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Immigration
Murder-accused ‘lost his mind’ before stabbing man
(BBC) An asylum seeker who fatally stabbed a pensioner in the street told jurors he “lost his mind” after feeling stress build up. Ahmed Alid, 45, is charged with murdering Terence Carney, 70, in Hartlepool town centre, minutes after repeatedly knifing his […]
Legal
Appeals court upholds conviction of British national linked to Islamic State
(AP) A federal appeals court upheld the conviction Friday of a British national for his role in a hostage-taking scheme by the Islamic State group that took roughly two dozen Westerners captive a decade ago. El Shafee Elsheikh was convicted and sentenced […]
Children & Teens
Police left children at mercy of grooming gangs in Rochdale, review finds
(BBC) Girls were “left at the mercy” of paedophile grooming gangs for years because of failings by senior police and council bosses, a report has said. The review covers 2004 to 2013 and sets out a series of failed investigations by Greater […]