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Call for Government to show ‘more ambition’ in tackling low rape prosecutions

Police forces in England and Wales recorded the highest number of rapes and sexual offences in a 12-month period in the year to September.

The Independent UK

Put ‘rape teams’ on all police forces in England and Wales, say MPs

Rollout of specialist units among reforms proposed in select committee report on low prosecution rate

The Guardian - UK

MPs urge police forces in England and Wales to have specialist rape investigators

Expansion of specialist teams proposed in report, along with independent legal advice for complainants

The Guardian - UK

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Chicago Public Schools asked to repay $87 million it got from ‘coding error’; state funds were due to other Illinois districts

CHICAGO — The state of Illinois will distribute $87.5 million to hundreds of school districts that were underpaid because of a “coding error” — while seeking repayment from Chicago Public Schools, which mistakenly got the funds.

Chicago Tribune

Gangster brothers win appeal on technicality after paperwork blunder

The Crown Prosecution Service made an error with its paperwork against the Shirley brothers

Manchester Evening News

Mum's nightmare after paedophile tried to attack her daughters

Luke McHugh broke into the home of two little girls in Knowsley last year so he could sexually assault them

Liverpool Echo

Gangster brothers win appeal on technicality because CPS got paperwork wrong

James and Ross Shirley were able to get a Serious Crime Prevention Order overturned on a technicality

Liverpool Echo

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Judge grants temporary restraining order against CPS for 6 teachers who sued over vaccine mandate

In a temporary restraining order, Judge Raylene Grischow ruled CPS can’t take any action against the teacher’s employment for not complying with the district’s vaccination or testing requirement.

Chicago Sun-Times

6 Chicago teachers who sued CPS over its vaccine mandate win legal victory

CHICAGO — An Illinois judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday that prevents Chicago Public Schools from taking employment action against six teachers for refusing to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or undergo weekly testing.

Chicago Tribune

After years of futility, newest City Council member wants to deliver high school to Near South Side

“Applying to a selective enrollment school is sometimes harder than getting into college,” Ald. Nicole Lee told the Sun-Times. “And we need better quality options ... if you don’t happen to get that perfect score or score high enough.”

Chicago Sun-Times

LSC candidate slates nearly filled as CPS gears up for elections

For the first time, kids in sixth through eighth grades are eligible to serve on 420 elementary school councils, and 759 students that age have submitted applications to run.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man raped sleeping woman then claimed 'I never touched her'

DNA evidence undid Daniel McDonough's lies after he raped a woman nearly half his age

Liverpool Echo

Andhra Pradesh: Teachers’ body flays delay in repeal of CPS

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The Hindu

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

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Evening Standard

David Smith: British embassy guard ‘leaked identities and activities of UK agents to Russian general’

Smith, 57, was extradited from Germany on Wednesday charged with nine offences under the Official Secrets Act

The Independent UK

Government and CPS face legal action over ‘racist’ joint enterprise law

A number of studies indicate that the controversial legislation targets young Black men

The Guardian - UK

Liberty threatens to sue government over ‘racist’ joint enterprise law

Human rights group argues law unfairly attaches gang motives to black and minority-ethnic young men

Asharq Al-Awsat

British Worker at UK Embassy in Berlin Charged with Russian Spying Offenses

A British man who worked in the British embassy in Berlin has been charged with offenses under the Official Secrets Act related to passing on information useful to Russia, London police said. David Ballantyne Smith, 57, who was living in Potsdam, Germany and was employed as a security guard at…

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British worker at UK embassy in Berlin charged with Russian spying offences

A British man who worked in the British embassy in Berlin has been charged with offences under the Official Secrets Act related to passing on information useful to Russia, London police said.

Daily Mirror

Couple fined £2,000 for hosting baby shower 16 days before lockdown restrictions eased

Student Assis Filipe told Westminster Magistrates' Court that he and his partner misunderstood the Covid relaxation rules and thought restrictions had ended when they held the gathering on May 1, 2021

Evening Standard

Michael Pym-Nixson: Man who stockpiled explosive substances at Kingston home jailed for three years

When a paramedic asked to see the firework he claimed to have been hurt by, he replied: ‘You don’t need to see that’

Chicago Sun-Times

Afternoon Edition: April 5, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

The Independent UK

Parents arrested after eight-year-old dies weighing 38 pounds

Police reports state Navin Jones was ‘extremely malnourished with skeletal appearance’

Chicago Sun-Times

Racist dating video at Lincoln Park H.S. sparks difficult conversations among CPS students

“A huge misconception that a lot of kids have is that racism is just a joke,” said Alexa Avellaneda, a junior at Lincoln Park. “It’s not a joke. It’s bigotry. And it can really harm someone’s mental health.”

The Independent UK

Young couple facing cost of living crisis fined £2,000 for baby shower days before Covid laws changed

Judge agrees to lower monthly repayment amount - but ‘not so you can still watch Sky Sports or anything’

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