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Police watchdog confirms it will investigate Ely crash which killed two teenagers

South Wales Police confirmed it had referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after CCTV footage emerged of a force van following a bike before a fatal crash

Wales Online · May 24, 2023

Elderly Briton dies after being struck by UK royal’s motorcade

Helen Holland, 81, died two weeks after being hit by a motorcycle escorting Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.

Al Jazeera · May 24, 2023

Pensioner hit by Sophie Wessex motorcade dies after being 'thrown 40 feet'

Her son Martin has now announced her death after the incident and told the BBC she fought "for her life for nearly two weeks... but irreversible damage to her brain finally ended the battle".

Daily Record · May 24, 2023

Woman dies after being hit by Duchess of Edinburgh’s police escort

Helen Holland, 81, is reported to have suffered multiple broken bones and internal injuries

Wales Online · May 24, 2023

Grandmother, 81, hit by Duchess of Edinburgh police escort dies

The Duchess is ‘deeply saddened’ by Helen Holland’s death, Buckingham Palace said

Evening Standard · May 24, 2023

Woman dies after she was struck by motorcycle in royal police escort

The incident happened in Earl’s Court on the afternoon of May 10.

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

Ely riot: Everything we know after death of two boys and unanswered questions that remain

South Wales Police Chief Superintendent Martyn Stone said CCTV footage showing an electric bike being followed by a police van had emerged and would 'form part of the investigation'

Wales Online · May 23, 2023

Two Met officers given final warnings for sharing ‘deeply hurtful’ WhatsApp message after Sarah Everard murder

Met probationers were reported by ‘disgusted’ colleagues after sharing inappropriate graphic

Evening Standard · May 23, 2023

Wayne Couzens could have been identified as a sex offender in 2015, report says

Kent police bungling meant Sarah Everard’s murderer was not linked to indecent exposure report in Dover, finds IOPC

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023

Vigil planned for dogs shot dead by Met Police after one million people sign petition

Footage of the incident was posted on social media and showed officers pursuing a man holding the two dogs on a short lead along a canal in Limehouse, east London, before the canines were gunned down

Daily Mirror · May 21, 2023