A police commissioner has been criticised for suggesting women “need to be streetwise” about the powers that police have to arrest them. North Yorkshire commissioner Philip Allott was discussing the murder and rape of Sarah Everard by Wayne Couzens, in which the former Metropolitan Police officer falsely arrested her in order to kidnap her. Mr
Month: October 2021
Sir Keir Starmer has called on the government to take “emergency action to get a grip” on the HGV driver shortage causing fuel and food shortages. The Labour leader said the prime minister needs to deploy the 150 army drivers that are on standby now to petrol stations across the UK after an independent fuel
America’s special envoy on climate change John Kerry has told Sky News that strained relations between the US and China have made it harder for him to do his job. Speaking exclusively to Sky from a climate summit in Milan, Mr Kerry said his ability to persuade China to be more ambitious in reducing its
A serial killer who carried out a spate of murders and rapes in and around Paris in the 1980s and 1990s has been revealed as a retired police officer, according to reports in France. Francois Verove, 59, is said to have used his police identity card and handcuffs to abduct and restrain his victims. The
It’s a resolute pillar of the gaming industry, and this year EA have pushed the FIFA brand to new limits. Football fans wait with bated breath for the latest iteration of the famous game series every year as they prepare to part with significant amounts of cash for the pleasure – and this year they
An erupting volcano in the Canary Islands has blown open a third fissure – sending a fresh river of lava down the mountainside. It came as authorities recorded eight new earthquakes up to magnitude 3.5 on the island of La Palma on Friday. They are now waiting to see whether lava from the new fissure
It’s not every day you find yourself getting existential with a film star – but as Guy Pearce’s new film is set in a futuristic world where life-like droids can’t be discerned from real people, it’s got him questioning what it is to be human. In Zone 414, the actor plays David Carmichael, an ex-police
The policing minister has said it would be “perfectly reasonable” for anyone being approached by a lone police officer to call 999 and seek reassurance in the wake of the rape and murder of Sarah Everard. Speaking to Sky News’ Kay Burley, Kit Malthouse gave advice on what people should do if they are approached
Australia will start to reopen its international border from November, allowing fully vaccinated travellers into the country. Only Australian citizens and permanent residents will be able to enter at first, and they will need to quarantine for seven days. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said individual states will have to achieve vaccination rates above 80% before
US President Joe Biden has narrowly avoided a government shutdown, signing new legislation on spending just hours before the deadline. Republicans blocked the bill to fund the American government through to 3 December because they were unhappy with the plan to raise the debt ceiling, but it was eventually passed by the House and the
Wayne Couzens may have been responsible for more crimes, including an indecent exposure just 72 hours before he kidnapped, raped, and murdered Sarah Everard. The 48-year-old was linked to the incident at a McDonald’s in Swanley, Kent, but, although his car was reported to officers, he was not named as a suspect and the investigation
Scarlett Johansson and Walt Disney Co have reached a settlement in her lawsuit over the streaming of Black Widow. The actress had accused the company of breaching her contract when it offered the film on its streaming service at the same time as it was released in theatres. Johansson’s earnings are based partly on the