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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaQatar Airways avoids Australian lawsuit over women’s invasive examinationsPublished21 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Qatar AirwaysImage caption, The airline is owned by the Qatari governmentBy Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, SydneyFive Australian women who were strip-searched and invasively examined at Doha airport have failed in their bid to sue Qatar Airways.They and other women were ordered off a flight and checked for whether they had given birth after a baby was found abandoned in an airport bin in 2020.The incident sparked public outrage and it was condemned by several nations.An Australian court found the state-owned airline was immune from foreign prosecution.The five women filed a claim in the Federal Court of Australia in 2021, seeking damages over the alleged “unlawful physical contact” and false imprisonment, which had caused mental health impacts including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Other passengers – including from the UK and New Zealand – were not part of the lawsuit.But on Wednesday, Justice John Halley found that the laws governing global travel meant Qatar Airways – and the country’s aviation regulator – could not be sued.He pointed to a multilateral treaty called the Montreal Convention which is used to establish airline liability in the event of death or injury to passengers.He also found that the airline’s staff could not have influenced the actions of Qatari police who removed the women from the flight, nor the nurses who examined them in ambulances on the tarmac.However Justice Halley said the women could pursue their claim against a subsidiary of Qatar Airlines called Matar, which is contracted to run Hamad International Airport.They will be able to argue they were owed a duty of care by Matar employees, who failed to prevent the invasive searches.The women have previously told the BBC they did not consent to the examinations and were not given explanations for what was happening to them.”I felt like I had been raped,” said British grandmother Mandy, who asked to withhold her surname.Another said she thought she was being kidnapped and held hostage.This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, WATCH: Qatar outrage – how an abandoned baby led to a scandalAt the time, Qatari officials said the abandoned baby was being cared for, and Prime Minister Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani tweeted: “We regret the unacceptable treatment of the female passengers… What took place does not reflect Qatar’s laws or values.”The Gulf launched a criminal prosecution which led to a suspended jail term for an airport official. But lawyer Damian Sturzaker in 2021 told the BBC the women were suing because of a perceived lack of action from Doha.They wanted a formal apology from Qatar and for the airport to change its procedures to make sure the incident does not happen again. “By speaking up, we want to ensure that no woman is ever subjected to the demoralising, horrendous treatment we were subjected to,” one of the women told the BBC.Related TopicsQatarAustraliaMore on this storyAustralian women sue over Qatar strip-searchesPublished15 November 2021Top StoriesUS vows support for Israel amid Iran attack fearsPublished1 hour agoMan charged over murder of mum pushing baby in pramPublished2 hours agoPressure grows to rethink rough sleeping clampdownPublished2 hours agoFeaturesThe Papers: ‘Iron clad’ Biden support and ‘radical NHS plan’How gang violence gripped a tourist havenWhat is the minimum salary UK visa applicants need?Arizona pushes abortions to centre stage of 2024Local elections 2024: Is there an election in my area?The billionaire facing death over $44bn bank fraudAll you need to know for tonight’s Bafta Games AwardsThe Indian men traumatised by fighting for RussiaHow AI is helping to prevent future power cutsElsewhere on the BBCProfound revelation, glorious chaos and a lot of laughsMichael Sheen faces the interview of a lifetime where no question is off the tableAttributioniPlayerHave you ever had ‘beer fear’?Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about the great British pubAttributionSoundsBritain’s most iconic and unexpected film locationsAli Plumb travels through the silver screen sights of NorfolkAttributioniPlayerThe plasterer who fought a boxing legendTen thousand people watched the unlikely fight in 1997AttributionSoundsMost Read1Man charged over murder of mum pushing baby in pram2’Ironclad’ Biden support and ‘radical NHS plan’3US vows support for Israel amid Iran attack fears4TV doctor exchanged Botox for sex with patient5Pressure grows over rough sleeping clampdown6Donald Trump says Arizona abortion ban goes too far7First migraine pill could help 170,000 in England8Vennells accused of false statement on postmasters9Hospital patient spent nine days in ‘locker room’10EU approves major overhaul of migration rules
[ad_1] The five women filed a claim in the Federal Court of Australia in 2021, seeking damages over the alleged “unlawful physical contact” and false imprisonment, which had caused mental…
![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaIndigenous deaths in custody haunt AustraliaPublished15 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, SuppliedImage caption, Raylene Nixon’s son Steven died after being put in a chokehold by a Queensland police officerBy Hannah RitchieBBC News, Sydney”It’s a pain you can’t describe,” Raylene Nixon says quietly.”It’s something that you feel deeper than a broken heart – it’s pain in your soul.”In 2021, she sat in a sterile room and watched Australian police footage of her son’s death in real time, as he gasped for air and pleaded for help.”Choke him out,” one officer can be heard yelling in the body camera video, before another places Steven Nixon-McKellar in a chokehold. Moments later, the 27-year-old Aboriginal man lost consciousness. Paramedics failed to resuscitate him, as his throat was obstructed by vomit.Mr Nixon-McKellar is one of 562 Indigenous Australians to die in police custody since 1991 – the year a landmark inquiry, intended to turn the tide on the issue, released hundreds of recommendations. But few of those proposals have been implemented, studies suggest, and Indigenous people continue to die at alarming rates in prison cells, police vans, or during arrest. Last year was the most lethal on record, according to government data. Police advocates insist officers are using necessary force when confronted with life-threatening situations, and that each death is thoroughly examined.But critics say there is a “culture of impunity” in which “police are investigating police” in cases alleging excessive force. They point out there has never been a conviction of a police or corrections officer over an Indigenous death in their care. “We’re sending a message to society about what is and isn’t acceptable behaviour,” criminologist Amanda Porter says.”And in Australia at the moment – it’s open season.”‘They only knew the colour of his skin’Mr Nixon-McKellar died during his attempted arrest following an anonymous call to Queensland police suggesting he had been driving a stolen vehicle. The officers involved have defended their use of the neck hold – which is now banned – on the basis that he was “fighting” them at the scene, making it difficult to deploy a taser or pepper spray. Image source, Dhadjowa FoundationImage caption, A coroner’s findings into Steven Nixon-McKellar’s death will soon be releasedBut Ms Nixon questions whether they might have acted differently had her son been white. “The only thing they knew about him was the colour of his skin,” she tells the BBC.The findings from a coroner’s inquiry into his death will soon be made public. His case bears similarities to the death of David Dungay Jr inside a Sydney prison in 2015, a nationally famous incident which has been compared to George Floyd’s death in the US.Like Mr Floyd, Mr Dungay also repeatedly yelled “I can’t breathe” in his final moments. A diabetic, the 26-year-old had been trying to eat a packet of biscuits when six guards entered his cell with a riot shield to restrain him. Five of them pinned him face down on a bed and sedated him. “You’re the one who brought this on yourself Dungay,” one officer can be heard saying in footage of the incident. “If you’re talking you can breathe,” another adds.Corrective Services New South Wales has maintained that the death was not suspicious, and an internal investigation found no criminal negligence. A coroner did find that “agitation as a result of the use of force” was a contributing factor, along with Mr Dungay’s pre-existing health conditions – but declined to send the case to prosecutors.Mr Dungay’s family has run a years-long campaign calling for charges to be laid against the officers involved. It led to a petition with over 110,000 signatures being sent to the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The office did not respond to the BBC’s request for comment. Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Leetona Dungay has been prominent in Australia’s Black Lives Matter movement since her son’s deathThe over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia’s criminal justice system is a key driver of Indigenous deaths in custody.That was one of the central findings of the 1991 inquiry – and it has worsened with time. Today Indigenous people comprise 33% of Australia’s prisoners, though they are just 3.8% of the national population. Socio-economic disadvantage and “over-policing” are central to the disparity, numerous investigations have heard.”There’s a legacy of colonisation in Australia where First Nations people have always been disproportionately segregated and controlled,” says Thalia Anthony, a law professor at the University of Technology Sydney. She and others argue this has injected racist stereotypes into policing, leading to Indigenous Australians being treated as “deviant, drug addicted, or alcoholics” and paid undue attention. Reviews are currently under way in Queensland and the Northern Territory to address allegations of widespread racism within both forces. Western Australia Police has introduced strategies to address institutional racism, and Victoria Police’s chief commissioner recently offered an unreserved apology to Aboriginal families for “undetected, unchecked and unpunished” systemic discrimination. Federal and state governments have introduced some services aimed at lowering Indigenous incarceration rates. Most recently, Canberra committed to funding community-led programmes designed to tackle the root causes of offending and disadvantage.”Too many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are being robbed of their futures by a system that has let them down,” Indigenous Affairs Minister Linda Burney told the BBC.Experts have welcomed such initiatives, but many also call for broad reforms to bail conditions and the decriminalisation of minor offences which they say stem from issues such as homelessness.Ms Burney said that state governments, which oversee local laws and policing, hold “most of the levers”.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Protests have decried the deaths of Indigenous Australians in custodyAnd voter sentiment is one reason why states are often creating “new offences, increasing sentences and building more jails” despite falling crime rates, explains Prof Luke McNamara from the University of New South Wales.He describes the conflict between the two approaches as “an unresolved paradox” playing out in real-time. ‘No-one gets justice’ David Dungay Jr’s mother, Leetona, has now taken his case to the United Nations, filing a motion against state and federal governments for violating her son’s right to life. It will be decided in the coming weeks.She hopes it will force Australia to confront its record on Indigenous deaths in custody and fix “systemic failures”.”I want to get justice for David,” Ms Dungay tells the BBC. “It was murder. No-one attempted to help my son.”But if you ask Corina Rich, “no-one gets justice”. Her son Brandon died after a prolonged struggle with police at his grandmother’s property in rural New South Wales in 2021.Two officers had been called to respond to a domestic dispute. Their attempts to arrest Mr Rich ultimately resulted in him being stripped of his clothes, pepper sprayed, and pinned down.When he lost consciousness, police say they immediately tried to resuscitate him and failed. But they didn’t wear body cameras – despite it being policy – meaning the details of the 29-year-old’s final moments rely almost solely on the officers’ testimony.NSW Police said that “remedial action” was taken against both for the camera violation. Last month, a coroner found Mr Rich had died of physical exertion and stress, but that it was not possible to determine whether the use of force applied by police was a contributing factor.Image source, Supplied: Corina RichImage caption, Brandon Rich, pictured with his nephew, died after a prolonged struggle with two police officersFor Ms Rich, questions remain, and she relives that day on repeat – often in violent nightmares.”I’m in my son’s position, when he’s dying on the ground. I don’t have a life any more. Your whole world is gone, broken.”When asked about the possibility of legal action, she almost laughs: “Nothing’s going to happen to the police. It never does.”I don’t think we’ll ever see change, as much as we want it. The whole system sucks.”It’s a view shared by many Indigenous families and advocates, who feel hope is hard to come by. But several experts told the BBC that in the short team, a warranted conviction of a police or prison officer over an Indigenous death in custody could be “groundbreaking”. “It would send a message that police are not immune from the criminal justice system,” Prof Anthony says.She adds that few cases make it to trial and when they do it’s rare for “police not to be believed” by what are usually “non-Indigenous juries”.Australia’s national police union declined to answer questions from the BBC.Ms Nixon says a reckoning won’t come until there’s sustained public outrage over every Indigenous death.”When you’re only 3% of the population, you rely on the other 97% to do the right thing,” she says.”It comes down to human compassion [but] there’s still a blame the victim mentality – as though what happens to us is what we deserve. 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![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaEx-US generals who oversaw Afghan exit describe chaos and challenges of withdrawalPublished1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in Afghanistan (2001-2021)This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Afghanistan evacuation a ‘strategic failure’, says former generalBy Max MatzaBBC NewsTwo ex-American generals who led the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 have testified to Congress. Mark Milley, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, and Kenneth McKenzie, who led US Central Command, testified for the first time since retiring.Republican lawmakers held President Joe Biden responsible for the disastrous exit, while Democrats blamed the Trump administration’s deal with the Taliban. But the two generals seemed unwilling to back either party’s argument. Instead, they said that both the Biden and Trump administrations had a role in the disastrous withdrawal, as did the administrations that preceded them.The Doha agreement – a deal former President Donald Trump negotiated with the Taliban that set the terms for the US departure – “pulled the rug out, morale wise” of both the Afghan security forces and government, Mr Milley said. But he added later that the “fundamental flaw” of the US exit was the timing of the Biden administration’s decision to order a civilian evacuation in Afghanistan. He said it had come “too slow and too late”.He also emphasised that he had advised top American officials that the US “needed to maintain a minimum force of 2,500 troops on the ground” in order to prevent the Taliban from seizing control.”Without this support, it was my view at the time, that it was a matter of ‘when, not if’ the Afghan government would collapse and the Taliban would take control,” said Mr Milley.Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani’s decision to flee the country as the Taliban marched toward Kabul was then “the straw that broke the camel’s back”, he said. Still, both men maintained that no single factor alone led to the US failure in Afghanistan, and they seemed to support the idea that the US should review the entire 20-year history of the conflict, not just its conclusion – a point supported by Democrats.”We helped build an army, a state but we could not build a nation,” Mr Milley said, calling the outcome a “strategic failure”.They also acknowledged that remaining in Afghanistan would probably have put American troops in harm’s way, as the Taliban would have restarted its fight with the US for staying on beyond an agreed 31 August departure deadline, Mr McKenzie said, citing intelligence reports he had reviewed. Both men said the Taliban, which they characterised as a terrorist organisation, harbours militants who wish to target the US. “They themselves [the Taliban] don’t have a desire to attack us and our homeland, but they do harbour entities and organisations that do have a desire to do that,” Mr McKenzie said.Image source, Getty ImagesFamily members of American soldiers who died in the suicide blast at the Kabul airport and others who served in Afghanistan attended the hearing. They watched as the former military leaders gave their sober assessments about the US withdrawal. As it was the two retired generals’ first time testifying since leaving the service, both were able to be more candid in their criticisms of US civilian officials and policymakers. Much of their criticism was directed at the US Department of State for not issuing the order to evacuate American civilians months earlier. Mr McKenzie and Mr Milley both testified that the US still does not know how many Americans were in Afghanistan, and it remains unclear how many were able to safely get out.While much of the hearing rehashed old arguments made by Democrats and Republicans, there was some bipartisan news welcomed by lawmakers in the room.Michael McCaul, the Republican chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that the White House and Congressional leaders had agreed to grant 12,000 more special immigrant visas for Afghan nationals who assisted the US. He said it would be included in a budget deal that is expected to pass this week. Veterans of the war in Afghanistan and lawmakers have been fighting to expand the number of visas for Afghanistan immigrants, as only about 7,000 remained. The US has issued about 1,000 per month recently, raising fears that they could run out. US troops pulled out of Afghanistan after 20 years – the country’s longest ever war – and it left many Afghans who supported American forces in danger, particularly as viable exits from the country closed. The violent withdrawal dented perceptions of Mr Biden’s international competence. Republicans have since seized on the failed exit as key line of attack ahead of the November presidential election.The Biden administration and Democrats have regularly blamed Donald Trump for negotiating the agreement with the Taliban that led to the withdrawal, arguing that his decisions “severely constrained” Mr Biden’s options.A government watchdog found that both administrations were to blame for the disastrous withdrawal that saw Afghan forces overwhelmed.Related TopicsWar in Afghanistan (2001-2021)AfghanistanTalibanDonald TrumpUnited StatesJoe BidenMore on this storyWhite House blames chaotic Afghan pull-out on TrumpPublished6 April 2023Taliban are back – what next for Afghanistan?Published30 August 2021Ten days that shook AfghanistanPublished16 August 2021Top StoriesEntire Gaza population facing acute hunger – USPublished5 hours agoFirst convicted cyber-flasher jailed under new lawPublished5 hours agoHong Kong passes tough security law fought by protesters for yearsPublished7 hours agoFeaturesWhat is Hong Kong’s tough new security law?Trump needs a $464m bond in six days. 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![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityCultureMeghan Markle: ‘We’ve forgotten our humanity’ on social mediaPublished7 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, WATCH: “The bulk of the bullying and abuse I was experiencing… was when I was pregnant”By Leisha Chi-SantorelliBBC News CultureThe Duchess of Sussex has criticised the “seemingly endless toxicity” of social media, revealing she was targeted with “bullying and abuse” while pregnant with Archie and Lilibet.Meghan was the keynote speaker on a high-profile panel marking International Women’s Day at the annual SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.She said she now keeps her distance from such comments for her wellbeing.Prince Harry was in the front row of the audience watching the event. Meghan said people have “forgotten our humanity” in certain parts of the media and digital sphere.”The bulk of the bullying and abuse that I was experiencing on social media and online was when I was pregnant with Archie and with Lili”, she explained.”You just think about that and really wrap your head around why people would be so hateful – it is not catty, it is cruel.”The event was titled Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On And Off The Screen.The 42-year-old former Suits actress also discussed issues ranging from the importance of diverse representation to portrayals of motherhood in film and entertainment.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Panellists from left to right: Journalist Errin Haines, Meghan, former news anchor Katie Couric, actress Brooke Shields and sociologist Nancy Wang YuenMeghan said she found it “disturbing” that women were “spewing” hatred at each other online, adding: “I cannot make sense of that.””If you’re reading something terrible about a woman, why are you sharing it with your friends?” she asked. “If it was your friend, or your mum or your daughter, you wouldn’t do it.”I think that is the piece that is so lost right now (with) what is happening in the digital space and in certain sections of the media – we have forgotten about our humanity and that has got to change.”At fellow panellist Katie Couric’s urging, Meghan also re-shared how a letter she sent aged 11 to consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble led to a sexist advert promoting dishwashing liquid being changed.Meghan said that experience showed her the power of speaking up and advocacy. “Your voice is not small, it just needs to be heard,” she told a live audience.Actress Brooke Shields, also on the panel. joked: “This is one of the ways we’re different, when I was 11 I was playing a prostitute,” referring to her background as a child actor and role in 1978 film Pretty Baby.Rare appearancesThe SXSW keynote panel event was also simultaneously streamed on YouTube, with most of the comments about Meghan being overwhelmingly positive.The Duke of Sussex and Meghan have come under heavy criticism, particularly in the UK tabloid press, after they stepped back from the Royal Family. Scrutiny of the couple intensified following a revealing interview on Oprah and a Netflix documentary.The couple’s public appearances have been less frequent since they moved to California and set up the Archewell Foundation. Meghan was last in England in September 2022.Image source, ReutersImage caption, Prince Harry in the audience at the eventThere has been significant online speculation about a possible return to the UK to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Invictus Games – set up in 2014 by Prince Harry.Meghan’s latest appearance comes during a difficult period for the Royal Family as the King undergoes cancer treatment and the Princess of Wales recovers from abdominal surgery in the UK.They have been put further under the microscope by the appearance of Kate Middleton’s maternal uncle, Gary Goldsmith on Celebrity Big Brother.Goldsmith has criticised Meghan on the ITV reality show and reportedly claimed that Prince William has offered an olive branch to his brother.On Friday evening, he became the first housemate evicted from Celebrity Big Brother on ITV.Speaking after his eviction, Goldsmith backed the one-time Dragons’ Den contestant Levi Roots to win, adding that his niece would “100%” support his choice.”[Roots] is somebody who puts other people first and that’s our Kate,” he said.Earlier, Prince Harry’s memoir Spare was shortlisted for the British Book Awards in two categories.Related TopicsSocial mediaMeghan, Duchess of SussexMore on this storyWhy did Harry and Meghan leave the Royal Family?Published28 FebruaryKing’s cancer may bring family closer, says HarryPublished16 FebruaryBob Marley fans Harry and Meghan attend film launchPublished24 JanuaryProfile: Duchess of SussexPublished6 June 2021Top StoriesGaza aid ship expected to set sail from CyprusPublished55 minutes agoFertility clinic licence suspended over concernsPublished6 hours agoFaisal Islam: The Budget was more radical than it lookedPublished6 hours agoFeaturesThe Papers: ‘Camilla to the rescue’ and ‘Budget falls flat’On patrol with the anti-social behaviour squadFF7 actress’s nervous wait for fan reactionsDid State of the Union change how voters see Biden?Why mass abductions have returned to haunt NigeriaWest Bank violence: ‘My child’s destiny was to get killed’Singing, sculpture and a sprint: Photos of the weekWhy does International Women’s Day matter?Weekly quiz: Which billionaire hired Rihanna to celebrate a wedding?Elsewhere on the BBCSeven times cruises have caused commotionFrom the largest ship to disasters on deck…AttributioniPlayerThe mystery of a devastating helicopter crash…A weekend away for those leading the intelligence war in Northern Ireland turns to disasterAttributioniPlayerThe untold story of the first moon landingIt was a journey that changed the way we think about our place in the universeAttributioniPlayerParkinson meets the greatest names in entertainmentHe’s joined by guests Michael Palin, Kate Adie and Ricky GervaisAttributioniPlayerMost Read1’Camilla to the rescue’ and ‘Budget falls flat’2I was cyberbullied while pregnant, says Meghan3Destructive Joshua knocks out Ngannou in second roundAttributionSport4University of Cambridge painting damaged by group5The Brit up for three visual effects Oscars6Fertility clinic licence suspended over concerns7New ‘national stadium’ task force unveiled8Police investigate ‘care of dead’ at funeral homes9Boy, 11, found driving BMW towing caravan on M110Five killed in Gaza aid drop parachute failure – reports](https://newsinsightplus.com/wp-content/uploads/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/849B/production/_132874933_gettyimages-2061693905.jpg)
