Nottingham attacks: series of errors led to Valdo Calocane being discharged, review finds

CQC finds risk he presented to public was ‘not managed well’ before he killed three people in Nottingham last year

A “series of errors and misjudgments” in Valdo Calocane’s mental health care led to him being discharged, despite repeatedly not taking medication and showing signs of aggression, months before he killed three people in Nottingham, a report says.

A review by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of the treatment that Calocane received from Nottinghamshire healthcare NHS foundation trust over two years between May 2020 and September 2022 found that “the risk he presented to the public was not managed well”.

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Families vow to step up fight for answers on anniversary of Nottingham killings

Relatives of Grace O’Malley-Kumar, Barnaby Webber and Ian Coates instruct legal team to investigate police and health trust

The families of the victims of the Nottingham attacks have vowed to take their fight for accountability “to the next level” on the one-year anniversary of the killings.

In a joint statement, the families of Grace O’Malley-Kumar, Barnaby Webber and Ian Coates, who were killed by Valdo Calocane in the early hours of 13 June last year, said they had instructed a legal team to help them “leave no stone unturned on our quest for answers”.

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Leicestershire police refer themselves to IOPC over Valdo Calocane ‘assaults’

Move comes after it emerged that Calocane was accused of attacking two colleagues weeks before he killed three people in Nottingham

Leicestershire police have referred themselves to an independent watchdog over how they handled investigations into alleged assaults committed by Valdo Calocane weeks before he killed three people in Nottingham.

The force is being assessed by the Independent Office for Police Conduct to establish if any further action is required. The alleged incidents happened in May 2023, an IOPC spokesperson said.

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Charity criticises ‘crazy’ rules for flood defence funding in England and Wales

The National Flood Forum says flooded communities face future misery if they can’t make a business case for help

People affected by this month’s floods will face the same problems in future because their communities cannot access government support, campaigners have warned.

Small towns and villages affected by floods in England and Wales can ask for flood defences and mitigation through their council or the Environment Agency (EA), but are being turned down because they cannot make a business case, according to the National Flood Forum.

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Danger to life warnings issued for Retford as Storm Babet flood waters rise

Major cleanup operations get under way in worst-hit areas after storm that left four people dead

Fresh danger-to-life flood warnings have been issued as water levels continued to rise in the wake of Storm Babet, while cleanup operations got under way in some of the worst-hit areas.

All weather warnings triggered by the storm had expired on Sunday morning, with drier and brighter weather forecast, but flooding was expected to last for days and two severe flood warnings, signalling danger to life, were later issued for Retford in Nottinghamshire.

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Online daters warned of fraudsters posting fake celebrity profiles

Police say romance fraud has ‘soared’ but true extent unknown as many victims do not come forward

Police have warned online daters of the risks of fake celebrity profiles after a woman lost about £5,000 to a romance fraudster posing as TV chef James Martin.

Nottinghamshire police said the scam is part of a trend where fraudsters pose as celebrities on dating profiles to lure fans.

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