78 m. ago Woman disguised herself with wigs to take UK citizenship test for others

A British woman has admitted she wore wigs and other disguises to take a U.K. citizenship test for more than a dozen foreigners

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2 h. ago Woman who used ‘array of wigs’ admits taking UK citizenship tests for 13 people

Josephine Maurice, 61, appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court via video link.

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5 h. ago Liam Payne's friend Roger Nores and Buenos Aires hotel workers could still face manslaughter charges as prosecutors consider appeal

Argentinian prosecutors have confirmed they are considering appealing the decision to drop manslaughter charges against three men including Liam Payne 's close friend Rogelio Nores.

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6 h. ago Sheku Bayoh inquiry will not examine Crown Office decision not to prosecute police

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes said extending the inquiry's remit was not in the public interest.

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6 h. ago Sheku Bayoh inquiry remit unchanged and will not examine lack of prosecutions

His family had asked for the terms of reference of an inquiry into his death to be extended.

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6 d. ago Top Trump official enforcing president’s political agenda at justice department

Dismissal of case against Eric Adams reflects new directive for prosecutors to toe White House’s policiesEmil Bove, the acting deputy attorney general, moving with ruthless efficiency last week to dismiss the corruption case against New York mayor Eric Adams appeared to reflect the new praxis at the justice department where Trump’s political agenda will guide prosecutorial decisions.The department filed the motion to dismiss on Friday with the signatures of Bove and two trial attorneys – the public integrity section’s senior litigation counsel Edward Sullivan and the acting head of the criminal division Antoinette Bacon – that cemented the decision. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Emil Bove takes leading role in implementing Trump takeover of DoJ

Dismissal of case against Eric Adams reflects new directive for prosecutors to toe line on White House’s policiesEmil Bove, the acting deputy attorney general, moving with ruthless efficiency last week to dismiss the corruption case against the New York mayor, Eric Adams, appeared to reflect the new praxis at the justice department where Trump’s political agenda will guide prosecutorial decisions.The department filed the motion to dismiss on Friday with the signatures of Bove and two trial attorneys – the public integrity section’s senior litigation counsel Edward Sullivan and the acting head of the criminal division Antoinette Bacon – that cemented the decision. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Why Chief Constable was right to act over threat to reopen Sheku Bayoh case against police officers

A last-minute attempt to change the remit of the inquiry into Sheku Bayoh’s death, so that it could reconsider whether to prosecute police officers, prompted a highly unusual, but justified, move from the Chief Constable

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