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A shortage of criminal defense attorneys threatens indigent right to counsel in rural Texas

Texas’ indigent defense commission wants lawmakers to spend $35 million on public defender offices in rural areas, but some say that isn’t nearly enough to ensure compliance with the U.S. Constitution.

The Texas Tribune

Lords chief whip spoke at what appears to be cash-for-access event

Roy Kennedy spoke at one of events organised by son of Lord Evans of Watford, who has been exposed as offering access to ministers

The Guardian - UK

Exposed: Labour peer’s involvement in apparent cash-for-access venture

Lord David Evans of Watford said ‘our mates now have senior jobs’ and advised on how to approach Angela Rayner

The Guardian - UK

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Lord Evans of Watford: long-serving peer facing cash-for-access questions

Made a peer by Tony Blair in 1998, Evans is well connected to a Labour party back in power

The Guardian - UK

Is Donald Trump a fascist? Here’s what an expert thinks

Gen. John Kelly, Donald Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff, went public this week with his concerns that the former president met the definition of a fascist. Speaking to the New York Times, Kelly declared that Trump “would govern like a dictator if allowed”. Days later in an interview vice-president Kamala…

The Conversation

A violinist walks into a bank: 50 bold and extravagant years of the Australian Chamber Orchestra

In the decades since Richard Tognetti became ACO artistic director at just 25, he has amassed some of the world’s most valuable instruments and talented musicians. ‘I’d be nuts to leave now,’ he says

The Guardian - AU

OPINION - Hitler's People by Richard Evans review: were the Nazis more like us than we know?

Who were the Nazis? The comfort blanket version of history tells us they were aberrant monsters, more beasts than men. And certainly their project was uniquely monstrous, combining pre-medieval barbarism and ignorance with force-multiplying modern technologies like radio, rockets, railways and poison gas to terrorise a continent.

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Man suing lottery after being told $340million jackpot win was an error

An employee has claimed they were running tests on the lottery’s website when the numbers “accidentally” aligned with someone’s ticket

Evening Standard

US man sues Powerball lottery after being told his apparent $340m win was error

Game’s administrators said their website only showed John Cheeks’s numbers as the winning combination by mistake

The Guardian - US

The RSC’s new power duo: ‘It’s a mammoth job. That’s why we want to do it shoulder to shoulder’

Tamara Harvey and Daniel Evans, the company’s new co-artistic directors, on work-life balance, their first season in charge – and what they’ll do when they disagree

The Guardian - UK

Ministry of Justice plan to destroy historical wills is ‘insane’, say experts

Department hopes to save £4.5m a year by digitising – then binning – about 100m wills that date back 150 years

The Guardian - UK

Leander and Vijay Amritraj make it to the Tennis Hall of Fame

Leander Paes and Vijay Amritraj become first Indians to be inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame. Leander has won 8 Grand Slam doubles titles and 10 mixed doubles titles, while Vijay has contributed to the game as a player, administrator, and commentator. Richard Evans, a tennis journalist, is also…

The Hindu

Himmler ordered mass execution of prisoners in only Nazi camp on British soil, documents reveal

Papers from SS headquarters uncover instruction to kill up to 1,000 enslaved labourers on island of Alderney

The Guardian - UK

The 81-player boycott at Wimbledon that changed tennis forever

Top stars including Stan Smith, Rod Laver, John Newcombe, Arthur Ashe and Ken Rosewall turned their backs on the most gilded event in tennis 50 years ago

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The Independent UK

50th anniversary of 81-player boycott at Wimbledon that changed tennis forever

Top stars including Stan Smith, Rod Laver, John Newcombe, Arthur Ashe and Ken Rosewall turned their backs on the most gilded event in tennis.

Wales Online

Health board chief executive who started job in depths of Covid pandemic is to retire

Mark Hackett has praised the energy, passion and commitment of staff

The Guardian - UK

Was ‘the first man to reach the North Pole’ a fraud?

Frederick Cook claimed to have reached the top of the world, but a new book says he was lying

Wales Online

Improvements in cardiac surgery have been sustained following critical review at Swansea's Morriston Hospital

The Royal College of Surgeons was impressed by the impact of measures taken by health chiefs

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The pandemic widened gaps in reading. Can one teacher 'do something about that'?

The COVID-19 pandemic upended learning across the United States

Edinburgh Live

Drivers with cars registered between these dates issued £2,605 tax warning

Drivers have been warned that if they registered their car between certain dates, they could see a higher tax rise. This comes after Vehicle Excise Duty jumped by 10.1 per cent.

Daily Record

Drivers warned car tax to rise tomorrow - see how much extra you'll pay

Experts say this increase will put further strain on drivers who are already feeling the pinch from high motoring costs.

Daily Record

Parents evening 'code word' as school expert warns of common meeting mistakes

An expert shared some of the ways that parents and carers can make the most out of the 'golden opportunity'.

Wales Online

Expert explains the secrets of a parents' evening, and how you should handle it

Richard Evans says a lot of parents make the same mistakes

Daily Mirror

School expert shares 'code word' mistake mums and dads make at parents' evening

An education expert has shared his top tips for mums and dads attending parents' evenings along with tips to avoid making the most common blunders

Wales Online

Dad went 'berserk' and attacked two men 'mercilessly' punching and stamping on them

Jamie Thomas approached his victims from behind and launched a surprise assault using his feet and fists

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