Chelsea Bruno Fernandes has revealed he apologised to Erik ten Hag for any part he may have ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

Jason Donovan apologises to fans over Rocky Horror show

The star says he is "sorry" to the fans who turned up on a day when he was scheduled not to perform.

Met officers investigated over woman's crash death

The heavily pregnant woman died after a collision with an unmarked car in south-east London.

Met Police told about Al Fayed a decade earlier than stated

Police said the first report was in 2005, but the family of a woman who has since died reveal she made a complaint a decade earlier.

Met police officer sacked for viewing Sarah Everard files

The PC committed gross misconduct by improperly accessing files about the case, a tribunal rules.

London’s Met police has ‘exhausted’ its financial buffers

UK’s largest force has depleted reserves keeping operations afloat and could face ‘eye-watering cuts’ in year ahead

World - Financial Times - November 19

London funding shortfall puts 2,700 Met Police jobs at risk

Britain’s largest force plans for major cuts to staff and services if budget negotiations fail

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‘A story written in blood’: hopes for justice fade for victims of Chile’s police brutality

Five years after mass protest movement, thousands of victims are trapped between hopelessness and impunity . On a recent afternoon in Santiago, several thousand people gathered to mark the fifth ...

World - The Guardian - November 21

Police-style handcuffs on murder victim made police fear killer was among them

Beloved schoolteacher Mary Catherine Edwards was found murdered wearing police-grade Smith & Wesson handcuffs — sending ripples through the Beaumont, Texas, Police Department.

Met officers under criminal investigation over road death of pregnant woman

Officers investigated over death of woman and her unborn baby after collision with unmarked police car. Two Metropolitan police officers are under investigation for allegedly causing death by ...

World - The Guardian - November 20

The dos and don’ts of the email introduction

Sending a clunker to save yourself time does no one any favours

Business - Financial Times - November 3

Almost half of Valencia’s flood victims were aged over 70, figures show

Police reveal ages and genders of the 216 people who died in Valencia, along with eight other victims elsewhere in Spain. Almost half of the 216 people known to have died in the catastrophic ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Colorado victims sue over attack at LGBTQ+ nightclub that killed five

Suit accuses Club Q of lax security and says authorities’ ‘deliberate inaction’ enabled shooter to carry out attack. Two days shy of the second anniversary of a hate-fueled mass shooting at a queer ...

World - The Guardian - November 19

Protesters clash with police over deadly Spanish floods

Violent clashes broke out in Valencia as thousands of protesters gathered to demand accountability for the government’s response to deadly floods in eastern Spain that left more than 200 dead. ...

People should intervene if they see women at risk of spiking, minister urges

Jess Phillips says people should ask women is "everything alright" if they appear unsafe during the Christmas party season.

Police given misconduct notices over girl's M5 death

Tamzin Hall, 17, died when she was struck by a car on the M5 in Somerset.

‘I met the actor I replaced at a party!’ From Friends to Paddington, the tricky art of taking over a much-loved character

Sally Hawkins being replaced in the Peruvian bear’s latest romp is nothing new: from Ross’s wife-switch in Friends to Dallas’s short-lived Miss Ellie stand-in, recasting can cause confusion – and ...

World - The Guardian - November 11