that someone was iain packer. police would speak to iain| packer.packer. police would speak to iain packer six times between 2005 and 2007. the evidence against him, these officers say, was undeniable. iain packer admitted to taking women into the woods for six. he admitted to taking emma there. he even directed the police to the crime scene and various women identified iain packer as a violent rapist who had attacked emma in the months prior to her death. yet senior officers repeatedly dismissed him as a suspect. find officers repeatedly dismissed him as a susect. �* ., ., ., a suspect. and i am told that point, dave , a suspect. and i am told that point, davey. when _ a suspect. and i am told that point, davey. when you — a suspect. and i am told that point, davey, when you get _ a suspect. and i am told that point, davey, when you get iain _ a suspect. and i am told that point, davey, when you get iain packer - a suspect. and i am told that point, | davey, when you get iain packer and bring him in, it doesn't matter what he tells you. doesn't matt

they betrayed their duty to protect life, they sabotaged the case against iain packer— they sabotagedir hands _ packer and they have blood on their hands and _ packer and they have blood on their hands and must now, those individuals are responsible, face justice — our scotland correspondent lorna gordonjoins us now. lorna, what happens next? angela constance in _ lorna, what happens next? angela constance in her _ lorna, what happens next? angela constance in her statement - lorna, what happens next? angela constance in her statement said i lorna, what happens next? angelal constance in her statement said the terms of reference for this public inquiry will now be decided. the questions when it seems it may look at our primarily to do with that early investigation, but not exclusively to do without. but perhaps he might look at questions like why, what's the police knew that iain packer was a violent user of prostitutes, he had interactions with emma caldwell, they knew he took emma caldwell and other sex workers to the woods, where her body was found. why he was only ever interviewed

her killer was iain packer. a quarter of a century he carried out a campaign of sexual violence against women. now emma's mother wants to know why one of britain's worst sex offenders remained free for so long. margaret believes that officers systematically sabotaged an investigation into packer for a decade, and have blood on their hands. margaret caldwell now wants a public inquiry. i've gone this far, i'm going on. ijust want the truth, i want the truth to come out. scotland's first minister has said a judge—led inquiry is being considered, given the systematic failings in the case. i'm looking forward to hearing directly from margaret caldwell, and then, of course, rightly, as you'd understand, we'd update parliament in terms of any next steps that we choose to take forward. by 2007, police had identified iain packer as a sexually violent user of prostitutes. but four turkish men were charged with emma caldwell�*s murder. those charges were later dropped. in 2015, packer was exposed by a newspaper and a bbc

her killer was iain packer. century he carried out a campaign of sexual violence against women. now emma's mother wants to know why one of britain's worst sex offenders remained free for so long. margaret believes that officers systematically sabotaged an investigation into packer for a decade, and have blood on their hands. margaret caldwell now wants a public inquiry. i've gone this far, i'm going on. ijust want the truth, i want the truth to come out. scotland's first minister has said a judge—led inquiry is being considered, given the systematic failings in the case. i'm looking forward to hearing directly from margaret caldwell, and then, of course, rightly, as you'd understand, we'd update parliament in terms of any next steps that we choose to take forward. by 2007, police had identified iain packer as a sexually violent user of prostitutes. but four turkish men were charged with emma caldwell�*s murder. those charges were later dropped. in 2015, packer was exposed by a newspaper and a bbc documentary. th

emma caldwell�*s body was found in woodland close to glasgow in 2005, but only last week, iain packerr free to rape and assault more than 20 women. 0ur scotland correspondent steven godden reports. for almost two decades, margaret caldwell has sought answers for her daughter. today, she met scotland's first minister to ask face—to—face for a public inquiry for emma and the other women who suffered at the hands of her killer. emma had a voice, and these other women, perhaps there's no—one. emma caldwell was working as a prostitute in 2005 when she was strangled and dumped in remote woodland. how could anyone do this? by 2007, police knew iain parker was sexually violent and had previously taken emma to the spot her body was found, but senior officers disregarded that evidence, wrongly pursuing four turkish suspects. parker continued to attack women. it was years before he was finally confronted. did you kill emma? no, i never. last week, packer was jailed for life for murdering emma caldwell and attacking 21 other women. both institutions of the crown office and the police must answer

iain packer was jailed for life last month for the murder of emma in 2005. cuts to local services and a 21% rise in its rate of council tax. the largest local authority in europe declared itself effectively bankrupt last year and is now trying to make £300 million worth of savings. libraries, parks and cultural projects may be affected. councils will be told to reduce spending on consultants and diversity schemes when chancellorjeremy hunt delivers his budget tomorrow. council leaders have long been warning they are struggling to balance their books, amid financial pressures. the local government association said most councils spent little on things like diversity schemes. you're live with bbc news. a vulnerable girl being held in a young offenders institution in yorkshire was restrained and had her clothes removed by an all—male team of prison officers, twice. the details emerged in a highly critical report of wetherby young offenders institution, which houses some of the uk's most complex child offenders. the girl, aged between 15 and 18, was undressed to

her killer was iain packer.or a quarter of a century he carried out a campaign of sexual violence against women. now emma's mother wants to know why one of britain's worst sex offenders remain free for so long. margaret believes that officers systematically sabotaged an investigation into packer for a decade, and have blood on their hands. margaret caldwell now wants a public inquiry. i've gone this far, i'm going on. ijust want the truth, i want the truth to come out. scotland's first minister says a judge led inquiry is being considered, given the systematic failings in the case. i'm looking forward to hearing directly from margaret caldwell, and then, of course, rightly, as you'd understand, we'd update parliament in terms of any next steps that we choose to take forward. by 2007, police had identified iain packer as a sexually violent user of prostitutes. but four turkish men were charged with emma caldwell�*s murder. those charges were later dropped. in 2015, packer was exposed by a newspaper and a bbc docu

caldwell�*s body was found in woodland, close to glasgow, in 2005, but the man who killed her — iain packeral offences — was onlyjailed for life last week. our scotland correspondent steven godden reports. for almost two decades, margaret caldwell has sought answers for her daughter. today she met scotland's first minister to ask face to face for a public inquiry for emma and the other women who suffered at the hands of her killer. emma had a voice. and these other women, perhaps there is no one. emma caldwell was working as a prostitute in 2005 when she was strangled and dumped in remote woodland. how could anyone do this? by 2007, police knew iain parker was sexually violent and had previously taken emma to the spot her body was found, but senior officers disregarded that evidence, wrongly pursuing four turkish suspects. parker continued to attack women. it was years before he was finally confronted. did you kill emma? no, i never. last week, packer was jailed for life for murdering emma caldwell and attacking 21 other women. both institutions of the crown office and the police must answe

a series of police blunders meant her killer iain packer was only convicted of emma s murder last weekhin the police of �*misogyny and corruption'. the first minister has "promised that he will give primary consideration" to the call from emma caldwell�*s family for a statutory public inquiry into the investigation of her killer, the family's lawyer has said. this is the statement that was made following the meeting by the caldwell family lawyer, aamer anwar. margaret caldwell wishes to thank the first minister under thejustice secretary for meeting her today. they treated her the title compassion and empathy and she hopes they will deliver on the many promises they made today. the first minister promised he would give primary consideration to the family's demands for a statutory public inquiry, and thejustice secretary promised she will update parliament within days on their decision. since the murder of emma in 2005, many in the police will argue things have changed significantly. you do not accept this. in 2023, sir ian livingstone, whilst chief constable of police scotland, spoke o

family held a meeting with the mr yousaf and justice secretary angela constance — just days after iain packer police blunders meant packer was only convicted of emma's murder last week. (read 0n) this is the statement that was made following the meeting by the caldwell family lawyer aamer anwar. margaret caldwell wishes to thank the first minister and thejustice secretary for meeting her today. they treated her with total compassion and empathy, and she hopes they will deliver on the many promises they made today. the first minister promised that he will give primary consideration to the family's demands for a statutory public inquiry. and thejustice secretary, angela constance, promised she will update parliament within days on their decision. since the murder of emma in 2005, many in the police will argue things things have changed significantly. we do not accept this. in 2023, sir ian livingstone, whilst chief constable of police scotland, spoke of the misogyny within the police service. we know that evidence exists, that the abduction, rape and murder of emma caldwell and the subsequent r

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emma's killer, iain packer, was jailed for life last week after being found guilty of strangling theo post office branch managers who were affected by the horizon it scandal. more than 4,000 people have been told they are eligible for compensation, but the process has been criticised by campaigners for being too slow. the prime minister's proposed rwanda bill has been defeated ten times in the house of lords. the legislation would deem rwanda a safe country to send asylum seekers to, but the latest voting has effectively derailed that by saying courts could question whether the country is safe. three crew members have been killed in a houthi missile strike on a cargo ship off southern yemen. it is the first deadly attack since the group began targeting international shipping last november. the houthis say their actions are in support of palestinians in the war between israel and hamas in gaza. our correspondent aruna iyengar has more. houthi attacks in the red sea have now turned deadly. yesterday, a missile strike by the group on a liberian owned cargo ship resulted in three crew me