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Undercover officer lied about police beating, inquiry told

Former officer alleges colleague John Dines inflicted injuries on himself in bid to be seen as high-performing

The Guardian - UK

Police spy accuses colleague of fathering child while undercover

Claim part of inquiry into conduct of secretive undercover Met unit that spied on political groups over decades

The Guardian - UK

Family speaks of ‘unbearable’ distress over UK police theft of brother’s identity

Frank Bennett tells public inquiry of disgust after discovering undercover officer stole Michael Hartley’s name

The Guardian - UK

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Slovenia opposition demands referendum on Palestinian state recognition, could delay parliament vote

The main opposition party in Slovenia on Monday filed a motion demanding a referendum on the decision to recognize a Palestinian state, which could delay the formal recognition vote in parliament

The Independent UK

Man detained by Home Office told he is being sent to Rwanda, says NGO

Sudanese man being held in Croydon after arriving for routine sign-in believed to be first potential deportation under new law

The Guardian - UK

In Columbia University's protests of 1968 and 2024, what's similar — and different

There are parallels between the two high-profile events, most starkly the proliferation of similar protests around the country. But key differences set them apart.

WEKU

Marilyn Katz, a behind-the-scenes force in Chicago politics for decades, dead at 78

She marched with MLK and helped elect Mayor Harold Washington, and her views were forged as an activist with Students for a Democratic Society during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Advocacy in Support of Hamas vs. Illegal Material Support of Hamas

Whether Florida may order universities to derecognize Students for Justice in Palestine chapters would likely turn on whether there's evidence on sufficient coordination between them and the national SJP, and the national SJP and Hamas.

Reason

Ex-Met undercover officer guilty of misconduct but would have kept job, tribunal rules

Former constable James Boyling, of the Special Demonstration Squad, was found to have committed gross misconduct over a relationship with a woman.

Evening Standard

Undercover Met officer guilty of gross misconduct over relationship with activist

A former Metropolitan Police officer who had a sexual relationship with a woman he was spying on in a secretive undercover unit has been found…

The National (Scotland)

Ex-Met undercover officer would have kept job despite misconduct, tribunal rules

Former constable James Boyling, of the Special Demonstration Squad, was found to have committed gross misconduct over a relationship with a woman.

The Independent UK

Undercover officer guilty of gross misconduct over relationship with activist

Former Metropolitan Police detective constable James Boyling, of the Special Demonstration Squad, had a sexual relationship with the woman in 1997.

The Independent UK

Boss of undercover cop in sex-related misconduct hearing 'had FOUR similar relationships'

Jim Boyling infiltrated the environmental group Reclaim the Streets for five years and allegedly became involved in a relationship with a woman who had no idea who he really was

Daily Mirror

Police spying unit should have been shut down in 1970s, report finds

The Metropolitan Police Special Demonstration Squad spied on hundreds of campaign groups over four decades.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

As a ‘spy cops’ victim, I’m glad their sexual abuse has been condemned, but what about their bosses?

Today’s interim report is right to say the police operation was unjustifiable, but says too little about its architects, and the women like me who suffered, says Alison, a founder member of Police Spies Out of Lives

The Independent UK

Met Police’s undercover tactics slammed as spying ‘not justified’, landmark inquiry rules

Inquiry looked at women who were deceived into sexual relationships with officers and spying on justice campaigns including that for murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence

The National (Scotland)

Spying on left-wing groups by secret Met Police squad 'not justified', report finds

Spying on left-wing groups by a secret Metropolitan police squad was not justified and the unit should have been closed down, a landmark report has…

The Guardian - UK

‘Spy cops’ operations against leftwing groups unjustified, inquiry finds

Report says officers collected details of activists’ sexuality and bank accounts, and operations should have been shut down

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The Independent UK

‘Police unit’s spying was not justified and squad should have been closed down’

Findings from the first part of a mammoth public inquiry into undercover policing were published on Thursday.

The Hindu

Will Panneerselvam prove to be an exception to T.N.’s history of those who break away from principal parties?

The AIADMK’s former coordinator, O. Panneerselvam, who organised a rally in Tiruchi on Monday to mark the launch of his group, is facing the question of whether he will buck the trend of those who break away from principal parties and end up as failures.

Insider UK

‘No new modern apprenticeships to start for foreseeable future’ amid funding delays

Scottish Training Federation claims that employers have been forced to put their recruitment plans on hold

The National (Scotland)

No new modern apprenticeships to start for foreseeable future amid fund delays

THOUSANDS of young people across Scotland have been “left in limbo” as no new modern apprenticeships will be available “for the foreseeable…

The Guardian - UK

Police spy unit caused ‘outrage and pain’ as it infiltrated leftwing groups

Judge-led inquiry rules Scotland Yard unit acted in a sexist and racist way and intrusions were not justified

Evening Standard

Secret Met Police unit did little to prevent public unrest in 14 years, inquiry told

Inquiry was set up in 2015 after a public outcry over conduct in undercover policing

The Independent UK

Secret police unit did little to prevent public unrest in 14 years, inquiry told

Inquiry was set up in 2015 after a public outcry over conduct in undercover policing.

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