tackling serious crime. whether it is phone theft, car theft, watch theft, whether it is street level drug dealing or drug use, the police must now follow every reasonable line of inquiry. a technical issue has hit uk air traffic control systems, with airlines warning of delays to flights. the scottish covid 19 inquiry has opened in edinburgh with promises of a robust investigation . commotion. pictures emerge of the cruise ship which collided with a freight vessel during high winds in mallorca. drums and singing. and a ceremony to mark the return of a totem pole to canada, nearly a century after being sold to a scottish museum.
such as shoplifting, vandalism and theft. sirens. now, the home office says it has got agreement from police chiefs that they will pursue all reasonable lines of inquiry if a perpetrator could be apprehended. what that means in practice, that means if there is cctv footage of a burglary, if there is dash cam footage, if there is gps tracking data of where a phone might be, if a victim of crime has evidence that their vehicle is being resold online, if there is a sight or smell of cannabis in the street, the police will have to follow up on those leads. since 2015, forces have had to say how many of the offences they record result in someone being charged. back then, it was 16%. but now it is just under 6%. political pressure to improve that number is coming from all sides. i think the key is in the use of the word reasonable . and what is reasonable for one force won t necessarily be
and others who were separated from loved ones in care homes say this is a milestone moment. james shaw is at the inquiry for us. what can you tell us? lord brailsford, what can you tell us? lord brailsford, the what can you tell us? lord brailsford, the chair - what can you tell us? lord brailsford, the chair of - what can you tell us? lord brailsford, the chair of the j brailsford, the chair of the inquiry, brailsford, the chair of the inquiry, started this first public session inquiry, started this first public session by laying out some of the context. session by laying out some of the context, describing the pandemic as the most context, describing the pandemic as the most severe health crisis in living the most severe health crisis in living memory which had affected everyone living memory which had affected everyone in scotland, every aspect of national everyone in scotland, every aspect of national life, not just the 17,700 of national life, not just the 17,70
i will conduct a robust investigation without fear or favour, that will arrive at the facts, identify any lessons that need be learned, and make recommendations to scottish ministers, so we are better prepared in the event of any future pandemic. i will not take sides, and i will act with fairness towards all parties involved. it is fairto it is fair to say this has been a very emotional day for the families who have been bereaved, who have turned up to this first preliminary hearing today. and there has been some criticism of the inquiry, this preparation stage that has been going on since last year. some of the families have described it as shambolic. the first chair actually resigned, and a new one has been put in place, lord brailsford. others are keeping an open mind, hopeful
good afternoon. the home office says police chiefs in england and wales have agreed that their officers will pursue all reasonable lines of inquiry in an effort to solve more crimes. the government says it wants to make it clear there is no such thing as a minor crime with a clampdown focussing on offences such as phone thefts and shoplifting. but there are concerns the approach could take resources away from dealing with offences such as rate and domestic abuse and labour called the policy a staggering admission of 13 years of conservative failure. our home editor mark easton reports. smart doorbells, dash cams, mobile phones and the power of google mean that more crime victims believe they have obtained good evidence to identify the culprit. but there has been rising frustration that officers are not going after offenders and lower level crime