Those suspended were one female nurse, six detention custody officers, and two managers, who were all male. Five other members of staff have also been placed on restrictive duties, the BBC understands. A former G4S officer, who now works for the Home Office, has also been suspended. Image caption Brook House is operated privately by G4S on behalf of the Home Office But the chairwoman of the all party parliamentary group on refugees said the contract “should be suspended and reviewed”. Labour MP Thangam Debbonaire told World at One: “These are people who are not criminals, they are being detained. […]

“Many thanks to everyone who helped with our appeal to find him.” Skip Twitter post by @MrsCCforDD #Missing Clarke's last known whereabouts was Manchester City Centre at 6am. If you see him please get in touch pic.twitter.com/0htiX72lyQ — Carrie Carlisle (@MrsCCforDD) September 15, 2017 Report End of Twitter post by @MrsCCforDD The 37-year-old, who remarried earlier this year, played for teams including Burnley, Queens Park Rangers and Leeds United and was also chairman of the Professional Footballers’ Association. His wife, who is six months pregnant, also tweeted a message saying her husband had been found thanks to people who had […]

‘Unjustified intrusion’ Long-lens images of Catherine sunbathing on a terrace were published on the front and inside pages of the Closer publication – which is separate to the UK’s Closer magazine – in 2012. Presiding judge Florence Lasserre-Jeannin also instructed regional newspaper La Provence, which printed images of the duchess in her swimwear, to pay 3,000 euros in damages during the hearing at the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Nanterre. A statement from Kensington Palace said: “This incident was a serious breach of privacy, and their Royal Highnesses felt it essential to pursue all legal remedies. “They wished to make […]

It is an “obvious step” for chefs to use gin, he says, adding it can enhance flavours in foods. “By choosing gins with the appropriate botanical additions you can add complex combinations,” he says. Gin’s trendy reputation is now a far cry from the spirit’s age-old nickname as “Mother’s ruin” – a favourite vice drink of the poor, and thought to bring on a miscarriage if consumed while in a hot bath. Supermarkets are confident people will tuck into gin-flavoured food as gin’s rise continues. Why is the price of butter going up? The English wine makers taking on the […]