Crime
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Can the UK's knife crime 'epidemic' be tamed?
Today's Big Question Fatal stabbings are on the rise but campaigners are divided over punitive threats vs. public health interventions
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Post Office scandal casts new light on Robin Garbutt murder conviction
Speed Read Supporters claim faulty Horizon evidence was key to guilty verdict but victim's mother accuses former postmaster of jumping on bandwagon
By The Week UK Published
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Girls left 'at the mercy' of Rochdale sex abuse gangs, says 'damning' review
Speed Read Victims 'badly failed' by council and police, said Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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The Epstein papers: what do they reveal?
Talking Points Documents adding new detail to existing claims cause 'new furore'
By The Week UK Published
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TB Joshua: the disgraced Nigerian televangelist
In the Spotlight The late church leader allegedly subjected followers to sexual assault and abuse over nearly 20 years
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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What next for the Post Office scandal?
Today's Big Question Former Post Office boss and postal minister and 'complicit' software firm in firing line as calls grow for all convictions to be overturned
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Oscar Pistorius is released from prison on parole
In the Spotlight Former sprinter to see out remaining six years of his sentence at uncle's Pretoria home
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet, The Week UK Last updated
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Epstein files released: Prince Andrew back in the spotlight
Talking Points Duke of York named in nearly 1,000 pages of newly released court files
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Alice Wood: student guilty of killing boyfriend with car
Speed Read Judge tells Manchester University student she may 'never be released' after murdering her partner
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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South Korean opposition leader stabbed in autograph ambush
Speed Read Lee Jae-myung's party claim 'terrorist incident an attack on democracy' but motive remains unclear
By The Week UK Published
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Rape in the metaverse: a case for the real-life police?
Talking Points Investigation launched into attack on girl in virtual reality game amid warnings that sexual offences 'rife' in online worlds
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Does decriminalising drugs really work?
Today's Big Question Oregon experiment labelled a 'disaster' but advocates say time is needed to embed reforms after 50 years of the war on drugs
By The Week UK Published
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Alex Batty: missing Oldham boy found six years later in France
Speed Read Aunt claims 17-year-old has been 'brainwashed' after being kept in a 'spiritual community'
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Gaynor Lord search: underwater teams look for missing 55-year-old in Norwich river
Speed Read Police find mother of three's coat in River Wensum in the city centre
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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