Tag: inquiry
Ex-hospital bosses call for inquiry into Letby baby deaths to be suspended
Lawyers for former bosses of the hospital where killer nurse Lucy Letby murdered babies have asked for the public inquiry into the events surrounding her crimes to be suspended. Inquiry chair Lady Justice Thirlwall said she had received the request from counsel for the management team weeks after a panel of international medical experts blamed…
Black boxes on crashed South Korean plane cut out before impact, inquiry finds
Recording of flight data ceased four minutes before Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people, says transport ministry Flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Jeju Air plane that crashed in South Korea in December, killing 179 people, stopped recording about four minutes before the airliner hit a concrete structure at Muan airport, the…
Oldham abuse survivors criticise government over inquiry decision
The BBC has changed the names of the women in this article in order to protect their identity. Three women who were left devastated by historical child sexual exploitation in Oldham have told the BBC ministers should have spoken to survivors before deciding not to conduct a government-led inquiry into grooming gangs in the town.…
Minister rejects Burnham’s call for grooming inquiry
A cabinet minister has rejected a call from Labour’s Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham for a new national inquiry into grooming gangs, while leaving the door open for a future investigation. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she disagreed with Burnham’s support for a fresh inquiry into historical child sexual abuse in areas including Oldham and…
Andy Burnham joins calls for ‘limited’ national inquiry into sexual abuse gangs
Greater Manchester mayor says scope of inquiry he commissioned in Oldham did not have same legal powers The Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, has joined calls for a “limited” national inquiry into grooming gangs, saying the scope of the local inquiry he had commissioned in Oldham did not have the same legal powers. On Wednesday,…
‘We want the whole truth’: residents of Queensland city plagued by foul odours fear inquiry won’t clear the air
After years of enduring fetid smells from waste plants, some in Ipswich are sceptical of a freshly announced inquiry into the health impacts Residents of a city who have endured years of noxious odours from waste plants are divided over the announcement of an inquiry into the health impacts. For the last six years, residents…
The 20 child abuse inquiry proposals – what has happened so far?
In October 2022, child protection expert Prof Alexis Jay finished a seven-year inquiry into the countless ways children had been sexually abused in England and Wales. She had presided over hundreds of days of evidence in which victims described their treatment and those who had the duty to protect them answered for their failings. Her…
Labour sees off Tory ‘bandwagon’ call for new inquiry into sexual abuse gangs
Ministers condemn Conservative attempt to block child wellbeing and schools bill with ‘shameful’ amendment Cabinet ministers have ramped up attacks on Conservative “bandwagon jumping” over child rape gangs during furious exchanges in the Commons as the government saw off a Tory attempt to force a new inquiry. Amid continued pressure, No 10 appeared to slightly…
Chris Mason: Is Starmer leaving the door open to an abuse inquiry?
“He’s deranged!” So said a cabinet minister to me, describing Elon Musk. The anger and exasperation at the heart of government about the world’s richest man is palpable. The flurry – or slurry, as his critics see it – of social media posts from Mr Musk include not just gratuitous insults and ignorance, but falsehoods.…
U.K. Special Forces Allowed to ‘Get Away with Murder’ in Afghanistan, Inquiry Told
Evidence released by an official inquiry into alleged war crimes painted a disturbing picture of an elite fighting force with a culture of impunity. By Mark Landler Reporting from London British special forces soldiers used extreme methods against militants in Afghanistan, including covering a man with a pillow before shooting him with a pistol, as…
Starmer and Badenoch clash over call for grooming inquiry
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has told Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer he risks fuelling accusations of “a cover up” by refusing to hold a national inquiry into grooming gangs. She also accused the PM of not wanting questions asked “of Labour politicians who may be complicit”. Sir Keir argued that several inquires had already been…
SAS had golden pass to get away with murder, inquiry told
A former senior UK Special Forces officer has told a public inquiry into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan that the SAS had a “golden pass allowing them to get away with murder”. The accusation was published by the Afghanistan Inquiry on Wednesday as part of a release of material summarising seven closed hearings with members…
Victims want action not more inquiries, child sex abuse inquiry chair says
Victims “clearly want action” and the time has passed for a new national inquiry into grooming gangs, the woman who led a seven-year inquiry into child sexual abuse has said. Prof Alexis Jay told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that “people should get on with” implementing her recommendations and “locally people need to step up…
‘Extensive’ inquiry after police shoot and kill man in Adelaide during mental health incident
South Australian police commissioner says officers allegedly threatened by man at Craigburn Farm took ‘action necessary to protect themselves’ Police have shot and killed a 40-year-old man in Adelaide after they said he confronted officers with a knife during a mental health episode. South Australian police shot the man at his home in the suburb…
Child sexual abuse inquiry chair urges government to act
Prof Alexis Jay, the former chair of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse, has called for the “full implementation” of reforms set out in her 2022 report, which warned of “endemic” abuse across society in England and Wales. A campaign group chaired by Prof Jay, called Act on IICSA, said ministers must commit to…
Ex-chief prosecutor rejects Musk’s calls for new child abuse inquiry
Nazir Afzal and police whistleblower Maggie Oliver say previous lengthy inquiries were not acted upon A former chief prosecutor and a police whistleblower who uncovered a notorious paedophile gang have hit back at demands from senior Conservatives and the billionaire Elon Musk for a national inquiry into child sexual exploitation. Nazir Afzal, the ex-chief prosecutor…
Badenoch calls for national inquiry into ‘rape gangs’
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called for a full national public inquiry into the UK’s “rape gangs scandal”. It comes after Home Office minister Jess Phillips rejected Oldham Council’s request for a government-led inquiry into historical child sexual exploitation – saying the council should lead it instead. Her decision, taken in October, was reported by…
South Korea Clears Way to Detain President in Martial Law Inquiry
The police are investigating whether President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to lead an insurrection when he declared martial law and plunged the country into crisis. By Qasim Nauman and Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul A court in South Korea cleared the way for the police to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning on Tuesday,…