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Interested in one thing, and one thing only, Line of Dutys Ted Hastings leads the AC-12 anti-corruption squad to weed out bent coppers in the hit BBC series. But while his teams mission to find the elusive H continues to grip millions, a new documentary tells the true, revelatory story of corruption in the British police.    The upcoming second episode of Bent Coppers: Crossing the Line of Duty sheds light on how corrupt members of the Metropolitan Police ran a protection racket covering sex...

Rating: There is no one more shocked by lifes injustice than a criminal who finds himself the victim of crime. Its especially unfair, because he can hardly call the police. You cant help but laugh at the indignation of petty crook Michael Perry, a London tealeaf at the tail end of the 1960s. He attracted the attention of a couple of CID detectives, Robson and Harris, who paid him a little visit at his home. There, they noted some innocent items, jemmies and the like, which might be useful to a...

The return of "buzz" and "excitement" to Fordingbridge will make a "huge difference" to local businesses, according to firms in the town welcoming customers back today (April 12). The start of the second phase of the Governments roadmap out of lockdown has seen non-essential retail, beauty salons and pub gardens open up again.  Businesses throughout Fordingbridge - some of which have been shuttered for months - have been celebrating reopening their doors.  Below we take you inside t...

‘We knew who the crooked coppers were’: Inside the police unit that inspired Line of Duty The detectives who led the Mets internal battle with corruption – and inspired the BBCs hit drama – are at the centre of a new documentary 10 April 2021 • 5:00pm The BBC smash hit drama Line of Duty was influenced by the work of detectives such as John Simmonds Credit: BBC/ World Productions/ Bohemia Films On his first day in the job as a uniformed police officer for the Met in 1956, John Simmond...

First published on Thu 8 Apr 2021 10.11 EDT One of London’s most senior police officers, described by a colleague as “the greatest villain unhung”, was believed to be involved in major corruption in the 1970s but never prosecuted, according to a new documentary on police malpractice. Former officers who exposed corruption at the time describe how they were threatened that they would end up in a “cement raincoat” if they informed on fellow officers and were shunned by colleagues when t...

Toyin Okunuga with her foster grandfather (left) and foster father and grandparents (right). By ITV News Multimedia Producer Wedaeli Chibelushi “Pretty baby girl needs a new home” - Nursery World, 1971 From the 1950s to the 1970s, it was not at all uncommon for West African children and babies to be fostered via newspapers and childcare journals. The above advert was placed by a Nigerian mother looking for someone to care for her three-month-old. In 1968, The Times reported that up to 5,000...

The School of Arts and Media at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is pleased to announce the 14 participants in the new the Journalism Innovation and Leadership Programme supported by the Google News Initiative (GNI). The 30-week part-time, postgraduate certificate course has been co-designed by a team of pragmatic academics and thoughtful industry leaders to foster the next generation of diverse news media leaders and innovators. The Journalism Innovation and Leaderships Programme C...

by Stephen Chapman The University of Central Lancashire has announced the first 15 people to take part in its new Journalism Innovation and Leadership Programme, supported by the Google News Initiative. The 30-week, part-time, postgraduate course has been designed by a team of academics and industry leaders, with the intention of fostering the next generation of diverse news media leaders and innovators.  The class of 2021 live in Australia, England, Fiji, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Sw...

Four decades of adoption & fostering John Simmonds Tuesday, January 5, 2021 Adoption and fostering charity CoramBAAF celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2020. As another year gets under way key figures from the organisation reflect on past achievements and priorities for 2021. The adoption sector has become a leader in embedding anti-discriminatory approaches to tackle racism, sexism and homophobia across training, policy and practice. Picture: First 4 Adoptio...

This years Christmas promises to be like none in our lifetimes, but many of the comforting signs of festivity are still there. ‘Christmas in Watford 2020’ has been the theme for our Camera Club members, and we have had some striking images, some more traditional than others of decorations and the deepening winter. Congratulations to all those featured this week. The Watford Observer Camera Club is a Facebook-based group. It is open to all photographers – from those who snap pictur...