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Texas should tell parents their rights when it investigates child abuse claims, lawmaker proposes

Most reports of child abuse or neglect turn out to be unfounded. But while under investigation, parents with little understanding of their rights or the process often make decisions that could impact the fate of their families.

The Texas Tribune

Joint enterprise prosecutions to be monitored for racial bias

CPS agrees, following legal challenge, to record age and race data after studies show young men and black boys suffer most

The Guardian - UK

New clues in search for dad who mysteriously vanished on Valentine's Day 16 years ago

Sajid Saddique has not been seen since he left his home in Bradford, Yorkshire, in 2007, leaving wife Asma and three daughters fighting for justice and answers 16 years after he disappeared

Daily Mirror

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Man 'randomly selected' homeless person to stab to death while he slept in doorway

Egidijus Kotovas "randomly selected" a homeless person who had been sleeping in a doorway to try and stab to death in a vicious attack that nearly took their life, a court heard

Daily Mirror

Lightfoot steps up attacks on Johnson, hoping to purge his surge: ‘Brandon’s not better. Brandon is bad for Chicago’

With money pouring into his $3.1 million campaign fund, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson has been blanketing the airwaves with commercials touting his plan to “invest in people.” The mayor counters that his tax-the-rich plan will drive business from the city.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mason Greenwood set to be frustrated by Man Utd as details of investigation revealed

Mason Greenwood will have to wait several more months to find out his future at Manchester United after the timeline of the club’s internal investigation emerged

Daily Mirror

Met police apologise to Caroline Flack’s family over record-keeping

A review found the force did not record why it appealed against CPS advice to caution the TV presenter

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Caroline Flack family given police apology over assault charge records

The former Love Island presenter took her own life after learning the Metropolitan Police was charging her with assault rather than proceeding with a caution

Wales Online

Met Police apologises to Caroline Flack’s mother after complaints

An IOPC review recommended the force apologise to the TV presenter’s family over its lack of record keeping relating to the decision to charge her with assault

Evening Standard

Victims, families and school leaders seek answers after increase in after-school shootings

A WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times analysis shows that 2022 brought a spike in fatal shootings among teens in the after-school hours in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Metropolitan Police apologise to Caroline Flack’s family over lack of records

Flack was found dead in February 2020 at the age of 40.

The Independent UK

Caroline Flack cops 'deeply sorry' after assault charge blunder as mum slams Met

Caroline Flack's mum, Christine, had complained to the Metropolitan Police for pursuing a charge of assault for the ex-Love Island host, before she tragically took her own life in 2020

Daily Mirror

Seniors, people with disabilities, CPS students should ride CTA free, mayoral challenger Brandon Johnson says

Johnson already had proposed free CTA rides for CPS students. Friday, he unveiled a transportation plan that extends free rides to the elderly and people with disabilities — and offers deep discounts to the working poor.

Chicago Sun-Times

BREAKING: Sadistic gang who kidnapped dad they wrongly suspected of rape and hacked him to death jailed for 235 years

Christopher Hughes was viciously slaughtered by the gang

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Johnson’s education plan includes free CTA rides, City Colleges tuition for CPS students

“Why are we making children pay for a ride to get to a school that’s not in their neighborhood?” Johnson asked. “Children should be able to focus on learning and not trying to figure out how they’re gonna get a ride to school.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Paul Vallas focus of attacks at WBEZ/Sun-Times mayoral forum

Former CPS CEO Paul Vallas has blanketed airwaves with commercials on the crime issue, and recent internal and external polls show him leading the pack or near the top.

Daily Record

Prosecutors' statement on Premier League footballer arrested on suspicion of child sex offences

Officers referred the case to prosecutors last week, more than 18 months after the player was arrested.

The Independent UK

Crown Prosecution Service considers charging professional footballer with multiple child sex offences

Greater Manchester Police has referred the case to prosecutors

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Chicago Sun-Times

POLL: Bleak numbers spell trouble for Mayor Lightfoot’s reelection bid

With the election less than three weeks away, three out of five voters disapprove of the job the mayor has done in her first term and 71% think the city is on the wrong track, according to a Sun-Times/WBEZ/Telemundo Chicago/NBC5 poll of Chicago voters.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot scolds rivals during testy mayoral forum for trying ‘to mansplain’ and ‘treat me like I’m some child’

The debate included many personal attacks, mainly directed toward and between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and ex-Chicago schools boss Paul Vallas. Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia was in Washington for the State of the Union address.

The Independent UK

Ethnic minority defendants ‘more likely to be charged than white British people’

The Crown Prosecution Service launched a programme to identify, understand and tackle ‘disproportionality’ in its charging decisions.

The Guardian - UK

Defendants of colour more likely to be charged than white people, finds CPS study

Mixed ethnicity suspects in England and Wales charged 10 percentage points higher than rate of white counterparts for similar offences

Daily Mirror

Teenager fined just £61 for burning £1million barn to the ground in arson attack

A teenager, now 16, has admitted he was "very stupid and reckless" after causing a fire at a barn in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, that led to £1million of damage, and he received a fine of just £61

Chicago Sun-Times

Signs of illegal gun trafficking, mayoral hopefuls’ plans for CPS and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

The Guardian - UK

Jake Davison assault case should have been sent to CPS, detective tells inquest

Police were under pressure not to send more cases to courts at time of attack a year before Plymouth shooting

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