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Grenfell Tower inquiry is urged to be ‘on the right side of history’ and not ‘ignore’ impact of poverty and race on disaster that killed 72 people Leslie Thomas QC said Tuesday the issue of race was the ‘elephant in the room’ Grenfell Next of Kin group has asked inquiry to investigate ‘institutional racism’ Legal … Read more
A horrific seaplane crash that killed a British business tycoon and his family was likely caused by the pilot choking on carbon monoxide, an inquiry has found. Richard Cousins, his fiance Emma Bowden and their children died when their DHC-2 Beaver nosedived into Jerusalem Bay on the Hawkesbury River on New Year’s Eve in 2017. Mr … Read more
Sweden’s Prime Minister orders a public inquiry into the country’s handling of coronavirus amid rising criticism of its soft lockdown as its death toll passes 5,000 – the fifth-highest in the world per capita More than 5,300 Swedes have died compared to around 250 in Norway, 600 in Denmark and 325 in Finland, all of … Read more
Families who’ve lost loved ones to coronavirus are preparing legal action against the Government over claims they would not have died had ministers locked down the country sooner. Around 1,000 grieving relatives say the Government ‘gambled’ with people’s lives when they failed to act quickly enough or heed the warnings from other countries as Covid-19 tore … Read more
Detectives launch murder inquiry after man in his 60s falls 30ft to his death from third floor balcony of young woman’s flat Neighbours heard screams and shouts after victim fell from young woman’s flat Incident happened in block off a road in Ipswich, Suffolk, at 2.30am yesterday Police arrest woman, 24, from Ipswich and a … Read more
Nearly 30 leading experts have demanded Boris Johnson launches a public inquiry to prepare Britain for a second wave of coronavirus, in another sign of a growing gulf between ministers and scientists. The group of 27 said a second epidemic was ‘probable’ this winter and warned it would be more deadly than the first if … Read more
Swedish PM launches inquiry into his country’s decision to avoid a coronavirus lockdown as country sees highest per capita death rate in the world weden will launch an inquiry into the country’s handling of the pandemic The country had 5.59 deaths for every million people on a rolling seven day average in the week to … Read more
The family of a lifelong Liverpool supporter who contracted coronavirus after attending the Champions League match against Atlético Madrid days before the UK’s lockdown is demanding an inquiry into why the game was allowed to go ahead. Richard Mawson, 70, from Kirkdale, Merseyside, went to watch his team on March 11 after the government said there was … Read more
Boris Johnson tells WHO chief: There MUST be an independent inquiry into the origins of coronavirus The UK PM spoke to WHO boss yesterday about the need for a Covid-19 inquiry Both parties agreed on an independent investigation to stop future outbreaks Some world leaders have said China has not been transparent about its cases … Read more
Woman, 19, dies after being shot outside a Lidl supermarket, sparking murder inquiry The woman was shot outside a Lidl store on King Street in Blackburn today She was rushed to hospital with serious injuries but died a short time later Lancashire Police say an investigation to establish what happened is underway By Henry Martin … Read more