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UK set to impose direct rule on British Virgin Islands as premier faces cocaine charges
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Britain is poised to impose a form of direct rule over the British Virgin Islands after the Caribbean territory’s premier was arrested in Miami on suspicion of drug running, and a UK-appointed commission of inquiry fo...
British Virgin Islands premier arrested on cocaine charges in US sting operation
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The premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been arrested in a sting operation in Miami on charges of conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and money laundering. The BVI governor, John Rankin, co...
Joint enterprise ruling has not led to fewer homicide charges, report finds
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A landmark judgment that was expected to lead to a reduction in joint enterprise prosecutions and convictions for homicide has had no discernible effect, while the number of Black people convicted of murder under the ...
Bianca Williams decries ‘culture of racism’ as Met police officers face misconduct charges
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Bianca Williams, the innocent athlete stopped and searched by the Metropolitan police, has criticised a “culture of racism” within the force as it was announced that five officers will face a gross misconduct hearing ...
Ex-president of Honduras extradited to US on drugs charges
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US Drug Enforcement Administration agents have extradited the Honduran former president Juan Orlando Hernández to New York, where he will face federal drug trafficking and weapons charges. Honduran national police del...
Wayne Couzens requests trial by jury on indecent exposure charges
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Sarah Everard’s killer, Wayne Couzens, has requested a trial by jury to face four charges of indecent exposure. The alleged flashing incidents are said to have taken place in Swanley, Kent, in January and February las...
New York lieutenant governor quits after arrest on bribery and fraud charges
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New York’s lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, resigned on Tuesday in the wake of his arrest in a federal corruption investigation, the state’s Democratic governor, Kathy Hochul, said. The development created a polit...
Murder charges dropped against Texas woman for ‘self-induced abortion’
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The woman who was thrown in jail on a murder charge in Texas for allegedly having caused the “death of an individual by self-induced abortion” has been released after the local district attorney dropped the case. Lize...
Boris Becker found guilty of four charges under Insolvency Act
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The three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has been found guilty at Southwark crown court in London of four charges under the Insolvency Act and acquitted of a further 20 counts relating to his 2017 bankruptcy. Th...
Former USA star goalkeeper Hope Solo arrested on DWI, child abuse charges
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Former US women’s national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo was arrested after she was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her two-year-old twins inside, police said. A police report sa...
Likelihood of criminal charges against Trump rising, experts say
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The likelihood of a criminal investigation and charges against Donald Trump are rising due to allegations by a House panel of a “criminal conspiracy” involving his aggressive drive to overturn the 2020 election result...
Revealed: scandal of NHS charges putting pregnant migrant women at risk
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The health of pregnant migrant women and their unborn babies is being put at risk due to fears around NHS charging, with some trusts demanding upfront fees for maternity care or wrongly charging those who are exempt, ...
Stephen Colbert on Trump’s possible criminal charges: ‘Lock him up’
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There’s been some dark news lately, but “every once in awhile, there’s a little gleam of sunshine in the world: a child’s smile, the first flower of spring, the January 6 committee laying out potential criminal charge...