Hampshire Police Handcuffed Dying Student Henry Nowak, Prompting Chief Constable's Apology and Misconduct Investigation Call
Chief Constable Alexis Boon expressed regret after officers restrained Henry Nowak as he lay dying. The incident has prompted political debate and calls for a misconduct review.
japantoday.comChief Constable Alexis Boon of Hampshire police apologised to the family of Henry Nowak after officers handcuffed the student as he lay dying. Boon said the footage showed a tragedy and that he felt for the family. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp called for the police watchdog to open a full misconduct investigation into the officers involved.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct is treating the officers as witnesses in its inquiry. A staff survey at Hampshire police found one in seven officers felt controlled and pressured to feel certain ways after mandatory racism and diversity training. One in five officers said they feared being rejected for saying the wrong thing.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer rejected Nigel Farage's claim that the case showed two-tier policing. Farage had said the incident amounted to two-tier policing. Starmer and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch both criticised Farage for refusing to condemn violent clashes between protesters and police over the case.
President of the National Black Police Association chief inspector Andy George said inflammatory rhetoric risks pushing policing back to the 60s. Reform UK's Zia Yusuf claimed a new NHS policy inviting more black men for prostate cancer checks showed racial bias. Former Liberal Democrat leader and Labour and Conservative MPs criticised the claim, noting black men face higher risk of the disease.
The Prince of Wales pledged to do as much as he can to support pubs as places for communities to integrate. Former home secretary Jack Straw told the Daily Telegraph that anti-racism training has gone too far and that there has been an over-correction since institutional racism allegations were made against the Met.
The Treasury is taking control of the budget of a multi-billion pound fighter jet project, a joint venture with Japan and Italy, to prevent cost overruns.
The military will receive an additional £15bn of funding up to 2030. Darren Jones, chief secretary to the prime minister, sent a WhatsApp message to Lord Mandelson saying he was so sorry after Mandelson was sacked as US ambassador. The messages were leaked to the Spectator magazine after not being released to parliament.
Five UK nationals, including one i Paper correspondent, were barred from entering Russia over their reporting on President Vladimir Putin and the Ukraine war. The Kremlin vowed to blacklist more British journalists over the spread of insinuations. Ukrainian drone strikes hit a Russian oil terminal in St Petersburg, sending smoke billowing across the city.
The strikes coincided with Putin's flagship economic forum. England's 1966 World Cup winner Sir Geoff Hurst said the national team will come home with the trophy this summer.
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