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Dame Vera Baird called for an experiment in which rape and sexual assault cases were fast-tracked and predicted it could have a ‘significant deterrent impact’
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Blendon Police Officer Connor Grubb has been charged with four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault, and two counts of involuntary manslaughter
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Police say employees and officers assaulted during protest at Elbit Systems UK building in Gloucestershire
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Ukrainian soldiers and officials tell Askold Krushelnycky that Kyiv’s military wants to prolong the humiliation of Putin over surprise assault on Kursk for as long as possible – as army says it has taken 1,000 square kilometres of territory
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Russian forces struggle to deal with assault across border and deep into the Kursk region – which military experts have described as the most significant such incursion since the Second World War
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Palestinians are fleeing large areas around Khan Younis in southern Gaza where the Israeli military has begun a new assault after ordering another mass evacuation
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While this assault will not change the trajectory of the war, writes Chris Stevenson, its symbolic importance and boost to morale should not be underestimated
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Aaron Von Rock was arrested on May 5 and charged with assault with intent to cause serious injury with a weapon
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Ramon Casas was arrested and charged with murder after allegedly assaulting Armando Gabriel in a 7-Eleven parking lot
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A far-right thug was caught punching a police officer in the face during a violent protest outside a mosque in Southport. Bodycam footage recorded the moment Derek Drummond launched himself at the police officer on 30 July, after being told to “get ...
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While this assault will not change the trajectory of the war, writes Chris Stevenson, its symbolic importance and boost to morale should not be underestimated
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IOPC says it is investigating officer over alleged assault and potential gross misconduct relating to clash on 23 July
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Polish man sentenced to four months, deported from Denmark for June assault on Danish prime minister
A Polish man was sentenced to four months in jail for assaulting the Danish prime minister as well as separate sexual harassment charges