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Promoting junior prosecutors will help clear courts backlog, says Labour

Emily Thornberry says plan will ‘get the wheels of justice turning’ as almost 350,000 cases await trial

The Guardian - UK

Labour vows to get ‘all hands on deck’ to tackle courts backlog

The party says it would pave the way for a two-thirds increase in the number of people serving as crown prosecutors.

The Independent UK

Teachers allege ‘threats’ by police, Education dept. officials to foil their Sept. 1 protest plan

Leave denied, personal vehicles being taken away, allege leaders

The Hindu

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Andhra Pradesh: Alternative options on CPS being considered, says Botcha

‘It could not be scrapped as promised due to administrative hurdles’

The Hindu

Why aren’t more Chicago parents going for free universal preschool?

CPS is offering universal pre-K for 4-year-olds in most of the city, but WBEZ found that thousands of seats are unfilled — mostly in schools serving high numbers of low-income families with large majorities of Black or Latino children.

Chicago Sun-Times

Paedophile exchanged sick messages with 'depraved' abuser

Prosecutors described the content of Paul Pickerill's communication with Vicki Bevan as 'extremely distressing'

Liverpool Echo

Nervous and somber, students at Chicago high school return to campus as more details about shooting emerge

CHICAGO — As the Carl Schurz High School students passed under the school’s brown iron gates Thursday morning, community members greeted them with doughnuts and flowers outside the Northwest Side school, a day after a shooting that left four teens wounded, including two Schurz students.

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CTU delegates approve CPS safety agreement, send vote to full union

The uneventful and under-the-radar settlement of this year’s deal comes as a sigh of relief for educators and families.

Chicago Sun-Times

No child should have to sit through a 2-hour bus ride to get to school

We understand the challenges and appreciate that CPS is prioritizing buses for special education and homeless students, but it is not acceptable for any student — let alone one who has a disability — to spend four hours a day on a bus, five days a week.

Chicago Sun-Times

4 people believed to be students are shot near high school on Chicago's Northwest Side, authorities say

CHICAGO — Four people believed to be Chicago Public Schools students, including three age 15 or younger, were shot near a Northwest Side high school Wednesday afternoon, Chicago police said.

Chicago Tribune

CPS sex misconduct allegations return to pre-pandemic levels

A rise in misconduct reports was expected as students and staff returned to classrooms full-time after COVID-19 disruptions.

Chicago Sun-Times

A damning review of Cook County juvenile jail, Biden’s student debt cancellation plan 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.

Chicago Sun-Times

Some CPS special ed students endure 2-hour bus rides as transportation problems continue to start year

CPS officials say the situation, which they chalked up to a driver shortage during the pandemic, is far better than last year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man charged in hit-and-run outside gay bar, Sacred Rose fest preps for its debut 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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Manchester Evening News

Man nearly sliced off taxi driver's nose after knifepoint robbery in 'sadistic' act of violence

Richard McCormack, 38, was handed a life sentence at Manchester Crown Court for the 'gratuitous' act

The Independent UK

Pensioner admits manslaughter of her husband

Janet Dunn, 73, was charged with killing 81-year-old Anthony Dunn at a property in Ponteland, Northumberland, on March 15.

The Independent UK

Woman, 73, pleads guilty to manslaughter of husband, 81, as murder trial due to start

Janet Dunn was charged with killing Anthony Dunn at in Ponteland, Northumberland

The Independent UK

Bernie Ecclestone denies fraud over £400m in Singapore trust

The 91-year-old ex-Formula One boss was charged after a probe by HM Revenue and Customs.

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Chicago Sun-Times

As schools reopen Monday, CPS struggles to fill key jobs

Most of the more than 500 new interventionist positions created to help kids recover from pandemic learning loss haven’t been filled, CPS data shows.

Manchester Evening News

'Lifelong' Man City fan banned from games for three years after pitch invasion following Etihad title decider

Daniel Potts was 'one of the first groups of supporters who encroached onto the playing area' after the Villa game

Daily Mirror

Sarah Everard killer Wayne Couzens charged with two further counts of exposure

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story

The Independent UK

Wayne Couzens: Sarah Everard’s killer to be charged with two offences of exposure

Offences alleged to have taken place in June 2015 and November 2020

Chicago Sun-Times

CPS still wants mandatory COVID-19 shots for kids but can’t require them unless state OKs that

Illinois requires K-12 students to provide proof of vaccination against a dozen diseases but not the coronavirus.

Bristol Post

Fraudster who faked Bristol University degree to land top NHS jobs ordered to pay back earnings

He made everyone call him 'doctor'

Chicago Sun-Times

Back-to-school list should include getting kids vaccinated

Yes, COVID-19 seems to be receding overall. But too many students, Black students, in particular, remain unvaccinated.

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