Crime
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Italy's prisons crisis
Under the Radar Severe overcrowding, dire conditions and appalling violence have brought the Italian carceral system to boiling point
By Rebecca Messina, The Week UK Published
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How people-smuggling gangs work
The Explainer The Government has promised to 'smash' the gangs that smuggle migrants across the Channel. Who are they and how do they work?
By The Week UK Published
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The return of the Asbo
In the Spotlight Will Home Office plans for 'respect orders' be a 'boon' for 'curtain-twitchers'?
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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How secure are royal palaces?
The Explainer Royal family's safety is back in the spotlight after the latest security breach at Windsor
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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China tries to bury deadly car attack
Speed Read An SUV drove into a crowd of people in Zhuhai, killing and injuring dozens — but news of the attack has been censored
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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'She died because of me': Sara Sharif's father 'takes full responsibility' for her death
Speed Read Urfan Sharif retracts previous court testimony, telling the Old Bailey that fatal beating was 'all my fault'
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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The 'great cheese robbery' and the rise of food scams
In the Spotlight Blackmails, hoax orders and phishing tricks are hitting restaurants and suppliers hard
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Last updated
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Gisèle Pelicot: the case that horrified France
The Explainer Survivor has been praised for demanding a public trial of the dozens of men accused of raping her
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The safety of Israeli nationals abroad
In the Spotlight Israel's president described violent riots and attacks on Israelis after Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv match as an 'antisemitic pogrom'
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Lord Lucan: what happened to suspected aristocratic murderer?
In Depth Fifty years ago this week, on 7 November 1974, Lord Lucan disappeared following a murder at his estranged wife's home
By The Week Staff Last updated
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'Virtual prisons': how tech could let offenders serve time at home
Under The Radar New technology offers opportunities to address the jails crisis but does it 'miss the point'?
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Menendez brothers may go free in LA prosecutor plan
Speed Read Prosecutors are asking for the brothers to be resentenced for the 1989 murder of their parents
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Abercrombie ex-CEO charged with sex crimes
Speed Read Mike Jeffries ran the brand during its heyday from 1992 to 2014
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Inside Marseille's deadly drug wars
The Explainer Teenage hitmen recruited through social media are lured by money and gang 'brand'
By The Week UK Published
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