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Hampshire Constabulary closes latest investigation into Simon Parkes’ disappearance

Hampshire Constabulary has exhausted all current reasonable lines of enquiry and closed the latest investigation into the disappearance of Royal Navy Rating Simon Parkes, who went missing during a visit to Gibraltar some 39 years ago. Simon, an 18-year-old radio operator from Bristol, was last seen in December 1986 when the Royal Navy aircraft carrier...

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Hassans and Levy welcome Inquiry findings on Op Delhi 

Hassans and its senior partner, James Levy, KC, welcomed the findings of the McGrail Inquiry in the run-up to Christmas.  In a statement issued on Christmas Eve, the law firm and Mr Levy said the Inquiry report found that they “… did not seek to cause, and did not do anything at all to cause...

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Op Delhi was ‘textbook overzealous policing’, former defendants say 

Operation Delhi was “a textbook example of overzealous policing”, three former defendants in the investigation said following publication of the McGrail Inquiry report.   Thomas Cornelio, John Perez and Caine Sanchez, the former Operation Delhi defendants, as they are referred to in the report, said their lives were upturned for “daring to compete with the Bland...

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Azopardi says CM’s position ‘untenable’ and other ministers must decide to ‘back him or sack him’  

The Leader of the Opposition, Keith Azopardi, called on Chief Minister Fabian Picardo to resign and for an election to be called following publication of Sir Peter Openshaw’s “truly shocking” report on the McGrail Inquiry.  In an address delivered on Christmas Eve, Mr Azopardi said the Chief Minister’s position was now “untenable”, adding that other...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

Spain sees ‘no direct link’ between treaty and its defence relations with US

The Spanish Government sees “no direct link” between the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar and Spain’s military relationship with the US or the security of the Strait of Gibraltar. Madrid set out its position in response to a series of questions in the Spanish Congress from the Partido Popular, which had probed whether the treaty would...

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Bank of England cuts interest rates to near three-year low

By Anna Wise, Press Association Business Reporter The Bank of England has cut interest rates to the lowest level in nearly three years, as it said measures in the Budget will help bring down inflation quicker than previously thought. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to reduce rates from 4% to 3.75%. Governor Andrew...

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Foreign Secretary quizzed in Commons on McGrail Inquiry report 

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper faced questions on the McGrail Inquiry in the House of Commons on Tuesday during an evidence session before the Foreign Affairs Committee on the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.  Ms Cooper was quizzed on whether the full Inquiry would be published, as well as questions on progress with...

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Jury trials in UK to be scrapped in some cases in bid to tackle court backlog

By Anahita Hossein-Pour, Rhiannon James, Harry Taylor and George Thompson, Press Association Jury trials in some cases will be scrapped and so-called “swift courts” set up in England and Wales, the Justice Secretary has announced. Currently jury trials make up 3% of cases but this will be curbed further as David Lammy confirmed they would be reserved for...