Jamie Grierson

England

Senior reporter at The Guardian. Formerly PA, Gloucestershire Echo. Shortlisted British Journalism Awards. @cardiffjomec alumni. @FaberAcademy graduate.

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Detective accused of weighing down laptop keys to pretend to work at home

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Jamie Grierson

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Detective accused of weighing down laptop keys to pretend to work at home

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jamie Grierson

A detective is to face a misconduct hearing over allegations she deliberately weighed down the keys on her laptop to give the impression she was working while at home. Avon and Somerset police gave notice of the accelerated misconduct hearing, which will take place on Thursday, in relation to DC Philippa Baskwill.
Trump’s tariffs could hit UK medicine supply, Wes Streeting warns

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jamie Grierson

US tariffs could adversely affect the supply of medicines to the UK, the health secretary has warned. Donald Trump announced a wide range of “reciprocal” tariffs on goods imported into the US from countries across the world including a 10% levy on the UK, as well as 20% on the EU, 34% on China and 46% on Vietnam. It triggered a rout on stock markets worldwide with plunges not seen since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, wiping out trillions of dollars in value.
Chief constable retires after being told of investigation into alleged workplace relationships

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Jamie Grierson

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Police officer will not face charges over e-bike crash that killed Cardiff teenagers

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Jamie Grierson

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Manager at Hinkley Point C accepted a quad bike as a bribe, tribunal hears

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Jamie Grierson

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Chief constable retires after being told of investigation into alleged workplace relationships

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jamie Grierson

The chief constable of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has retired with immediate effect on the same day he was given notice he is under investigation for two alleged workplace relationships. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it had notified Scott Chilton on Monday morning that he was under investigation for potential gross misconduct over a relationship from before he became chief constable and another after taking the force’s top job.
Manager at Hinkley Point C accepted a quad bike as a bribe, tribunal hears

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jamie Grierson

A senior manager at the Hinkley nuclear power plant accepted bribes such as an £11,000 quad bike to funnel extra work to a British engineering firm, an employment tribunal has heard. Ashley Daniels was investigated by Hinkley’s owner, EDF, after he was given gifts such as £2,000 hospitality tickets for a boxing match and a refill for his Montblanc fountain pen, the tribunal in Bristol heard.
Police officer will not face charges over e-bike crash that killed Cardiff teenagers

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jamie Grierson

No charges will be brought against a South Wales police officer who was driving the van that followed Harvey Evans, 15, and Kyrees Sullivan, 16, before they died in an e-bike crash in Cardiff in May 2023, the Crown Prosecution Service said. More details soon …
Over 60 Reform UK candidates in local elections are Tory defectors, study finds

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jamie Grierson

More than 60 of Reform UK’s council candidates standing in this year’s elections are defectors from the Conservative party, according to research from the Labour party. Reform has also selected an ex-Conservative for its candidate in the upcoming Runcorn and Helsby byelection, while the party’s mayoral candidate for Greater Lincolnshire is the former Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns, who lost her parliamentary seat in West Yorkshire last July.