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Post Office paid widow in instalments for silence
The Horizon scandal inquiry reveals details of the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK legal history.

Girl, 13, in court on attempted murder charges
Two teachers and a pupil were injured at a secondary school on Wednesday,

Girl, 13, charged after school stabbings
A girl has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after the stabbings at a Welsh school.

Why was Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction overturned, and what's next?
The ruling gives the one-time film mogul a chance at a new trial and calls into question what evidence prosecutors can use in future sex crime cases.

The New Drug Threat
An investigation into the supply of illegal synthetic opioid drugs called nitazenes.

Hundreds arrested as Gaza protests sweep US universities
Demonstrators and police clash in Austin, while scores are taken into custody in Boston and Los Angeles.

Ex-senior boss van den Bogerd 'truly sorry' for Post Office scandal
Angela van den Bogerd, who handled complaints about the bug-prone Horizon system, is giving evidence to the inquiry.

Girl arrested after teachers and pupil injured in school stabbing
A teenage girl has been arrested after two teachers and a pupil were stabbed in Ammanford, south-west Wales.

Seven 'juveniles' arrested in Sydney counterterrorism raids after church stabbing
Australian police say despite uncovering a network of people with a violent extremist ideology, there's no threat to Anzac Day commemorations.

MeToo founder defiant after Weinstein wins rape appeal
Tarana Burke says the overturning of Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction in New York is not a blow to MeToo.

Baby saved from dead mother's womb in Gaza dies
Sabreen was born by emergency C-section after Israel bombed a house in Rafah, killing her family.

Home and Away star arrested after Australian manhunt
The actor was taken into custody on Thursday after failing to front court on assault charges.

Gardener charged with murder after 70-year-old found dead in Queensland home
Police say a man was believed to be gardening when he got into an argument with the elderly couple in the house next door.

Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction overturned by top New York court
New York's highest court said the trial judge made a critical mistake by letting women testify that Weinstein assaulted them.

Man accused of showjumper murder threatened me with bath of bleach, ex says
Jonathan Creswell, who was on trial for the murder of Katie Simpson, was found dead earlier this week.

Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned by New York's top court

Hero teacher restrained school stabber, says brother
A teenage girl remains in custody after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Paula Vennells opposed stopping postmaster prosecutions, inquiry hears
The former Post Office boss was against stopping postmaster prosecutions in 2013, former top lawyer says.