A forensic team searches a street in London after a robbery Dan Kitwood/Getty
FLASHY TV shows, true-crime podcasts and a growing interest in cracking cold cases might have you believing that forensic science has all the answers when it comes to solving difficult crimes. But quietly, a crisis has been emerging in the UK, and we are now starting to see the consequences – among them, 10,000 criminal cases currently under review after alleged data manipulation at a forensics laboratory in Manchester. Many forensics labs across the country are failing to demonstrate they meet certain quality standards. And one…
Article amended on 9 May 2018
We corrected what kind of evidence Angela Gallop believes is required
