Erin Patterson appeal: Mushroom murderer’s trial undermined by hotel mix-up, court told

During Wednesday’s hearing, the appeal judges heard that while deliberating their verdict, jurors stayed in the same hotel as members of the prosecution team, a key police witness, and journalists. Patterson’s barrister Richard Edney said this “catastrophic” situation had “undermined the integrity of the verdicts and requires the quashing of the convictions”. He said a…

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China: Alleged sexual assault by local official and businessman in Hangzhou sparks outrage

Chinese authorities have arrested a local government official and a businessman suspected of sexually assaulting a woman at a business gathering, in a case that has sparked outrage in the country. The woman was allegedly assaulted at a karaoke bar in Hangzhou after an official dinner involving executives from several companies and officials. Local authorities…

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An unstable rock formation threatens the existence of an entire Swiss village of 1,300 residents as thawing glaciers destabilise the Alps

The Swiss village of Kandersteg could be destroyed by a landslide due to an unstable mountain rock formation, and scientists are linking the threat to thawing permafrost and glacier dynamics. The 1,300 residents of the village in Switzerland’s Bern canton live in the midst of a charming landscape including sharp peaks, white glaciers, steep green…

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‘Angrez chale gaye, angrezi chhod gaye’: Nagpur etiquette coach says eat dosa with fork, spoon; Internet goes mad! |

A Nagpur-based etiquette coach has landed in the middle of an online debate after showing people how he believes dosa should be eaten at a restaurant.In a video shared by Western Wings Spoken English on Instagram/Facebook, the coach reaches for a fork and spoon instead of eating the dosa with his hands.He folds the dosa…

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Iranian woman writes of US detention ‘hell’ over link to 1979 hostage crisis

The US decision to revoke the family’s status came amid several enforcement actions taken against relatives of regime officials, as US hostilities with Iran escalated this year. At the same time, amid Iran’s brutal crackdown on protesters months ago, some diaspora activists identified relatives of Iranian officials abroad and campaigned to revoke their legal status….

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