Boris Johnson has received his questionnaire from police investigating allegations of lockdown-breaching parties at No 10, Downing Street has said. Detectives investigating ‘partygate’ are contacting more than 50 people believed to have attended. Officers from what has been named Operation Hillman are sending the forms, which have formal legal status. They ask for an account … Read more
Dame Cressida Dick’s reign as Commissioner of the Met police is over, after announcing her resignation on 10 February. Her tenure at the top of London’s police has coincided with the city’s bloodiest few years in the last decade, while also being laden with scandal. The news of her resignation came just hours after she … Read more
Dame Cressida Dick has resigned as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, after saying London Mayor Sadiq Khan “no longer has sufficient confidence in my leadership to continue”. It has been agreed that she will continue to serve for a short period to enable an orderly handover. Earlier today, when asked by the BBC if she … Read more
Police in New Zealand’s capital made more than 100 arrests as they moved to clear a protest camp outside the country’s parliament where thousands had gathered to rally against Covid-19 restrictions. Inspired by “freedom convoy” protests by truckers that have paralyzed the Canadian capital, Ottawa, since late January, demonstrators in Wellington have pitched tents and … Read more
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has resigned from her role tonight (February 10) just hours after saying she had “absolutely no intention” of quitting. Dame Cressida Dick has dramatically left the job after a string of scandals in recent months, most recently the ‘Partygate’ investigations involving the Prime Minister’s office. Speaking to BBC Radio London earlier … Read more
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pabradyphoto/Getty Images A Colorado county clerk who has pushed election lies was arrested on Tuesday. During the arrest, Peters appears to kick at an officer trying to seize her iPad. The judgment is unrelated to a lawsuit brought by the Colorado secretary of state, accusing her of leaking election data. Tina Peters, a pro-Trump elections … Read more
Police in Canada’s capital said on Monday they had seized thousands of liters of fuel and removed an oil tanker as part of a crackdown to end an 11-day protest against Covid-19 measures, adding truck and protester numbers had fallen significantly. The protest, which has gridlocked Ottawa, has been largely peaceful but ear-splitting horn blaring … Read more
Police have revealed they are investigating Premier League footballer Kurt Zouma after a video was shared online seeming to show him kicking a cat. Essex Police has confirmed tonight (Tuesday) officers are liaising with the RSPCA as part of “urgent enquiries”. The Frenchman has been condemned by West Ham United, his employer, as well as … Read more
Troy Nehls says the US Capitol Police entered his office and took photos of confidential information. An inspector general will investigate.