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Police should focus on ‘streets not tweets’, says Wes Streeting after Graham Linehan arrest

Health secretary criticises Tory policing record after Father Ted co-creator arrested over posts on transgender issues

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying Bill process ‘thorough’ says MP as colleague brands it ‘a mess’

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill returns to the House of Commons this month for further debate.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying Bill once-in-a-lifetime chance for change, says former prosecutor

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill returns to the House of Commons this month for further debate.

Evening Standard

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Assisted dying should be about relieving suffering – ex-judge with Parkinson’s

Sir Nicholas said he did not think a new law should be open to people ‘who aren’t suffering but who happen to have a six-month life expectancy’.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying Bill committee to hear from chief medical officer Chris Whitty

He is one of around 50 witnesses due to appear across three days this week.

Evening Standard

Starmer to study assisted dying Bill and vows no pressure on MPs over vote

Opposition campaigners have raised fears of coercion and a slippery slope to wider legislation taking in more people.

Evening Standard

‘My very death depends on it’: Terminally ill teacher urges MPs to back assisted dying bill

It comes as the Labour MP behind the legislation said she expects assisted dying to be used by just hundreds of people each year

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Grenfell bereaved demand answers over Theresa May’s decision to call public inquiry ahead of police probe

Exclusive: Grenfell Next of Kin claim former prime minister’s decision ‘had massive consequences on our pursuit of our justice’

The Independent UK

Suspects in assisted dying cases wait far too long on prosecution decision, says ex-DPP

Ex-director of public prosecutions in England and Wales says that of 27 cases he considered for potential charges only one met the threshold

The Guardian - UK

No short-term fix to cut court trials backlog, says leading prosecutor

Outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions Max Hill KC says a shortage of barristers and judges is creating problems.

The Independent UK

CPS updates guidance on mercy killings and failed suicide pacts

The new guidelines aim to give prosecutors clearer direction on how to assess the public interest in these morally and legally complex cases.

The Independent UK

Magic Murramarang: the secret is out

Join me as I discover the secluded bays, rugged headlands and sparkling ocean vistas.

The Canberra Times

Met police to stop attending emergency mental health calls

Exclusive: move will come into force on 31 August and will only be waived if a threat to life is feared

The Guardian - UK

Head of Crown Prosecution Service Max Hill KC to step down later this year

His term in the top role began in 2018

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Max Hill KC to step down as head of Crown Prosecution Service

His term in the top role began in 2018.

The Independent UK

Justice system can seem inexplicable to crime victims, minister says

Edward Argar was speaking at a victims’ summit in central London.

The Independent UK

Human rights laws ‘not stopping protest prosecutions’, CPS chief says after Braverman attacks

Exclusive: Max Hill KC says prosecutors ‘have the legal tools we need’ as new protest laws go through parliament

Evening Standard

Pensioner convicted of raping and murdering ex-partner’s niece in 1975 double jeopardy case

Dennis McGrory was previously cleared of murder in 1976, on the directions of a judge

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The Independent UK

Pensioner convicted of murder in oldest double jeopardy case

In 1976, McGrory was tried on a circumstantial case and was cleared of murder on the directions of a judge.

The Guardian - UK

Almost 75,000 defendants awaiting crown court trial, says head of CPS

Budget cuts would be ‘catastrophic’, warns Max Hill, director of public prosecutions for England and Wales

Daily Record

Student who took abortion pills after abusive partner got her pregnant is jailed

The young mum claims she was threatened with life imprisonment and a child destruction charge if she didn’t plead guilty.

Daily Mirror

Woman, 20, jailed in UK for taking abortion pills when abusive partner got her pregnant

The young mum says she was threatened with life imprisonment and a child destruction charge if she didn't plead guilty - and has described the horrors of her life inside

The Independent UK

Jo Cox murder trial ‘helped build strong case’ against second MP killer in five years

Director of Public Prosecutions Max Hill QC reflected on the murders of two MPs in five years as Ali Harbi Ali was brought to justice.

The Guardian - UK

CPS head Max Hill severely criticised over record low in rape convictions

Vera Baird, victims’ commissioner, says DPP has overseen ‘catastrophic’ period in CPS’s history

Evening Standard

CPS boss Max Hill QC accused of presiding over ‘most catastrophic period in ...history for prosecuting rape’

The Director of Public Prosecutions was on Tuesday accused of presiding over the “most catastrophic period in .. history for prosecuting rape” in an extraordinary dressing down from the Victims’ Commissioner.

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