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Post Office: Horizon scandal victims offered £600,000 each in compensation
Post Office workers who have had wrongful convictions overturned after the Horizon scandal will be offered £600,000 each in compensation, the government has announced.
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Exclusive: Met Police pay six figure sum and apologise to student injured by police baton during protest
Channel 4 News can exclusively reveal the Metropolitan Police has paid out a six figure sum in compensation to a student who was smashed over the head with a police baton during violent demonstrations in Westminster thirteen years ago. The force has also apologised to Alfie Meadows saying the strike which nearly killed him was…
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Kim Jong Un pledges support for Putin’s ‘sacred fight’ with West (dubbed)
The North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has given his full support to what he called Russia’s “sacred struggle” – as he met Vladimir Putin for talks at a space facility in Russia’s far east. According to Kim, the two leaders agreed to “further strengthen strategic and tactical co-operation” – although there were no details…
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Wilko: 12,000 people face redundancy after talks collapse
12,000 people are facing redundancy after the collapse of talks to rescue the home bargains chain Wilko.
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Singer VC Pines on why he’s written an album inspired by his experiences with epilepsy and synesthesia
His music is streamed by millions and he recently played Glastonbury, but the debut album from singer-songwriter Jack Mercer – better known as VC Pines – is deeply personal. ‘MRI’ is inspired by his own experience of epilepsy and synesthesia, which causes him to visualise sounds as colours.
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‘Extreme devastation and much need’ in Morocco, Red Cross says
We spoke to Hossam Elsharkawi, the Middle East and North African director for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
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More than 100 schools in England ordered to close buildings due to unsafe concrete
The Education Secretary Gillian Keegan tonight defended her ‘cautious approach’, hours after causing consternation amongst teachers, parents and pupils in England a matter of days before the start of term. Labour and teaching unions rounded on the government, with the National Education Union describing the situation as “absolutely disgraceful”.
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‘The last thing you want to see is someone dragged into a courtroom kicking and screaming’, says father of murdered police officer
We spoke to Bryn Hughes. He worked as a prison officer for 25 years – and had to carry defendants into the dock.
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Housing inmates in police cells ‘predictable mess’, says former head of prison service
We spoke to the former head of the prison service Phil Wheatley who’s had more than 50 years experience working in the prison system.
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British Museum recovered some of the 2000 stolen artefacts says chair George Osborne
Some of the 2,000 artefacts which are thought to have been stolen from the British Museum are starting to be recovered, according to the chair of trustees George Osborne. The former chancellor apologised on behalf of the museum, but admitted more could have been done to prevent the thefts. An unnamed member of staff suspected…
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‘We have to help lift people out of poverty’: What can be done to reduce drug deaths in Scotland?
We spoke to Elena Whitham, Scottish Government Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy about the latest data on deaths due to drugs in Scotland.
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Saudi Arabian border guards accused of killing hundreds of migrants in new report
Saudi Arabian border guards have been accused of killing hundreds of migrants as they tried to cross the border from Yemen – with one person telling the Human Rights Watch group that they were “fired on like rain”.
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Questions about NHS role in Letby murders not answered, says solicitor representing victim families
We spoke to solicitor Tamlin Bolton, who’s been representing parents of several of Letby’s victims.
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Fans still inspired by Lionesses despite World Cup defeat
England’s women may not have won the World Cup, but reaching the final after becoming European champions last year has inspired many girls to take up the sport.
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NHS ‘ignored whistleblower concerns’ in 2009, says former RCN boss
We spoke to Dr Peter Carter, who’s a former General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing.