9 h. ago Crime victims 'have less rights than offenders in courts system', says victims' commissioner

Claire Waxman is calling for government changes to improve victims’ rights

Events

31 h. ago ‘Like a slap in the face’: Trump officials cut hundreds of millions to combat gun violence and opioid addiction

DoJ told over 350 groups that promised funding would be cut because it ‘no longer effectuates’ department prioritiesHundreds of millions of federal grant dollars meant to prevent and respond to gun violence, opioid addiction and support victims of violent crimes were cut this week by the Trump administration. The US department of justice emailed more than 350 organizations on Tuesday to tell them that the promised funding was being terminated. According to a termination notice shared with the Guardian, the Department of Justice said the money was rescinded because it “no longer effectuates Department priorities”.Instead, the department intends to focus on “more directly supporting certain law enforcement operations, combatting violent crime, protecting American children, and supporting American victims of trafficking and sexual assault, and better coordinating law enforcement efforts at all levels of government”, the notice read. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Thousands gather in London to support trans rights following ruling over definition of woman

Thousands of trans rights protesters gathered in central London, days after the U.K.‘s Supreme Court ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female and that transgender women are excluded from that legal definition

Politics

6 d. ago Swinney ‘understands hurt and anguish’ Supreme Court ruling causing trans people

The First Minister told the PA news agency that he accepted the judges’ ruling that the definition of a woman is based on biology.

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7 d. ago Food service worker and a football coach: What we know about the victims killed at Florida State University

All of the victims were being treated at Florida’s Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, having been rushed there in serious conditions as the attack unfolded

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7 d. ago From ‘tumultuous childhood’ to alleged shooter: Who is Phoenix Ikner the suspected Florida State campus gunman?

Political science major, 20, the son of a local sheriff’s deputy, arrested after attack on Tallahassee campus that left two people dead and six more injured

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7 d. ago Who is Phoenix Ikner? Sheriff’s deputy’s son suspected of killing two people in Florida State University shooting

Political science major, 20, the son of a local sheriff’s deputy, arrested after attack on Tallahassee campus that left two people dead and six more injured

Events

7 d. ago What we know about suspected Florida State University shooter Phoenix Ikner

One member of a club said the suspect shared far-right views and promoted white supremacy, which made other members uncomfortable

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8 d. ago Suspect in custody at Florida State University: What we know about the alleged shooter

Police in Tallahassee announced a suspect was in custody after six people treated for injuries

Events

8 d. ago Trans workers could be asked to use disabled toilets – solicitors

Businesses will likely have to review and change policies, including on toilets, in light of a Supreme Court ruling, according to lawyer Peter Byrne.

Politics

9 d. ago Scottish Government ‘keen’ to work with UK on gender reforms, says Robison

The Scottish Finance Secretary said there are no plans to bring forward new, revised gender reforms at the Scottish Parliament.

Politics

9 d. ago Gang used Grindr to lure 50 victims then burgled their London homes

Suspects arranged to meet victims at their homes via the dating app

Events

1 week ago Socialite influencer releases CCTV of burglar stealing £10million of jewellery from her Primrose Hill mansion

Shafira Huang called on other victims of crime to come together to ‘enhance local safety and support a stronger police presence’

Economics

1 week ago Garbage bag giant fined $8.25m for falsely claiming products were recycled plastic

Clorox, the company behind GLAD garbage bags, advertised them as made from 50% recycled plastic from the oceanElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe company behind GLAD garbage bags has been fined $8.25m for falsely claiming the products were made from recycled ocean plastics.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission took Clorox Australia to the federal court over the misleading claims made between June 2021 and July 2023.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Man tracked down woman and vandalized her home more than a year after a car wreck, cops say

An Ohio man tracked down a woman a year after a car crash, vandalized her home and poured sugar in her gas tank, cops say.

Politics

2 w. ago More than 50 years after police found the remains of a murder victim, they now know his name

Police in Kansas are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the teen’s death

Events

2 w. ago Stroke victim handed criminal conviction for unpaid vehicle tax while in hospital

The 64-year-old from Streatham was convicted over unpaid vehicle tax as he lay in a hospital bed

Events

2 w. ago UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill

Algorithms allegedly being used to study data of thousands of people, in project critics say is ‘chilling and dystopian’The UK government is developing a “murder prediction” programme which it hopes can use personal data of those known to the authorities to identify the people most likely to become killers.Researchers are alleged to be using algorithms to analyse the information of thousands of people, including victims of crime, as they try to identify those at greatest risk of committing serious violent offences. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Story of a Murder by Hallie Rubenhold review: the real Cora Crippen

The author of The Five, about the Ripper murders, turns her attention to another tragically misunderstood victimIn the canon of British true crime, the case of Dr Crippen routinely gets billed as the first “modern” murder. It wasn’t that there was anything particularly original about the doctor’s motives or methods: in January 1910 he slipped poison into his wife’s bedtime drink so that he could marry his secretary instead. Rather, it was the way that Crippen was caught that turned this run-of-the-mill suburban love triangle into an international cause célèbre.Realising that it would only be a matter of time before his wife’s dismembered remains were discovered in the cellar of the marital home in north London, Crippen and his secretary Ethel Le Neve fled to Canada in disguise. Such was the media hoopla surrounding the case that the sharp-eyed captain of the SS Montrose quickly spotted the runaway lovers among his passengers. This was despite their unconvincing cover story...

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3 w. ago Car loans scandal ruling 'goes too far': FCA raises alarm as industry faces £44bn bill

Lawyers for the FCA intervened in a crucial Supreme Court hearing on the commission payment row that has been dubbed PPI on wheels

Economics