Inquiry into Met failings over Everard murderer

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View online October 06, 2021   1 / Sarah Everard: Inquiry will be wasted opportunity without legal powers to 'get to the truth', government warned A public inquiry into the failures that let Sarah Everard's murderer remain a police officer is a "wasted opportunity" without legal powers to "get to the truth", campaigners have warned.   Priti Patel announced the probe at the Conservative Party conference, saying the public "need answers" over the case and wider issues in policing.   "There will be an inquiry, to give the independent oversight needed to ensure something like this can never happen again," she added.   2 / Boris Johnson denies Britain is in crisis as £6bn benefit cut bites PM will condemn Tory and Labour governments of past decades for 'dither and drift'   3 / Lord Frost accuses French of being 'unreasonable' after threatening to cut UK's energy supply Minister claims UK has been 'generous' in approving fishing licenses   4 / One dead and two injured following stabbings in Tewkesbury Man in his 50s arrested by police and remains in custody   5 / Antisemitic graffiti denying Holocaust found at Auschwitz Vandalism 'an outrageous attack on symbol of one of greatest tragedies in human history' The Big Question     Are we addicted to social media? Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all went dark for more than six hours on Monday evening, leaving their billions of users without a primary form of communication and severely disrupting their online lives.   Perhaps more seriously, the absence of Facebook and the apps, which are both owned by Mark Zuckerberg's Silicon Valley giant, posed serious questions about our relationship to social media in the 21st century.   Are we all now hopelessly addicted? Dr Ramesh Srinivasan of UCLA thinks so and prescribes a regular "digital detox" as the cure. Read the full story >   Watch / Carrie Johnson says husband Boris is 'completely committed' to protecting and extending LGBT rights NUMBER OF THE DAY £17,000 The amount some UK pig producers are currently losing per week as high volumes of cheap EU pork imports are flooding the UK market and undercutting British farmers just as the industry faces an unprecedented labour crisis. QUOTE OF THE DAY "If you do need support, we live in a compassionate, developed country that can afford to help with that. There are few higher callings than to care for another person."   –  Health secretary Sajid Javid during his speech at the Conservative Party conference  Other stories you might like Windrush campaigners 'denied access to Tory conference' Carrie Johnson praises government plans to ban 'conversion therapy' – despite repeated delays Facebook whistleblower says Zuckerberg knows site harms children If you can spare a minute we'd love your feedback on our newsletters.     Join the conversation or follow us Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter. Add us to your safe list of senders.   If you do not want to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter, please unsubscribe.   If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe here.   This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our privacy notice and cookie policy.