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CPS high school admissions test platform crashes during exams

Officials paused testing for thousands of students and said they would look to reschedule exams as soon as possible.

Chicago Sun-Times

Suspected rapists labelled as ‘females’ in CPS referrals, figures show

In last four years, police referred 260 ‘females’ to the CPS to consider rape charges, despite the Home Secretary saying this was wrong.

The Independent UK

When neighborhood schools won’t cut it, Black families opt out

Most parents aren’t willing to gamble with their children. If they can’t find suitable schools, they’ll simply opt out of the system. And Black parents are now divesting from Chicago Public Schools, and the city, altogether.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Mercy killings guidance given to prosecutors in England and Wales

CPS lists factors to consider when determining whether it is appropriate to bring charges

The Guardian - UK

Anti-monarchist coronation protesters will not face prosecution, police announce

THE anti-monarchist protesters arrested on the day of the King’s coronation will not be prosecuted

The National (Scotland)

CPS updates guidance on mercy killings and failed suicide pacts

The new guidelines aim to give prosecutors clearer direction on how to assess the public interest in these morally and legally complex cases.

The Independent UK

Chicago’s public schools need a ‘Green New Deal’ to modernize aging buildings

To address the breadth and depth of the need to remediate outdated schools at a time of worsening weather extremes, Chicago needs an estimated $30 billion, two educators write.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Experts call for Lucy Letby inquiry to cover statistical evidence used in trial

Royal Statistical Society suggests a better understanding of statistics could help NHS trusts act more quickly in similar cases

The Guardian - UK

Federal gun violence prevention office will cost a lot, produce little

Goals should be accompanied by concrete ideas — not vague intended actions.

Chicago Sun-Times

Most people prosecuted under joint enterprise from minority ethnic background

Data shows black people are 16 times more likely than white people to be prosecuted under the doctrine, according to CPS figures

The Guardian - UK

Black community leaders call on CPS to fix achievement gap

A couple dozen Black leaders attended Thursday’s Board of Education meeting to ask for a committee that would develop a strategy to help Black students academically.

Chicago Sun-Times

CPS schools need $14.4B for repairs, modernization, report finds

The long-awaited analysis by Chicago Public Schools leaders examined facilities needs citywide, where school buildings are on average 83 years old with some in serious disrepair.

Chicago Sun-Times

Watchdog commissioner says Met sabotaged her career over investigations of racism

Exonerated of allegations of evidence suppression in case of firefighter Tasered by police, Jennifer Izekor criticises ‘siege mentality’ in British policing

The Guardian - UK

CPS declined to charge undercover police officer who deceived woman into 19-year relationship

Prosecutors did not hear evidence from victim before deciding not to charge officer for misconduct

The Guardian - UK

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Met police firearms officers are right to pick up their guns and return to work. They can’t have prestige without risks

The protest over the charging of a marksman in the Chris Kaba case was damaging to British policing, says writer and former senior police officer Leroy Logan

The Independent UK

Who is Chris Kaba and why his fatal shooting led to protests by Met police

Chris Kaba was killed by a single gunshot in south east London last year

The Independent UK

Who is Chris Kaba and why his fatal shooting led to protests by Met police

Chris Kaba was killed by a single gunshot in south east London last year

The Independent UK

Five Bulgarians charged with spying for Russia to appear in court

Three men and two women are accused of conspiring to gather information that would be useful to an enemy between August 2020 and February this year.

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on armed police: there should be no culture of impunity

Editorial: By throwing doubt on the CPS’s decision to charge an officer, ministers and Sir Mark Rowley risk weakening their own reforms

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby to face retrial on charge of attempting to murder baby

Serial killer nurse Lucy Letby will face a retrial on a charge of attempting to murder a baby girl, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced.

The Independent UK

Who is Chris Kaba and why his fatal shooting led to protests by Met police

Chris Kaba was killed by a single gunshot in south east London last year

Chicago Sun-Times

Four takes from Week 5 in high school football

This season’s fastest and toughest games, Elmhurst’s elite season, the CPS coaching tree and a look ahead.

The Independent UK

Who is Chris Kaba and why his fatal shooting led to protests by Met police

Chris Kaba was killed by a single gunshot in south east London last year

The Independent UK

Scottish Government could miss electric car-charging target by 12 years – Tories

The Scottish Conservatives said ministers needed to ‘urgently up their game’.

Evening Standard

‘Hundreds of Met officers hand in weapons’ after marksman charged with Chris Kaba murder

“They feel betrayed by a total lack of support from Scotland Yard,” said ex marksman Tony Long

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