Author: Eniola Amadu

A man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for seriously assaulting two teenage girls and an adult woman sexually in Orkney. The assailant, Gordon Docherty abused the girls between 2006 and 2008. One of the teenage victims was 13 years old when she was first assaulted. He raped the woman in her home in August 2020, just days after she had given birth. Her newborn baby was nearby during the attack. Read related news from New Daily Prime: Man jailed for forcing woman into decades of sexual exploitation Ex-husband, five others charged with rape, sexual offences over 13…

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has called for investigations into the roles of John Swinney and Nicola Sturgeon over alleged failures at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow. The former shadow minister described the issues at the hospital as “the biggest scandal in the history of the Scottish Parliament”, and in his view, a criminal offence had taken place. He called for an investigation into government ministers and hospital personnel who were in office at the time the hospital opened, including the first minister, finance secretary, and health secretary at the time, who were Nicola Sturgeon, John Swinney and Shona…

Former chief constable of West Midlands Police, Craig Guildford, has been directed to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Guildford retired on Friday after the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, said she no longer had confidence in him following the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending a match against Aston Villa. The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Foster referred him to the IOPC for a misconduct investigation. Foster in a statement released addressed the controversy regarding the Maccabi Tel Aviv ban saying: “These matters have had a significant impact on public confidence, and the confidence…

Labour MPs have urged the UK prime minister to introduce a ban on social media access for under-16s. The 61 MPs in an open letter to Keir Starmer said past administrations had not done much to “protect young people from unregulated, addictive social media platforms”. They referred him to Australia’s decision to introduce a ban in December and noted that a number of other countries are also examining comparable measures. “All options are on the table,” the PM said in response to the move. The letter signed by committee chairs and past front benchers reads: “Across our constituencies, we hear…

Ex- shadow minister and Romford MP have defected to the Reform UK following his resignation from the Conservative party. Andrew Rosindell noted that the Conservatives were “irreparably bound to the mistakes of previous governments” and are not ready to be accountable for their decisions. He revealed that he had discussed with the Reform UK leader before joining the party. In response to his decision, Nigel Farage described him as “a great patriot who “will be a great addition to our team”. A Conservative source said Rosindell’s departure reflects Nigel Farage’s influence on developments within the party and added that Reform…

A male teenager, 17, charged with inflicting bodily harm on his victim — a boy of the same age — has been detained at the Londonderry Magistrates’ court. The court heard that the victim is in a critical condition in intensive care following an altercation on Butcher Street in the early hours of Sunday. The court heard that CCTV footage revealed the defendant being pulled away from the scene before returning and striking another youth. The suspect is also alleged to have assaulted another man and violated bail conditions relating to a separate case. Read also the related story on…

Plans to scrap police grants that provide funding to forces if required officer numbers are reached are underway by the UK Home Office. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will write to police chiefs in England and Wales informing them the Officer Maintenance Grant is being scrapped and replaced with protected funding for neighbourhood policing. Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson introduced the police grant in 2019 to fulfil the Conservative Party’s manifesto pledge to recruit an additional 20,000 police officers by 2023. Despite this, the target was reached, the labour government has criticised the funding for placing too many officers in…

Humberside Police have found a body during the search for a missing 15-year-old girl who was swept into the sea off the East Yorkshire coast. Grace Keeling drowned in the water at Withernsea on 2 January. The mother, Sarah Keeling, 45, and a passerby, Mark Ratcliffe, died in an attempt to save her. The police said emergency services made efforts to recover the body, which was located among rocks on the beach at Withernsea at about 08:30 GMT on Thursday, but were unable to do so because of tidal conditions and other factors. Specialist officers have contacted Grace’s family and…

French authorities have barred 10 British activists described as far-right, from entering the country after they were involved in activities aimed at preventing migrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats. According to the ministry of interior, it said the activists, who are members of a group known as Raise the Colours, were accused by French authorities of searching for and destroying small boats along the northern coast of France and taking part in “propaganda activity”. In a statement by Raise the Colours, they stated that it “does not support violence or any unlawful activity” and had always maintained…

Over 250 senior health professionals and doctors have called on Welsh politicians to reject the assisted dying bill currently before the UK Parliament. In a public letter, they stated that presenting the bill before the parliament is not the solution to the problems, revealing that the failure of end of life care in Wales is as a result of a lack of palliative and limited hospice beds. They cautioned that the move will weaken the country’s control over its healthcare system and endanger patient safety. Signatories to the public letter includes former chief medical officer for Wales, Dame Deirdre Hine…