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Niqab fines for women who defied French ban
Two women who continued to wear a veil covering their faces, despite a ban on the practice, are fined by a French court.
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Death row inmate’s late plea dismissed
Troy Davis, a convicted murderer who has been on death row for two decades, is set to die by lethal injection tonight after being denied a last-minute clemency appeal.
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Strauss-Kahn case close to collapse
The hotel maid accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault has had her request for a special prosecutor rejected after the district attorney’s office recommended all charges should be dropped.
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Strauss-Kahn welcomes end of sex case “nightmare”
A judge in New York dismisses all sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, accepting the recommendation of prosecutors who cast doubt on the accuser’s credibility.
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Prosecutors ‘not convinced’ of Strauss-Kahn guilt
New York prosecutors say “they are not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt” of Dominique Strauss Kahn’s sexual assault charges, and have recommended all charges be dropped.
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Strauss-Kahn released from house arrest
The former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is freed from house arrest but his sexual assault case will continue after speculation that it could collapse. Channel 4 News gauges reaction from France.
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FactCheck: the case for our luxury Legal Aid budget
The claim “The only place with more expensive Legal Aid than England and Wales is Northern Ireland, and no doubt they’ll be addressing the same question” Ken Clarke, Justice Secretary, on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, June 29, 2011
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Does California’s jail crisis offer lessons for Britain?
As the Coalition Government reviews sentencing policy in Britain, Sarah Smith looks at the crisis of over-crowding in California’s jails – and what the state can do about it.
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Strauss-Kahn to claim ‘attack’ on maid was consensual
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is booed by crowds of onlookers, including hotel workers, as he arrives at court to deny sexually assaulting a maid.
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Politkovskaya murder suspect held in Chechnya
A man suspected of being the mastermind behind the 2006 killing of prominent Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya is arrested after five years on the run.
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Sharon Shoesmith wins Baby P sacking appeal
Sharon Shoesmith, the former head of children’s services at the centre of the Baby P tragedy, wins her Court of Appeal battle over losing her job. Ed Balls tells Channel 4 News the sacking was right.
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Supermarkets set to expand 20 percent by 2014
New figures obtained by Channel 4 News show that Britain’s supermarkets are in the middle of an unprecedented expansion drive, with a new one or an expansion opening every day, writes Siobhan Kennedy.
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Ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn granted bail
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is granted bail by a New York judge. The former IMF chief has vowed to fight charges that he tried to rape a hotel maid in Manhattan.
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Nazi war criminal released on age grounds
A German court finds 91-year-old John Demjanjuk guilty of helping to murder thousands of Jews at a Nazi death camp, but he is to be released because of his age.
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Brazil grants gay couples civil and legal rights
Same-sex couples are to be given the same legal rights as married heterosexuals in Brazil following a landmark gay rights case.