Sir Mark Rowley says his force “dropped the ball” after it investigated a reporter looking into claims about Jason Arday.
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University of Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row resigns
Prof Jason Arday said he had “concluded that the only way to bring this chapter to an end is to step away”.
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Ex neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory election candidate
Kemi Badenoch says Joshua Bonehill-Paine will now advise the Conservatives on tackling extremism.
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Student loan repayment rates an ‘unsustainable burden’, chancellor told
More than 120 MPs and peers have asked John Healey to carry out an “urgent review” of repayments.
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Woman arrested after four stabbed in central London
A woman is arrested after four men are stabbed in central London, the Metropolitan Police said.
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Family ‘devastated’ by death of girl, 9, as man charged with murder
A 35-year old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Minnie Merriman, who was found injured in Arbroath on Monday.
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More than 170 migrants rescued after boat catches fire in Channel
The government says all of the migrants, who were attempting to cross to the UK, will be returned to France.
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Fires started ‘deliberately’ on mountain as crews tackle blaze
Firefighters have been tackling the blaze on the mountain in the Rhondda Valley since Saturday.
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Justice secretary apologises to families affected by early release scheme
Some offenders will be barred from the scheme, but families say it comes “at the expense of victims”.
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Scottish exam pass rates rise as students find out results
More than 148,000 learners across the country received their results as details of this year’s pass rates were published.
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Breast cancer checks missing most women under 50 who are at risk, says study
Up to 95% of younger women who are at higher risk of developing breast cancer are being missed by current NHS checks, researchers warn.
