29 h. ago Trump says crime in Washington DC is ‘out of control’. The stats suggest otherwise

President insists capital in need of ‘liberation’ from ‘violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people’ but data says no such problem exists

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31 h. ago Record 50,000 migrant Channel crossings since Labour came to power 'unacceptable', admits minister

Baroness Jacqui Smith, a former home secretary, said the record numbers of people making the dangerous journey showed how embedded criminal gangs had got under the previous Conservative government

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46 h. ago What will happen to people arrested at Palestine Action demonstration?

After more than 500 arrests on Saturday, anyone convicted under s12 of the Terrorism Act could get up to 14 years in jailThe consequences of being arrested for expressing support for Palestine Action could be “life-changing”, one of those detained during Saturday’s protests, Jonathon Porritt, has admitted.While the former government adviser said he had carefully deliberated over a decision to take part, the road ahead for the more than 500 people arrested on Saturday involves possible criminal charges, court cases and convictions. Ultimately, custodial sentences of as much as 14 years could be imposed. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Robert Jenrick demands end to 'activism' by judges as poll reveals most Brits think justice system is too politicised

A survey of 3,000 over-16s found 67 per cent of people agreed the criminal justice system had become over-politicised.

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5 d. ago 'My friend gave their baby worst name ever and people think it's criminal'

Naming a child is a huge responsibility as whatever you choose has to suit both a sweet, innocent baby and an adult making their way in the world. One man was floored when his friend named their child after a crime

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9 d. ago Unmanned police helicopter takes to the sky for first time in Britain as force tests human

The National Police Air Service (NPAS) is hoping the remotely-piloted aircraft will be able to join its helicopter fleet in the future to carry out searches for criminals and missing people.

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3 w. ago Republicans wanted fewer abortions and more births. They are getting the opposite | Judith Levine

The rate of voluntary sterilization among young women jumped abruptly after Dobbs, and there’s no reason to believe it will drop offDobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the US supreme court case that rescinded the constitutional right to abortion, is failing on its own terms. Since the ruling, in June 2022, the number of abortions in the US has risen. Support for reproductive rights is on the upswing. And the rate of voluntary sterilization among young women – a repudiation of Trumpian pronatalism, if a desperate one – jumped abruptly after Dobbs, and there’s no reason to believe it will drop off.Also rising at an alarming clip are preventable maternal deaths and criminal prosecutions of pregnant people. Continue reading...

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last month Trump said Alligator Alcatraz was built for the ‘most vicious people on the planet’ — but hundreds of detainees have no criminal record

More than 700 people being held at temporary detention facility in the Florida Everglades

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