Ria Chatterjee

1 week ago | channel4.com | Ria Chatterjee

The Prime Minister will be unable to deliver on his promise to cut crime if he doesn’t invest in more officers – that’s the warning from six of the country’s most senior police chiefs. In an article for the Times newspaper, the Chief Constables of forces including Greater Manchester and the West Midlands Police say that increasing public demand, and the emergency release of prisoners, mean that police need more money and staff.

1 week ago | channel4.com | Ria Chatterjee

It had all the pomp and pageantry you’d expect from a state opening of parliament. There was the King, Black Rod and red ermine. And even the prime minister was familiar. It had all the pomp and pageantry you’d expect from a state opening of parliament. Presiding at the start of a new term in Canada’s parliament, the King said the new government would protect the country’s sovereignty.

2 weeks ago | channel4.com | Ria Chatterjee

It’s perhaps not surprising that a Belfast band named after a brutal paramilitary punishment isn’t averse to controversy. But the terror charge against Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh for allegedly waving a Hezbollah flag, brought calls for them to be kicked off the Glastonbury bill this year. And before their headline appearance at a south London festival tonight, they dropped a new track, accompanied by a barbed attack on a famous critic.

2 weeks ago | channel4.com | Ria Chatterjee

Rap trio Kneecap have announced a surprise performance in London hours after one of their members was charged with a terror offence. The Metropolitan Police said yesterday that Liam O’Hanna, who performs as Mo Chara, had been charged over the alleged display of a flag in support of Hezbollah.

3 weeks ago | channel4.com | Ria Chatterjee

The House of Commons has had another chance to debate the private member’s bill that would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales with six months left to live – to seek help to end their own life. But MPs only had time to vote on two amendments to the Assisted Dying Bill. One of them means that medical staff will be allowed to opt out of helping patients die. That lack of time has reignited the debate about whether the bill has faced sufficient scrutiny.