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Police asked Black Studies professor for help on ‘coconuts’ case before his own ‘house n*gro’ investigation

Exclusive: It has emerged that the academic, 41, was approached by the Metropolitan Police in April to lend his expertise to a Crown Prosecution Service review into whether Marieha Hussain should be charged for her ‘coconuts’ placard.

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‘The dice is loaded’: the fight to clear Oliver Campbell’s name after 34 years

Softly spoken and easily startled, Campbell was imprisoned for murder in what has been called one of the longest miscarriages of justice in British criminal history

The Guardian - UK

Met Police ‘didn’t get everything right’ as report shows impact of protests on tourism and public services

It reveals that the Palestine-related protests in London cost the Metropolitan Police £42.9million

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Pressure builds on police to speed up Grenfell fire probe – and bring manslaughter charges

Exclusive: MPs urge police to speed up Grenfell investigation – but Met insists ‘we only have one chance to get this right’

The Independent UK

Justice for Grenfell deaths may not come this decade, warns former chief prosecutor

Lord Macdonald warns of likely delays in criminal justice system as survivors denounce ‘arrogant’ building firms

The Guardian - UK

British Prosecutors Drop Indecent Assault Charges Against Harvey Weinstein

British prosecutors drop indecent assault charges against Harvey Weinstein due to lack of conviction prospects. Weinstein faces retrial in New York and a 1...

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Britain halts criminal proceedings against Harvey Weinstein

Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service has decided to discontinue criminal proceedings against former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein

The Independent UK

Harvey Weinstein UK indecent assault charges dropped by Crown Prosecution Service

Criminal proceedings have been dropped as ‘there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction’

The Independent UK

Harvey Weinstein indecent assault charges abandoned by British prosecutors

The once all-powerful movie producter, 72, is currently in prison in the United States

Evening Standard

Bungling smugglers lost £35million of cocaine overboard in English Channel drugs drop

Cocaine worth £35m was brought into Eastbourne by boat, but at least £35m more had been lost overboard at sea

Evening Standard

Industry season three: everything you need to know, from the release date to Kit Harington's new character

Sex, stress and wild ambition: more is more in the BBC and HBO show’s third chapter

Evening Standard

Police under pressure to accelerate criminal investigation into Grenfell fire

After inquiry finds all 72 deaths were avoidable, some bereaved and survivors express frustration over pace of investigation

The Guardian - UK

Lawsuit Alleging Retaliation for Sexual Misconduct Whistleblowing by High School Basketball Player Can Proceed

From Doe v. Bd. of Ed. of City of Chicago, decided today by Judge Matthew Kennelly (N.D. Ill.), plaintiff's allegations (as usual, they are just allegations): Doe was a student at Lincoln Park High School (LPHS), where he played on the boys' basketball team. During the 2019–2020 school year, Doe…

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The Grenfell fire inquiry has ended with a damning report. So now what?

Now that an independent inquiry has completed its investigation into Britain’s deadliest residential fire since World War II, survivors and bereaved relatives are demanding that criminal charges be brought against those responsible for the blaze that killed 72 people in 2017

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell Tower inquiry: what happens next after report’s recommendations?

Final report calls for a series of measures, while the CPS has said any charging decisions are unlikely until end of 2026

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell victims face three-year wait for possible convictions

Met says inquiry report ‘reaches clear conclusions’, but that any prosecutions are not expected until 2027

International Business Times UK

Severely Underpaid And Often Without Benefits: Florida District Struggles To Hire Bus Drivers As Employment Drops To 13.6%

The nationwide bus driver shortage is disrupting schools. Low pay, long hours, and a lack of benefits are making it hard to recruit and retain drivers.

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The Guardian - UK

Only prosecute children over riots as last resort, says youth justice chair

Exclusive: Keith Fraser warns against quick decisions after boys as young as 11 were involved in recent disorder

The Guardian - UK

‘It felt like it was plucked out of thin air’: how rape trial was derailed by sexsomnia claim

Three years on from a decision to drop the prosecution of her alleged rapist, Jade McCrossen-Nethercott received a payout from the CPS, which said the defence should have been challenged in court

Evening Standard

Met Police close election date betting probe with no charges

The force said that “the high bar for Misconduct in Public Office to be proven was not met”

The Guardian - UK

Unpaid carer says DWP’s fraud prosecution threat was ‘like blackmail’

Clemency Jacques told to pay extra £1,300 for accidental carer’s allowance breach or have case sent to CPS

The Independent UK

CPS admits mistakes in Lucy Letby trial over ‘door swipe’ evidence

The evidence was corrected in the retrial of Lucy Letby after initially being ‘mislabelled’

Evening Standard

Personal trainer jailed for rape of 18-year-old client he groomed with partner

A prosecutor said the couple worked together to ‘systematically plan and execute the rape of a young woman who trusted them’.

The Guardian - UK

Evidence in first Lucy Letby trial was incorrect, CPS admits

Door swipe data showing which staff entered and exited baby unit was ‘mislabelled’ until retrial, CPS says

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