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• Louisiana man wrongly convicted of rape released after 29 years in prison

  08-05-2023 23:49
  
  Patrick Brown, 49, was sentenced to life without parole after being accused of raping his young stepdaughter in December 1994A Louisiana man who served 29 years for a crime he did not commit has been released from prison after it was revealed in court that the victim had told the prosecutors in New Orleans for over two decades that the man was innocent, but she was repeatedly ignored.Patrick Brown, 49, was sentenced to life without parole in December 1994 after he was accused of raping his six-y
  
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• Met police ‘regrets’ arrest of anti-monarchy protesters at coronation

  08-05-2023 23:01
  
  Head of Republic campaign group calls for inquiry into officers’ conduct after those arrested later released without chargeThe Metropolitan police has defended the arrest of anti-monarchy protesters during the coronation despite announcing that no charges will be brought against them.The force said it expressed “regret” that six demonstrators from the Republic campaign group were arrested on Saturday. Continue reading...
  
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• Met police ‘regret’ arrest of anti-monarchy protesters at coronation

  08-05-2023 23:01
  
  Head of Republic campaign group calls for inquiry into officers’ conduct after those arrested later released without chargeThe Metropolitan police have defended the arrest of anti-monarchy protesters during the coronation despite announcing that no charges will be brought against them.The force said it expressed “regret” that six demonstrators from the Republic campaign group were arrested on Saturday. Continue reading...
  
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• Met police defends arrest of coronation protesters released without charge

  08-05-2023 23:01
  
  Force says however that it ‘regrets’ action on Saturday as head of Republic campaign group calls for inquiry into officers’ conductThe Metropolitan police has defended the arrest of anti-monarchy protesters during the coronation despite announcing that no charges will be brought against them.The force said it expressed “regret” that six demonstrators from the Republic campaign group were arrested on Saturday. Continue reading...
  
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• Anti-monarchy protesters at coronation are told police not taking further action

  08-05-2023 20:59
  
  Head of Republic wants inquiry into Met’s treatment of campaigners and claims the group was lied toAnti-monarchy protesters who were arrested during the coronation on Saturday have been told that police will not be taking any further action, a leading activist has said.Graham Smith, the head of the group Republic, said it was considering legal action and had demanded an inquiry into the conduct of the Metropolitan police. Continue reading...
  
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• Former minister urges UK to back international anti-corruption court

  08-05-2023 17:17
  
  Lord Hain is seeking amendments to economic crime bill requiring ministers to back establishment of new courtThe UK government should back the establishment of an international anti-corruption court to prosecute corrupt leaders of countries unwilling or unable to enforce their own anti-kleptocracy laws, according to Lord Hain, the former Foreign Office minister.With cross-party support, Hain will propose that the time has come for Britain to throw its weight behind the growing global momentum fo
  
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• Labour urged to say whether it would scrap new anti-protest laws

  08-05-2023 15:37
  
  Lib Dems, SNP and Greens pile on pressure as two shadow ministers refuse to commit to repealing Public Order ActLabour is under pressure to say whether it would repeal new anti-protest laws, after calls from all the main Westminster opposition parties and concerns expressed privately by some Labour MPs.Restrictions on the right to protest are in the spotlight after much-criticised arrests by the Metropolitan police of republican campaigners before Saturday’s coronation of King Charles. Con
  
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• EU lawyers say plan to scan private messages for child abuse may be unlawful

  08-05-2023 14:50
  
  Under proposed ‘chat controls’ regulation, any encrypted service provider could be forced to screen for ‘identifiers’An EU plan under which all WhatsApp, iMessage and Snapchat accounts could be screened for child abuse content has hit a significant obstacle after internal legal advice said it would probably be annulled by the courts for breaching users’ fundamental rights.Under the proposed “chat controls” regulation, any encrypted service provider could
  
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• Arrests of coronation protesters were ‘premeditated’, says Republic chief

  08-05-2023 11:57
  
  Police criticised after arrests included women’s safety campaigners handing out rape alarmsThe arrests of anti-monarchy protesters during the coronation was a premeditated attempt to “disrupt and diminish” their republican demonstration, a leading activist has said.Graham Smith, the head of the group Republic, said the Metropolitan police’s decision to break up Saturday’s planned protest before it began trampled over their rights, adding the group had been in conver
  
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• Iran hangs two men for blasphemy as executions rise amid unrest

  08-05-2023 11:34
  
  Deaths take number of prisoners executed to at least 203since start of this year, says human rights groupIran has hanged two men convicted of blasphemy, according to authorities, carrying out rare death sentences for the crime as the number of executions soars across the Islamic Republic after months of unrest.The country remains one of the world’s top executioners, having put to death at least 203 prisoners so far this year, according to the Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights. But executi
  
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• Scotland’s pioneering custody units for women left half-empty

  08-05-2023 10:45
  
  Call for urgent review after costly state-of-the-art units less than half fullsix months after openingScotland’s pioneering community custody units – hailed as a UK first in supporting female inmates – have been left half-empty more than six months after they were opened, the Guardian can reveal.Campaigners have been left frustrated by the costly, state-of-the-art units not being filled to capacity after opening last year as part of the Scottish Prison Service’s trauma-in
  
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• Raab’s Bill of Rights Bill for final chop

  08-05-2023 08:50 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  New lord chancellor expected to drop his predecessor's flagship reform proposals.
  
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• WhatsApp could disappear from UK over privacy concerns, ministers told

  08-05-2023 08:00
  
  ‘Intentional ambiguity’ over end-to-end encryption in online safety bill could lead to messaging app being withdrawnThe UK government risks sleepwalking into a confrontation with WhatsApp that could lead to the messaging app disappearing from Britain, ministers have been warned, with options for an amicable resolution fast running out.At the centre of the row is the online safety bill, a vast piece of legislation that will touch on almost every aspect of online life in Britain. More
  
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• News focus: Solicitor-apprenticeships breathe new life into the City

  08-05-2023 02:01 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Solicitor-apprenticeships are catching on fast at leading firms in the City and elsewhere, as antiquated attitudes to training and hierarchies wither. A quiet revolution is under way.
  
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