Crime and punishment
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What's at stake in Julian Assange's extradition fight?
Today's Big Question Prosecutors say he committed espionage. Defenders say the case threatens press freedom.
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Chicago turns off its gunshot-tracking system
Talking Points ShotSpotter has come under criticism. But critics say Mayor Brandon Johnson is making 'bad policy.'
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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The dangerous search for bodies in the River Thames
The Explainer Retrieving corpses is difficult due to 'massive' tidal range and fast current of deep, dark water
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Cyberflashing, fake news and the new crimes in the Online Safety Act
The Explainer UK's first conviction demonstrates scope of controversial law that critics describe as a threat to privacy and free speech
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Last updated
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Africa's renewed battle against female genital mutilation
Under the radar Campaigners call for ban in Sierra Leone after deaths of three girls as coast-to-coast convoy prepares to depart
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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'Unexpected' bodies found in search for suspected Clapham attacker Abdul Ezedi
Speed Read Suspect was last seen 'leaning over railings' on Chelsea Bridge
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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The Clapham attack: a 'wake-up call'?
Talking Point The shocking case may prove the British asylum system is broken but it has also been exploited for political purposes
By The Week UK Published
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Brianna Ghey: should killers have been named?
Talking Point Teenagers Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe now face 'life of inescapable notoriety'
By Jamie Timson, The Week UK Published
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Caught ruby red-handed: no jail time for man who stole Judy Garland's 'Wizard of Oz' slippers
Tall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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Cruise ships are floating hotbeds for sexual assault
Under the radar The number of reported cases increased in 2023
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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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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How the idyllic Galapagos Islands became staging post in world drug trade
Under the radar Ecuador's crackdown on gang violence forces drug traffickers into Pacific routes to meet cocaine demand
By Harriet Marsden, 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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US driver 'flees' UK after Herefordshire car crash
Speed Read 'Mystery surrounds' true identity of Isaac Calderon who failed to attend court hearing
By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK Published
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