Author: Darren Smith

Professor Jason Arday has resigned from the University of Cambridge on Wednesday evening, just hours after the university launched a formal investigation into his academic qualifications and honorary appointments, criticising what he called an “unrelenting level of public scrutiny and personal attack.” Professor Jason Arday has stepped down from his position at the University of Cambridge, resigning on Wednesday evening only hours after the university confirmed it had opened a formal investigation into his qualifications and appointments. In announcing his departure, Arday criticised what he described as an “unrelenting level of public scrutiny and personal attack.” His resignation follows weeks…

The University of Cambridge has launched a formal investigation into Professor Jason Arday over allegations that he copied parts of his PhD thesis from another student’s earlier research and questions over aspects of his personal life story, though the university has stressed that no findings of wrongdoing have yet been made. The University of Cambridge has opened a formal investigation into Professor Jason Arday following what it described as “new information about Professor Arday’s academic qualifications and honorary appointments.” In a statement, the university said it would “not comment further until this has concluded,” in order to ensure a fair…

Four men have been taken to hospital after a stabbing incident on Endell Street in Covent Garden, which the Metropolitan Police say is believed, at this early stage of the investigation, to be linked to a mental health crisis, as a 47-year-old woman remains in custody on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and assault. The Metropolitan Police were called to reports of a stabbing on Endell Street, Covent Garden, at around 12:27hrs on Wednesday 5 August. Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance. Four men, aged 34, 39, 42 and 52, were found with…

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has confirmed that the Metropolitan Police firearms officer who shot and killed Chris Kaba will face no disciplinary proceedings, following the officer’s acquittal on a murder charge and a subsequent change in the law governing armed police officers. The Metropolitan Police officer who shot and killed Chris Kaba will not face any disciplinary proceedings, the Independent Office for Police Conduct has confirmed. The watchdog had already paused gross misconduct proceedings against the officer in January, and has now formally ended them altogether. The decision follows the officer’s acquittal on a murder charge at the…

An independent review has upheld the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision not to bring further charges against convicted killer nurse Lucy Letby, after the families of six more babies sought to challenge the ruling under the Victims’ Right to Review scheme, though her case remains at the centre of an ongoing miscarriage of justice campaign. Convicted nurse Lucy Letby will not face any further criminal charges, after an independent review upheld the Crown Prosecution Service’s earlier decision not to prosecute her over additional allegations involving nine children, six of whom were the subject of a subsequent challenge by their families. Letby…

The nine-year-old girl who died after being found seriously injured at an industrial estate in Angus has been named by Police Scotland as Minnie Merriman, as the 35-year-old man charged in connection with her death prepares to appear at Forfar Sheriff Court. Police Scotland have named the nine-year-old girl who died after being found seriously injured at an industrial estate in Arbroath as Minnie Merriman. A 35-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with her death and is due to appear at Forfar Sheriff Court on Wednesday. Minnie was found seriously injured at Elliot Industrial Estate shortly after…

Francis Owens, a 74-year-old gardener and landscaper described by his son as the “Renaissance man of Chipping Campden,” has died after a large fire broke out in fields behind Berrington Road in the historic Cotswolds town, with 13 fire engines sent to tackle the blaze. Francis Owens, a 74-year-old gardener and landscaper, died after a major fire broke out in fields behind Berrington Road in Chipping Campden on Monday. Emergency services were alerted at 5.38pm and sent 13 fire engines to bring the blaze under control, but Mr Owens was pronounced dead at the scene. His son, Patrick Owens, has…

A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of rape after a woman in her 20s reported being attacked overnight on Brighton beach, with Sussex Police cordoning off part of the seafront near the i360 tower as forensic officers search the scene. Sussex Police have arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of rape after a woman in her 20s reported being attacked on Brighton beach overnight. Officers sealed off part of the seafront, including an area of beach in front of the i360 tower, as forensic teams searched for evidence following the report. The force said the incident is understood…

A body has been found during the search for a 13-year-old boy who got into difficulty while swimming off Hornsea, East Yorkshire, with Humberside Police saying they believe it to be the missing teenager, though formal identification has not yet taken place. Police searching for a 13-year-old boy who got into difficulty while swimming in Humberside have found a body during their search. Formal identification has not yet taken place, but Humberside Police said they believe the body to be that of the missing teenage boy. Chief Superintendent Phil Booker of Humberside Police described the outcome as “an incredibly heartbreaking…

A 35-year-old man has been charged after a nine-year-old girl was found with serious injuries at an industrial estate in Arbroath and later died in hospital, with Police Scotland confirming the pair were known to one another. A man has been charged in connection with the death of a nine-year-old girl who was found seriously injured at an industrial estate in Angus. Police Scotland said officers were called to Elliot Industrial Estate in Arbroath at around 12.02am on Monday after the schoolgirl was discovered injured. She was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, where she later died. The force confirmed…