ICC chief prosecutor facing staff calls for external inquiry into sexual misconduct claims

Duchess shocked by sexual exploitation of refugees

The Duchess of Edinburgh visits Chad and hears the experiences of women who have escaped violence in Sudan.

Novichok inquiry: Who was Dawn Sturgess and how was she poisoned?

An independent inquiry will explore links between Dawn Sturgess' death and the Salisbury poisonings.

Vial with nerve agent that killed woman contained enough to kill thousands

The lead counsel for a public inquiry into the 2018 death of a British woman poisoned by a Soviet-developed nerve agent says there was enough poison in the vial she unwittingly opened to kill ...

World - ABC News - October 14

UK believes Putin personally authorised Salisbury novichok attack, inquiry told

Dawn Sturgess inquiry hears from Foreign Office and from Sergei Skripal, who said Russia thought he was still working for the west. The UK government believes that the Russian president, Vladimir ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

Vial that killed Salisbury victim ‘had enough poison to kill thousands’

A public inquiry examining the death of Dawn Sturgess has heard evidence from the former Russian spy.

Police insisted second Salisbury novichok attack was drug overdose, inquiry told

Inspector dismissed emergency services’ concerns that incident was similar to Skripal poisonings, KC says. Police officers urged paramedics and firefighters to treat the second novichok incident in ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Challenged on death of Dawn Sturgess, Russia’s ambassador appears to laugh and dismisses inquiry

In a wide-ranging interview with Laura Kuenssberg, Andrei Kelin also accuses the UK of “waging war” on Russia by supporting Ukraine.

Nursing boss tells Letby inquiry she ‘pleaded’ with hospital to contact police

Karen Rees tells Thirlwall inquiry she had ‘never been so relieved’ as when police were eventually called. A nursing boss has described how she “pleaded” with a hospital executive to contact police ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Woman, 91, who killed toddler should not have been driving, inquiry rules

An FAI has called for a change to the laws about fitness to drive as the current system is "defective".

EU refuses to publish findings of Tunisia human rights inquiry

Inquiry preceded controversial migration deal linked to claims of abuse in increasingly authoritarian country. The European Commission is refusing to publish the findings of a human rights inquiry ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Duterte tells Philippines ‘war on drugs’ inquiry he kept a death squad

Ex-president says he kept criminals to kill other criminals while mayor and offers no apologies at hearing investigating crackdowns. The former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has told a ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Irish school abuse inquiry should cover ‘leathering’, survivors say

Former pupils of Catholic schools say corporal punishment was ‘hourly occurence’ in 60s and 70s. The Irish government has been urged to extend the scope of a statutory inquiry into historical child ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Medic assumed drug overdose, Russian spy poisoning inquiry hears

Paramedics found Sergei and Yulia Skrippal in an area known to be frequented by drug abusers.

Prosecutors in country of Georgia probe alleged election "falsification"

Georgia has launched a probe into the alleged "falsification" of its parliamentary elections after the pro-Western opposition said the vote was "stolen."

Gregg Wallace denies inappropriate sexual comments

Wallace says an incident was investigated, and the outcome was "I hadn't said anything sexual".

Philippine preacher denies accusations of sexual abuse

Apollo Quiboloy, a Philippine preacher accused of sexually abusing his followers, spoke out for the first time since being indicted on trafficking and other criminal charges, denying new ...

Gérard Depardieu absent as sexual assault trial begins

Proceedings get under way in Paris without accused who is said to be ‘extremely affected’ by ill health. The trial of Gérard Depardieu on sexual assault charges has opened in Paris in the absence ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Gerard Depardieu's sexual assault trial opens in Paris

Two women have accused the actor of sexual assault on the set of 2021 film Les Volets Verts.

Shawn Mendes opens up about his sexuality

Shawn Mendes said that he is “figuring out” his sexuality during his concert in Denver on Monday, according to video footage shared by fans on social media.

Woman settles Tesco sexual harassment case for £45k

Former Tesco employee Lara Storey wants other women to know they don’t have to accept unwanted behaviour.

Man jailed for sexual assault on stranger in her home

Benjamin Guiver, who "brutally" sexually assaulted a woman in her own home, is jailed for 20 years.

Prison gangs: ‘I've chopped people, attacked staff, hidden drugs’

The BBC finds gang warfare in jails is rife, and lack of space makes it difficult to keep rivals apart.

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