Independent on Sunday Front Page 27th of October 2024
Western leaders have urged Iran to refrain from retaliating against Israel following Israeli airstrikes on military targets, emphasising the need to prevent escalation in the Middle East.
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The Observer reports that police vetting procedures will be reviewed in the wake of Couzens’ conviction. And former Met commissioner Ian Blair has joined the calls for an independent inquiry into the murder and how Couzens was allowed to become an officer in the first place. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson has been warned by a group of Conservative MPs that he cannot make poorer parts of the UK more prosperous – “level up” the country – whilst simultaneously raising taxes for working people and slashing benefits. It comes as the prime minister arrived in Manchester ahead of the Tory party conference. MPs raising concerns include those who won seats from Labour’s “red wall” at the 2019 general election.
Independent on Sunday Front Page 29th of September 2024
James Lawrence has been imprisoned for nearly 18 years under an Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence for threatening someone with a starting pistol, and his case highlights broader calls for the review of similar indefinite sentences for relatively minor crimes.
Independent on Sunday Front Page 1st of September 2024
A grieving family has revealed that police missed several chances to stop a man who murdered two women in 16 months, leading to accusations of inadequate disclosure under Clare’s Law.
Independent on Sunday Front Page 25th of August 2024
An Afghan pilot who fled the Taliban and was initially denied asylum in the UK has been reunited with his family after a successful campaign supported by the newspaper.