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China’s panda diplomacy: how Beijing combines conservation and trade

Two giant pandas recently landed in Atlanta, a week after Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in Washington.

The Conversation · 6h ago

Two men serving indefinite jail sentences freed after two decades

Convicted pair, plus third man released in August, have IPPs replaced after serving much longer than minimum terms

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7

Nine prisoners held on indefinite jail terms referred to Court of Appeal by miscarriage of justice watchdog

The cases include Carl Lamb, who cut off his own ear with a razor blade in front of a prison officer in protest at his sentence

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Lucy Letby’s lawyer insists case has not been undermined after experts quit

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Evening Standard · Sep 15

Experts quit Lucy Letby’s defence team over ‘scientific credibility’ as public inquiry reports

Some arguments used to challenge convictions are inconsistent with ‘available evidence, science and established physiology’, say two scientists

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14

‘Birmingham Four’ lawyers hope spycops inquiry will help reopen case

Undercover officers working for West Midlands ‘special projects team’ planted evidence to convict men, lawyers claim

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13

This is a grave wrong that has been allowed to fester for too long

Dame Vera’s public intervention on indefinite jail sentences is an unusual but necessary one, as official redress is long overdue

The Independent UK · Aug 9

Urgent call for PM to end the hidden injustice in British prisons

JAILED WITHOUT HOPE: FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE: Exclusive: As judges begin to overturn indefinite jail terms handed to children and young people – and hundreds more cases are being reviewed – Vera Baird, chair of the miscarriages of justice watchdog, demands that Andy Burnham take ‘wholesale’ action to address the scandal.…

The Independent UK · Aug 9

New suspect named in brutal hammer murders of Lin Russell and young daughter

Michael Stone has been in prison for 29 years for the crimes

The Independent UK · Jul 26

The Guardian view on the Criminal Cases Review Commission: after Malkinson errors, trust must be earned back

Editorial: A review ordered by Vera Baird should help the body tasked with identifying miscarriages of justice to rebuild itself

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16