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Dec 16 2024

Archbishop of York ‘deeply sorry’ for not being able to act sooner over sex abuse case | UK News

Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell has said he is “deeply sorry that we were not able to take action earlier” over a sex abuse case.

Mr Cottrell is due to temporarily take over from the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby who will step down on 6 January over failures in handling a separate sex abuse case in the church.

However, his position has been called into question after a BBC investigation and he is facing calls to resign.

The investigation claimed that, when Mr Cottrell was Bishop of Chelmsford, he let priest David Tudor stay in post in the diocese despite knowing he had been banned by the Church from being alone with children and paid compensation to a sexual abuse victim.

In a statement on Monday, Mr Cottrell said he “acted immediately” within the authority he had regarding the case.

Mr Cottrell said he faced a “horrible and intolerable” situation when he became Bishop of Chelmsford, having been briefed on the situation.

He said: “News coverage incorrectly implies that no action was taken until 2024. That is not the case.

“In my capacity as Bishop of Chelmsford, I suspended David Tudor from office at the first opportunity, when a new victim came forward to the police in 2019.

“Up until 2019, there were no legal grounds to take alternative action.

“When I joined the Chelmsford diocese in 2010, I worked closely with its very professional safeguarding team to ensure the risk was managed.

“But it was not possible to remove David Tudor from office until such time as fresh complaints were made, which happened when a victim bravely spoke to the police.

“Once this happened in 2019, I acted immediately. I suspended David Tudor from all ministry pending the investigation and subsequent tribunal hearing in which he was removed from office and prohibited from ministry for life.”

The Church of England said the BBC programme showed a “catalogue of past safeguarding decisions that allowed someone who was considered a risk in the 1980s to return to ministry in the 1990s”.

“This should never have happened,” it added.

Bishop of Newcastle Helen-Ann Hartley has said she feels it is “impossible” for Mr Cottrell to remain in post, or lead the Church.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, she said: “My personal view is that the evidence before us makes it impossible for Stephen Cottrell to be that person in which we have confidence and trust to drive the change that is needed.”

She added he would lack the “credibility or moral authority” to lead the Church and said there was “still a strong element” of a boys’ club within the organisation.

Dr Hartley was the only bishop to publicly call for Mr Welby’s resignation following the Makin Review into the handling of allegations against serial abuser John Smyth.

Mr Welby announced he would resign last month after initially refusing to do so.

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The report found that Smyth, the most prolific serial abuser associated with the Church, could have been brought to justice if Mr Welby had reported him to the police in 2013.

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Nov 6 2024

Mpox: New case of Clade 1b strain detected in UK | UK News

Another case of the new strain of mpox has been detected in the UK, health officials have said.

It brings the total number of confirmed cases of the Clade 1b variant in the UK to four.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said all of the cases belonged to the same household.

Last week, the agency said a single case of the mpox virus variant Clade 1b had been confirmed in London.

The agency later announced a further two cases – in household contacts of the first case.

The fourth case is also a household contact of the first case, the UKHSA said.

The patient is under specialist care at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London.

Professor Susan Hopkins, UKHSA’s chief medical adviser, said the illness is “very infectious in households with close contact and so it is not unexpected to see further cases within the same household.”

The overall risk to the UK population remains low, Professor Hopkins said.

The agency said it is following up with anyone who comes into contact with someone suffering from the illness and all contacts “will be offered testing and vaccination as needed” while “extensive planning” is underway so that healthcare professionals are equipped and ready for any further cases.

Germany also reported its first Clade 1b case on 22 October.

DRC remains the disease epicentre

But the current surge is most prevalent in Africa and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday it has allocated an initial 899,000 doses of the vaccine for the nine African countries that have been “hit hard”.

They are the Central African Republic (CAR), Ivory Coast, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda.

DRC, which has recorded 80% of the laboratory-confirmed cases in Africa this year, will receive 85% of the doses, WHO said on its website.

More than 38,000 suspected cases and more than 1000 deaths have been reported in 2024 in the DRC, which remains the epicentre of the outbreak, WHO said.

In August, the organisation declared the outbreak of mpox, particularly the Clade 1b surge in the DRC and neighbouring countries a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).

So far, 19 African countries have reported mpox, many of them newly affected by the viral illness.

The UK’s first case, found in London last week, was a person who had been on holiday in Africa and travelled back to the UK on an overnight flight on 21 October.

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They developed flu-like symptoms more than 24 hours later and, on 24 October, started to develop a rash which worsened in the following days.

What are the symptoms of mpox and how is it passed on?

Common symptoms of the disease include a skin rash or pus-filled lesions, which can last between two to four weeks. It can also cause fever, headaches, muscle aches, back pain, low energy and swollen lymph nodes.

Mpox, and the Clade 1b strain, is usually passed on by close physical contact, contact with infected animals, or sexual transmission.

The UK has a stock of mpox vaccines and officials said last month more were being obtained to support a routine immunisation programme.

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Oct 30 2024

Mpox: First case of Clade 1b strain detected in London | UK News

A case of a new strain of mpox has been detected in the UK for the first time, it has been announced.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said a single case of the mpox virus variant Clade 1b was detected in London.

There was no evidence of community transmission from the patient, who is being treated at the Royal Free Hospital in London.

The person involved had been on holiday in Africa and travelled back to the UK on an overnight flight on 21 October.

The case was confirmed to the UKHSA on Tuesday.

More than 24 hours later, they developed flu-like symptoms and on 24 October, started to develop a rash which got worse in the following days.

When they attended A&E in London on 27 October, they were swabbed, tested and then isolated while waiting for their results.

Fewer than ten direct contacts are being traced after the discovery, and Professor Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Adviser at UKHSA, said the “risk to the UK population remains low”.

“It is thanks to our surveillance that we have been able to detect this virus,” she said.

This is the first time Clade 1b has been detected in the UK. Germany reported its first Clade 1b case earlier this month.

At least 1,000 deaths from the strain had been reported across Africa at that time, which prompted the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare the increasing spread of the disease a global health emergency for the second time in two years.

Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said the government was securing more vaccines and “equipping healthcare professionals with the guidance and tools they need to respond to cases safely”.

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Common symptoms of mpox include a skin rash or pus-filled lesions which can last two to four weeks. It can also cause fever, headaches, muscle aches, back pain, low energy and swollen lymph nodes.

Mpox, and the Clade 1b strain is usually passed on by close physical contact, contact with infected animals or sexual transmission. Professor Hopkins said there was no evidence of a transpiration route of infection.

Gay and bisexual men and men who have sex with men are considered the most at risk of contracting the virus, and vaccination clinics are focused in London, Manchester and Brighton, according to Professor Hopkins.

Clade Ib mpox has been widely circulating in the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent months and there have also been cases reported in Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Sweden and India.

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Oct 23 2024

Firearms officers facing trial over police shootings to remain anonymous in wake of Chris Kaba case, home secretary says | Politics News

Firearms officers on trial over police shootings will not be named during criminal proceedings, the home secretary has announced.

Yvette Cooper made the announcement after police marksman Martyn Blake was cleared by a jury on Monday of the murder of Chris Kaba in Streatham, south London, in September 2022.

Mr Blake, 40, fired a single bullet through the windscreen of the Audi Q8 that 24-year-old Kaba was driving as armed officers surrounded the car while he tried to escape.

The Metropolitan Police firearms officer was named for the first time in March this year as a judge lifted an anonymity order after media organisations challenged the legal application to protect his identity.

Before that, he had been known by the codename NX121 after threats were made against him.

Ms Cooper said officers will now remain anonymous until they are convicted.

She said the ruling will be part of an upcoming crime and policing bill.

She told the House of Commons: “When officers act in the most dangerous situations on behalf of the state it is vital that those officers and their families are not put in further danger during any subsequent legal proceedings, so we will therefore introduce a presumption of anonymity for firearms officers subject to criminal trial following a police shooting in the course of their professional duties, up to the point of conviction.”

Ms Cooper said Mr Kaba’s death and the trial of Mr Blake were held against “a backdrop of fallen community confidence in policing and the criminal justice system across the country”.

There is “lower confidence among black communities”, she said.

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Oct 10 2024

Bristol teenagers Mason Rist and Max Dixon stabbed to death in case of mistaken identity, jury told | UK News

Two teenagers suffered “instant severe blood loss” after being fatally stabbed in a case of mistaken identity, a jury has been told.

Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, died on the night of Saturday 27 January in the Knowle West area of Bristol.

Five defendants, including Riley Tolliver, 18, and Anthony Snook, 45, and three teenagers aged 15, 16 and 17, are on trial for murder at Bristol Crown Court.

Prosecutor Ray Tully KC told the jury the friends were set upon by the group travelling in Snook’s Audi Q2 while they were out seeking revenge on those responsible for throwing bricks at a house in the Hartcliffe area an hour earlier.

The 33-second attack on the two boys was captured by a CCTV camera on Mason’s house.

It showed the vehicle stopping before four people ran out and attacked the two friends.

Mr Tully told the jury on Wednesday that Max and Mason “had absolutely nothing to do with any earlier incident”.

On Thursday, the court was shown CCTV footage of three others throwing bricks at the property in Hartcliffe – some armed with knives.

The jury was also shown computer-generated images of the victims’ injuries and details of the initial police response.

Describing pathologist Dr Russell Delaney’s evidence, Mr Tully said Mason suffered two stab wounds to his back and chest which were described as “unsurvivable injuries”.

Max was stabbed in his abdomen. Both boys suffered “instant severe blood loss”.

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Boy was ‘covered in blood’

Mr Tully told the jury PC Luke Douglas was one of the first officers on the scene, adding: “He found Mason lying in the road covered in blood. He described the scene around him as chaos.”

“PC Ben Tucker also went to Ilminster Avenue. He was pointed towards a male lying on the floor, that person was Max. Max was struggling to breathe and there was a pool of blood around his body,” he added.

The court was shown images of two machetes Mr Tully said had been recovered following the fatal attack.

Prosecution says defendants acted jointly in murders

The jury heard the youngest defendant, who was 14 at the time of the attack and is now 15, has pleaded guilty to the murder of Mason but not guilty to the murder of Max.

The 17-year-old has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Max but denies both counts of murder.

The 16-year-old, Tolliver and Snook all deny two counts of murder.

The prosecution says all five acted jointly in killing the two boys.

The trial, expected to last around eight weeks, continues.

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Oct 8 2024

No misconduct by Coleen Rooney’s lawyers in ‘Wagatha Christie’ case, says judge | UK News

Coleen Rooney’s lawyers did not commit misconduct or knowingly mislead over their legal costs for the “Wagatha Christie” case, a judge has ruled.

Barristers have been arguing over how much Rebekah Vardy should pay towards Mrs Rooney’s costs after she lost their 2022 libel battle.

Mrs Vardy’s team claimed the other side had initially “deliberately understated” their bill so the apparent gap could be used to attack her costs.

They said it was “serious misconduct” that justified a reduction in the amount she should pay.

Mrs Rooney‘s lawyers denied the allegation, and on Tuesday a judge agreed.

Senior costs judge Andrew Gordon-Saker said that “on balance and, I have to say, only just”, Mrs Rooney’s team did not commit wrongdoing, and it was “not an appropriate case” to reduce Mrs Vardy‘s eventual bill.

He identified a “failure to be transparent” but it was not “sufficiently unreasonable or improper” to be classed as misconduct.

The details of the “Wagatha Christie” case made headlines in 2022 after Mrs Rooney – the wife of ex-England footballer Wayne Rooney – claimed stories about her private life were being leaked to the press via the social media account of Mrs Vardy – the wife of Leicester player Jamie Vardy.

Mrs Rooney launched an investigation to find the mole, posting fake stories on her private Instagram and limiting them so only Mrs Vardy’s account could see them.

After the fake stories appeared in the tabloid press, Mrs Rooney shared her findings on social media, finishing with the line: “It’s… Rebekah Vardy’s account”.

Mrs Vardy sued Mrs Rooney for libel. But a judge decided Mrs Rooney’s claims were “substantially true” and ordered Mrs Vardy to pay 90% of her costs in defending herself.

The starting point in such cases is the loser pays the other side’s reasonable costs.

However, the judge has the discretion to decide the amount based on multiple factors, including the parties’ conduct.

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The pair did not attend the latest hearings in London.

Mrs Vardy’s barrister, Jamie Carpenter KC, argued Mrs Rooney’s claimed bill of £1,833,906.89 was “disproportionate” and more than three times her agreed budget of nearly £541,000.

He continued that the earlier “understatement” of some costs was “improper and unreasonable” and “involved knowingly misleading Mrs Vardy and the court”.

In written submissions on Monday, he told the court some of Mrs Rooney’s costs were “extraordinary” and included a five-star hotel for a lawyer – with “substantial dinner and drinks charges as well as mini bar charges”.

Mrs Rooney’s barrister, Robin Dunne, said the idea Mrs Vardy’s bill should be reduced was “misconceived” and their initial budget was “not designed to be an accurate or binding representation” of all her costs.

The hearing, which ends on Wednesday, is dealing with points of principle and a line-by-line assessment of costs will take place at a later date.

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Jul 25 2024

Ashley Warren: Owner of XL bully dogs charged over death of grandmother in Essex in first case of its kind | UK News

The owner of two XL bully dogs has been charged over the death of a grandmother in Essex.

Ashley Warren, 40, has been charged over the death of Esther Martin who was killed by two XL bully dogs in February.

The 68-year-old, from Woodford Green in London, was visiting her 11-year-old grandson at the time.

It is the first case of its kind since new laws on owning XL bullys came into force this year, Essex Police said.

It is now a criminal offence to own one of the animals in England and Wales without an exemption certificate.

The ban on XL bully dogs was introduced after a spate of attacks in recent years.

The breed was added to the Dangerous Dogs Act on 31 October last year when restrictions came into force dictating the dogs must be kept on a lead and muzzled in public.

Breeding, selling or abandoning the dogs also became illegal as of 31 December 2023.

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Jan 7 2024

Cabinet secretary Simon Case back at work after missing COVID inquiry, reshuffle and Rwanda row | Politics News

Simon Case, the head of the civil service, has returned to work after more than two months on sick leave.

The cabinet secretary, who has not publicly disclosed his illness, has been attending meetings in the last few days, the Politics At Jack And Sam’s Podcast revealed today.

Mr Case was originally due to be off for four weeks from 23 October but this period was extended through the rest of the autumn.

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He was unable to attend as a witness before the COVID inquiry, although Heather Hallett, the COVID inquiry chair, said he will still be asked to give evidence to the inquiry at a later date.

She allowed him to skip his scheduled questioning after reviewing his medical records.

Mr Case was also absent during a reshuffle and the constitutional and political turmoil of the Rwanda Bill, while the civil service received criticism for factually inaccurate social media posts over the legal immigration change.

Some senior figures in government had been unsure whether he would ever return to the critical role.

However, he attended a gathering of permanent secretaries at an away day before Christmas and has been seen in meetings in the last few days.

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At this point, he indicated that while still recovering, he expected to return at some point.

Civil servants have not been informed more widely that Mr Case is back at work, however, and there is some anger about being kept in the dark.

The job had been split between four different permanent secretaries in his absence.

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Dec 17 2023

British man accused of swindling nearly $100m in wine fraud case pleads not guilty | US News

A British man accused of allegedly defrauding investors of nearly $100m (£79m) through a Ponzi-like scheme involving non-existent luxury wines has pleaded not guilty in a US court.

Stephen Burton, 58, was extradited to New York from Morocco on Friday to face the charges after he was arrested in 2022 after entering that country using a fake Zimbabwean passport.

Federal prosecutors said Burton, along with a co-defendant, ran Bordeaux Cellars, a company they said brokered loans between investors and high-net-worth wine collectors.

Burton pleaded not guilty to the indictment which was filed in 2022 and is being held pending trial.

Burton and co-defendant James Wellesley allegedly solicited $99m from investors from June 2017 to February 2019, approaching them at places including conferences in the US and overseas.

The men told lenders that the loans would be backed by wine they stored for wealthy collectors and promised profits through interest payments.

However, these collectors “did not actually exist and Bordeaux Cellars did not maintain custody of the wine purportedly securing the loans,” the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York said in a statement.

Wellesley, also a British citizen, is currently awaiting extradition in the UK.

If convicted, the defendants could each face up to 20 years in prison for charges of wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy.

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Dec 15 2023

Steve Coogan praises ‘brave’ Prince Harry for bringing phone hacking case | UK News

Steve Coogan has praised “brave” Prince Harry after a judge found that the royal’s phone was hacked by the Daily Mirror.

The actor, comedian and press campaigner hailed the Duke of Sussex for bringing the High Court case, saying he had shunned an alleged “Faustian pact” between the tabloid press and other members of the Royal Family.

It came after Judge Timothy Fancourt ruled on Friday that phone hacking was “widespread and habitual” at the Mirror from 1998 onwards.

He found that the Duke’s case was “proved in part”, with 15 of the 33 articles presented in court found to be the product of phone hacking or other unlawful information gathering.

In a statement, the royal described the findings as “vindicating and affirming”.

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In an interview with Sky’s Friday Night with Niall Paterson, Coogan praised the ruling, which he said had been “a long time coming”.

He added: “I’m not a royalist but I have great admiration for Prince Harry for not entering into the Faustian pact that the Royal Family has entered into before with the tabloid press.

“He broke that. It was a very bold, brave thing to do and I think there will be repercussions.”

The actor also called for reform in the media industry as he described self-regulation of newspapers by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), which was founded in 2014 following the Leveson Inquiry, as a “sham” and “window dressing”.

“We want an accountable press,” he added.

Coogan’s comments came after Piers Morgan accused Prince Harry of hypocrisy with his attitude to privacy.

Harry had singled out Mr Morgan in his reaction to today’s ruling, as his mission to take on the tabloid press continues.

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