Kit Malthouse said the blunder happened during routine maintenance of the Police National Computer (PNC) earlier this week, causing huge swathes of information on suspects released without further action to be lost. Officers are working “at pace” to recover the data and
THE UK has recorded another 1,280 Covid deaths as cases rose by 55,76.
Fingerprint, DNA and arrest history records were all deleted from the Police National Computer database due to a technological glitch. The police may now be hindered in their ability to reopen investigations of closed cases if more evidence appears in the future.
The death occurred in the northern Chinese province of Hebei where several cities are under lockdown. It is close to Beijing. The last reported death in mainland China was in May 2020. The nation has also recorded its greatest daily rise in
On Wednesday, Britain reported a record 1,564 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test from COVID-19. There was also another 47,525 additional cases reported. The reported number of deaths exceeds the 1,325 recorded on January 8. It comes as Health
It comes as Home Secretary Priti Patel announced a crackdown on Britons who flout coronavirus lockdown restrictions. The Cabinet Minister addressed the nation at a televised Downing Street press conference. As hospitals in London are under severe pressure, the Home Secretary announced
The Department for Health has confirmed a further 54,940 people have returned a positive test for COVID-19 as of 9am on Sunday. A further 563 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus – an increase of more
Boris Johnson praises UK scientists for ‘life-saving’ treatments As Britain recorded 1,325 deaths – the most in a day since the pandemic began – the Government issued a stark appeal telling people to act as though “you’ve got the virus”. It came
Arrest records show police have nabbed nearly seven dozen suspects, mostly men, in connection with crimes carried out or connected to Wednesday’s Capitol Hill riots. Combining all law enforcement agencies involved, 82 people were arrested as of Thursday evening, the Associated Press reported.
Hospitals: Nurse warns of increase in younger COVID patients It comes as Europe’s overall coronavirus cases surpassed 25 million, with the continent recording at least 25,016,506 cases and 559,863 deaths since the start of the pandemic. Meanwhile, UK Government’s statistics show a total of