Crime
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What are grooming gangs? The UK scandal, explained
The Explainer Three-year inquiry will ‘root out this evil once and for all’, says home secretary
By The Week UK Last updated
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Hong Kong jails democracy advocate Jimmy Lai
Speed Read The former media tycoon was sentenced to 20 years in prison
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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How the ‘British FBI’ will work
The Explainer New National Police Service to focus on fighting terrorism, fraud and organised crime, freeing up local forces to tackle everyday offences
By The Week UK Published
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Demands for accountability mount in Alex Pretti killing
Speed Read Pretti was shot numerous times by an ICE agent in Minneapolis
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Death in Minneapolis: a shooting dividing the US
In the Spotlight Federal response to Renee Good’s shooting suggest priority is ‘vilifying Trump’s perceived enemies rather than informing the public’
By The Week UK Published
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FBI bars Minnesota from ICE killing investigation
Speed Read The FBI had initially agreed to work with local officials
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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ICE kills woman during Minneapolis protest
Speed Read The 37-year-old woman appeared to be driving away when she was shot
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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How the Bondi massacre unfolded
In Depth Deadly terrorist attack during Hanukkah celebration in Sydney prompts review of Australia’s gun control laws and reckoning over global rise in antisemitism
By The Week UK Published
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Who is fuelling the flames of antisemitism in Australia?
Today’s Big Question Deadly Bondi Beach attack the result of ‘permissive environment’ where warning signs were ‘too often left unchecked’
By The Week UK Published
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‘Stakeknife’: MI5’s man inside the IRA
The Explainer Freddie Scappaticci, implicated in 14 murders and 15 abductions during the Troubles, ‘probably cost more lives than he saved’, investigation claims
By The Week UK Published
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The great global copper swindle
Under the Radar Rising prices and easy access makes the metal a ‘more attractive target for criminals looking for a quick profit’
By The Week UK Published
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Pros and cons of using the death penalty
Pros and cons MP calls for ‘legally binding referendum’ as new poll shows more Britons support bringing back capital punishment than oppose it
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Last updated
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Ten years after Bataclan: how has France changed?
Today's Big Question ‘Act of war’ by Islamist terrorists was a ‘shockingly direct challenge’ to Western morality
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Who were the ‘weekend snipers’ of Sarajevo?
Under the Radar Italian authorities launch investigation into allegations far-right gun enthusiasts paid to travel to Bosnian capital and shoot civilians ‘for fun’ during the four-year siege
By The Week UK Published
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