HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - Caught on Camera

West London prison staff failed to spot epilepsy risk before man, 32, found dead in cell

Darren Boamah was found dead in his cell in HMP Wormwood Scrubs last January

Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025

Independent review recommended for police investigation into murdered teenager

The body of Marian Beattie, 18, was found at the bottom of a quarry in Co Tyrone in 1973.

Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2025

London council refuses to house homeless young mother after leaving her sofa surfing while pregnant

Hounslow council was told to offer the woman and her baby its next available suitable home after its failures meant she missed out on a number of secure tenancies, but it has refused

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2025

Scottish Labour had hoped for ‘compromise’ on Waspi compensation

The Labour-led UK Government has said there will be no financial compensation for women impacted by the change to the state pension age.

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024

Watchdog hits out at Government's decision not to compensate 'Waspi women'

Campaigners branded the Government’s decision not to compensate affected women ‘bizarre and totally unjustified’

Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2024

Waspi women criticise ‘bizarre and unjustified’ ruling out of compensation

The Government said a blanket compensation scheme for Waspi women, which could cost taxpayers up to £10.5 billion, cannot be justified.

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024

Waspi women will not receive compensation, Government confirms

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall apologised for the a 28-month delay in writing to 1950s-born women.

Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2024

Camden resident forced to live in 'wooden shack without heating or hot water' after broken lift made home inaccessible

The resident, who has arthritis, said trying to climb the 94 steps to their home four times a day was ‘killing them’

Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2024

Police apologise as watchdog finds Katie Simpson’s family ‘failed’ by probe

The Police Ombudsman criticised a ‘lack of investigative mindset’ in the probe into the 21-year-old’s murder.

Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2024

Initial police investigation into Katie Simpson murder ‘flawed’, says watchdog

The Police Ombudsman concluded that the initial investigation had ‘failed the Simpson family’.

Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2024