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A Metropolitan Police officer will appear in court today after he was charged with rape, Hertfordshire Constabulary has said. PC David Carrick, 46, who is based within the Met’s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, was charged on Sunday. He was off-duty in Hertfordshire at the time of his arrest on Saturday and was suspended on

The sister of a teenager who died from COVID-19 says she cries herself to sleep every night, as she described the shock of losing her older sibling. Jorja Halliday, 15, died last Tuesday, hours after being rushed to the Queen Alexandria Hospital in Portsmouth. Her sister Julie, 12, says she was it was a “complete

The police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard was deployed to the Parliamentary Estate five times on several occasions last year. Wayne Couzens, who was jailed for life last week, abducted Ms Everard, 33, as she walked home from a friend’s house in Clapham, south London, on 3 March. The Old Bailey heard

A German man, who has never been behind the wheel of an HGV before, was “very surprised” to receive a letter from the government asking him to “consider returning” to the sector to help out in the fuel crisis. Christoph is among thousands of Germans living in the UK who have received such letters from

Boris Johnson says “infuriating” police forces don’t take violence against women seriously enough and are “not doing enough help victims”. In the aftermath of the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by former Met Police officer Wayne Couzens, the prime minister blamed the failure on the slow progress of those types of cases in

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

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

An officer who strangled Sarah Everard with his police belt after kidnapping her under the guise of a fake arrest will die in jail. Wayne Couzens, 48, was handed a whole life order for the “grotesque” killing of the 33-year-old marketing executive which shocked and outraged the nation. Sentencing at the Old Bailey on Thursday,

The police officer who kidnapped Sarah Everard before raping and strangling her could be handed a whole life order when he is sentenced later today. Wayne Couzens, 48, used his Metropolitan Police-issue warrant card and handcuffs to abduct the 33-year-old marketing executive as she walked home from a friend’s house in Clapham, south London, on

A police officer used COVID lockdown regulations to falsely arrest Sarah Everard before he kidnapped, raped and strangled her and then burned her body, a court has heard. Wayne Couzens, 48, used handcuffs and his Metropolitan Police-issue warrant card to snatch his victim as she walked home from a friend’s house in Clapham, south London,

Boris Johnson has suggested key workers such as medics and carers will not get priority to refuel at petrol stations as the situation was now “stabilising”. When asked if any such plan was being considered, the prime minister said: “I understand people saying that, but with the situation now stabilising, with things getting better on

Former police officer Wayne Couzens is due to appear in court today as he faces sentencing for the murder of Sarah Everard. Couzens kidnapped, raped and killed the 33-year-old marketing executive, whose death sparked outrage and protests at the rates of violence against women. Ms Everard disappeared as she walked home from a friend’s house

A 36-year-old man has been charged with the murder of primary school teacher Sabina Nessa. Koci Selamaj, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, was arrested in the seaside town in the early hours of Sunday, and a light-coloured Nissan Micra was seized in a residential street around half a mile away. He will appear before Willesden Magistrates’

The government is facing calls to prioritise essential workers as some petrol supplies run dry amid impacts of a shortage of lorry drivers. Long queues were reported overnight and some petrol brands are seeing as many as 90% of their sites running dry, according to the Petrol Retailers Association. Union Unison said that key workers

Lewis Hamilton has spoken of the “magical moment” of winning his 100th Formula One race at Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix. Hamilton, 36, used his driving and overtaking skills, and his strategic thinking in the rain, to fight back from seventh place on the first lap to a landmark victory. He is the first driver to

The transport secretary has said “there’s plenty of fuel” in the country as he urged motorists to only fill up “when they need to”. Grant Shapps was speaking on Sky News’ Trevor Phillips on Sunday programme as panicked motorists caused lengthy queues at petrol stations for a third day. A shortage of fuel tanker drivers