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• Wagner Group fighters accused of murdering civilians in Ukraine

  25-05-2022 15:36
  
  Belarusian private soldiers are first international mercenaries to face war crimes charges since invasion beganRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesTwo alleged Wagner Group fighters from Belarus have been accused of murdering civilians near Kyiv, making them the first international mercenaries to face war crimes charges in Ukraine.Ukrainian prosecutors late on Tuesday released the names and photographs of eight men wanted for alleged war crimes – including murder and torture – in the vi
  
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• Alleged Wagner Group fighters accused of murdering civilians in Ukraine

  25-05-2022 15:36
  
  Belarusian pair are first international mercenaries to face war crimes charges since invasion beganRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesTwo alleged Wagner Group fighters from Belarus have been accused of murdering civilians near Kyiv, making them the first international mercenaries to face war crimes charges in Ukraine.Ukrainian prosecutors late on Tuesday released the names and photographs of eight men wanted for alleged war crimes – including murder and torture – in the village of Mot
  
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• Almost 4,000 fined for breaking mask rules on London transport

  25-05-2022 14:58
  
  TfL prevented 7,283 people from travelling during 11 months of coronavirus restrictions on networkAlmost 4,000 people were issued with fixed-penalty notices (FPNs) for not wearing a face covering on public transport in London when it was compulsory to do so, and thousands more were prevented from travelling or told to leave the capital’s network, official figures show.Mandatory wearing of masks on Transport for London (TfL) services was put in place to help stop the spread of Covid-19. Fac
  
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• Vomiting and partying until 4am: Sue Gray delivers damning verdict on Boris Johnson’s No 10

  25-05-2022 14:21
  
  PM issues partial apology for boozy culture including wine spilled over walls and drunken staff told to leave by back entranceSue Gray report published – live updatesSue Gray has issued a damning verdict on the party culture in Boris Johnson’s Downing Street, in a 37-page report that includes nine photographs and names a string of senior civil servants.Gray sets out in embarrassing detail how each event unfolded, including a leaving party on 18 June 2020 at which “one individua
  
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• Plans to put victims back at the centre of justice system published - GOV.UK

  25-05-2022 10:53
  
  Plans to put victims back at the centre of justice system published  GOV.UK
  
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• Médecins Sans Frontières condemned for ‘profiting from exploitative images’

  25-05-2022 10:30
  
  Medical charity criticised for selling fundraising images amid row over ‘unethical’ photos from DRC identifying child rape survivor Doctors, photographers, human rights activists and academics have written to Médecins Sans Frontières to raise concerns that the medical charity is exploiting the trauma of vulnerable patients to promote its work.In an open letter to the international president and MSF board, almost 50 signatories, who include current and former staff, alle
  
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• How two Goldman prize winners won landmark rulings in Dutch courts

  25-05-2022 09:30
  
  Marjan Minnesma’s legal fight forced the Dutch government to cut emissions, while Chima Williams took on Royal Dutch ShellThe road to a landmark legal victory compelling the Dutch government to take climate action began a decade ago when the 2022 Goldman prize winner Marjan Minnesma received an official letter saying the government did not want to be a frontrunner in tackling the climate crisis.At the time the Netherlands was one of the world’s worst greenhouse emitters and had a dis
  
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• Civil rights group launches to advance justice & equity for Black people in Britain - UK Fundraising

  25-05-2022 09:04
  
  Civil rights group launches to advance justice & equity for Black people in Britain  UK Fundraising
  
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• New affirmative consent campaign tackles issue head-on, experts say

  25-05-2022 09:00
  
  ‘Make No Doubt’ videos aim to provide young people with tools to give and ask for consent, launched one week before NSW law changeFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingParty pashes, drunken encounters and booty-call texts – these are some of the scenarios featured in a campaign being rolled out on social media before new affirmative sexual consent laws coming into effect in New South Wales next week.It is
  
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• Ministry of Justice buys £111m office block in City for new Central London tribunal centre - Evening Standard

  25-05-2022 09:00
  
  Ministry of Justice buys £111m office block in City for new Central London tribunal centre  Evening Standard
  
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• Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety - The White House

  25-05-2022 09:00
  
  Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety  The White House
  
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• Dutton’s campaign to sue detractors failed to factor in vagaries of defamation law | Richard Ackland

  25-05-2022 04:22
  
  The Liberal minister may not have liked the rude things people posted about him on Twitter, but in defamation fools rush in where angels fear to treadWith the election outcome now decided, for all practical purposes, we can now happily turn to that other theatre of conflict – the courts. In March last year, around the time he was moving from home affairs to defence, the Liberal party strongman Peter Dutton issued a warning to the citizens.He was going to sue people who posted rude things a
  
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• Six in 10 people in UK believe government ‘ignores rules’

  25-05-2022 01:01
  
  People in the UK and Poland rated their governments worst on matters of trust and legitimacy in an EU-funded studyPeople in the UK are more likely than those in other European countries to say that their government ignores rules, according to a large six-state survey, with ‘Partygate’ probably to blame.The EU-funded study found that 62% of people in the UK think their government ignores rules and procedures, compared with an average of 44% and well above the next highest, Poland (50%
  
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