Crime
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Amanda Knox found guilty again in slander case linked to Meredith Kercher murder
Speed Read American back in Italian courtroom 17 years on from British student's death
By Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK Published
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'Baby Elsa' and two other babies abandoned in London are siblings
Speed Read Baby 'Elsa', rescued in sub-zero temperatures, is third abandoned child born to the same unknown parents, court hears
By Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK Published
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France's 'swinger' capital rocked by fortune teller scandal
Under the Radar Mayor charged with corruption for 'lavishing' taxpayers' money on clairvoyant who 'impersonated' his dead father
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Germany's trial of the century: the plot to topple Scholz
In the Spotlight Elderly aristocrat Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss makes an incongruous terrorist, but prosecutors will argue Reichsbürger coup plan was deadly serious
By The Week UK Published
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What are IPP sentences?
The Explainer Thousands of prisoners remain incarcerated with no fixed date of release
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Trump hush money trial: what has the jury heard?
Today's Big Question Former loyal fixer Michael Cohen proves star witness for prosecution, but Stormy Daniels's graphic testimony could offer grounds for appeal
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Matthew Trickett: man charged with spying for Hong Kong found dead
Speed Read Immigration Enforcement officer was accused of gathering information on dissidents in the UK
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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David Copperfield faces sexual misconduct claims
Speed Read Allegations by 16 women include claims the world-famous magician drugged them before having sex with them
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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Mohamed Amra: manhunt underway for escaped French prisoner 'The Fly'
Speed Read Two prison officers killed in a 'brutal daylight raid' at a Normandy tollbooth
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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'National scandal': prison early-release scheme gets earlier and earlier
The Explainer Government says 'short-term' extension is necessary to help ease pressure on prisons
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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Italian mafia: why is murder and extortion going out of fashion?
Today's Big Question Move into tax evasion and money laundering means organised crime has 'not diminished but evolved', warns prosecutor
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French schools and the scourge of teenage violence
Talking Point Gabriel Attal announces 'bold' intervention to tackle rise in violent incidents
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Weinstein's appeal: a blow to #MeToo
Talking Points Is 'shocking' reversal of symbolic conviction a sign of weakening movement?
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Hainault sword attack: police hunt for motive
Speed Read Mental health is key line of inquiry, as detectives prepare to interview suspect
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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