George Floyd-style killing ‘could happen in the UK’, says Michael Fuller
Britainās only ever black chief constable has warned that a George Floyd-style killing could happen here, with police embroiled in a crisis over racial justice...
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Downing Street plans rape prosecution targets for police and CPS
Downing Street is planning a controversial intervention to reverse the record decline in rape prosecutions by imposing targets on police and prosecutors, the Guardian has...
The loss of UK prisoners’ rights is the forgotten injustice of the Covid-19 crisis | Nick Cohen
At the start of the pandemic, any fool could see where the virus would strike. Any fool, that is, except the fool in Downing Street....
Officer tells Caroline Flack inquest why police pushed for her to be charged
The Metropolitan police appealed against the initial decision to give Caroline Flack a caution for assaulting her boyfriend because a senior officer believed the Love...
Prosecution service under fire over record low rape convictions
The Crown Prosecution Service has faced a barrage of criticism after rape convictions in England and Wales fell to a record low, with police publicly...
The Guardian view on falling rape prosecutions: womenās rights are regressing | Editorial
We are going backwards. The number of reported rapes that result in convictions has long been alarmingly low. But the state of rape prosecutions in...
‘State-sanctioned gaslighting’: a rape survivor recalls her CPS ordeal
Bonny Turner was fast asleep when it happened. In February 2016 she was staying in the hotel room of a man with whom she was...
CPS unveils five-year blueprint to boost rape convictions
The Crown Prosecution Service has launched a new strategy to tackle tumbling rates of charging and prosecution for rape, following sustained criticism that the service...
One in 70 recorded rapes in England and Wales led to charge last year
Fewer than one in 70 reported rapes resulted in a charge last year, as tens of thousands of victims did not support demands from police...