News Headlines - 15 January 2018
▽London's January air quality 'best in 10 years' - BBC News
London's air quality is within legal limits in mid-January for the first time in 10 years, City Hall has said.
The capital breached limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) by 6 January every year for the last decade, Mayor Sadiq Khan said.
So far this year, London's NO2 has not exceeded limits - although it is likely to later this month, Mr Khan admitted.
▽London's crime is out of control – and it's strategy, not police cuts, that are to blame
For the first time in the 18 years I have lived in London, I feel scared to walk home. My borough, Islington, is now the second worst affected by moped crime in the city.
More than 24,000 attempts were made to access pornographic websites in the Houses of Parliament since the general election, according to official data.
The figure of 24,473 attempts represents around 160 requests per day on average from computers and other devices connected to the parliamentary network - which is used by MPs, peers and staff - between June and October last year.
▽London rape trial collapses after phone images undermine case | The Guardian
A rape trial has collapsed after the Crown Prosecution Service offered no evidence when it emerged that images from the defendant’s phone of him in bed with his alleged victim had not been disclosed.
The failure of the case at Snaresbrook crown court, east London, is the latest example of crucial digital evidence contained on a mobile either not being found or not being handed over to defence solicitors.
▽Rape victims’ clothing goes on display in Belgium to show it’s not about what you wear | Metro News
Clothing worn by victims of rape at the time they were attacked has gone on display at an exhibition in Brussels... The clothing was loaned by the victim support group CAW East Brabant and includes tracksuite bottoms, pyjamas and dresses.
