Fox comes to visit in Florida!

Survivor who ignited US Catholic church’s reckoning with abuse killed in Louisiana Scott Anthony Gastal, who at age 11 had testified in court in the 1980s that his priest had raped him, was beaten to death

A grim and harrowing life. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Dramatic fall in London’s levels of deadly pollutants after Ulez expansion People in capital breathing much cleaner air, with significant improvements in capital’s most deprived areas

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Eleanor Maguire, Memory Expert Who Studied London Cabbies, Dies at 54 By watching the brain process information, she discovered that a specific region plays a key role in spatial navigation — and that it can be strengthened like a muscle.

RIP. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/s...

Christopher Jencks, a Shaper of Views on Economic Inequality, Dies at 88 (Gift Article) His clear prose, illuminating data and novel arguments helped transform debates around issues like public education and welfare reform.

RIP. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...

France braces for trial of surgeon accused of sexually abusing hundreds of children Joël Le Scouarnec has been charged with the rape or sexual assault of 299 patients from 1989 to 2014

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

‘Crisis communications’: emails show how NFL’s Saints and NBA’s Pelicans helped New Orleans church spin abuse scandal Unearthed emails detail how the sports franchises’ owner and PR team counseled archdiocese on how to respond to unfolding clergy-abuse case

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

‘Epidemic’ of violence against women and girls in UK is getting worse – report National Audit Office says government attempts to tackle misogynistic violence are hampered by poor coordination

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Man on the run after being recalled to UK prison indefinitely makes plea to minister Matthew Booth, from Bolton, is facing further time in jail after claims he has restarted a relationship with an ex

Indefinite sentences are unjust. They can no longer be issued and those sentenced earlier should be freed -- www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Killed women count: 80 women allegedly killed by men in UK in 2024 Throughout the year the Guardian aimed to report on every woman whose death has led to a man being charged

A chilling statistic -- www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...

Children with special needs are now the focus of the culture war and the budget debate – Labour must tread carefully | John Harris With the yawning gap between available funding and rising demand, parents are right to fear the government’s reaction, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Special educational needs are real--and need attention after years of neglect in the guise of 'austerity' -- www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

William Labov, Who Studied How Society Shapes Language, Dies at 97 He laid the foundation for sociolinguistics, and he showed that structures like class and race shaped speech as much as where someone lives.

RIP. William Labov, Who Studied How Society Shapes Language, Dies at 97 www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/u...

Video Shows Prison Officers’ Fatal Assault of Inmate in ‘Shocking’ Detail Robert Brooks died after a savage attack at a New York prison this month that was captured by several officers’ body-worn cameras.

Video Shows Prison Officers’ Fatal Assault of Inmate in ‘Shocking’ Detail www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/n...

Revealed: Thames Water diverted ‘cash for clean-ups’ to help pay bonuses Exclusive: UK’s biggest water company assessed risks before cutting back on cost of environmental work, investigation shows

Whoever thought it made sense to privatise basic utilities and sell them to monopolistic profit making operators? An entirely predictable consequence. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

£100m spent in England on failed efforts to block children’s Send support Exclusive: Councils win just 1.2% of tribunals, as experts see signs provision is becoming a battle with desperate families

A reflection of the terrible state of special education services after a decade and a half of cuts. A key problem for the new government to address-- www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

The Juror Who Found Herself Guilty She was pressured into convicting a man she believed was innocent—and was haunted by remorse. Three decades later, she did something about it.

www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

Final 2024 issue of Psychology, Public Policy, and Law is now out--https://psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES/journal/law/30/4

I stood up to the ‘boys' club’ at the heart of our justice system – and was vindicated | Charlotte Proudman The Bar Standards Board tried to silence me for calling out injustice and sexism. Being cleared was a win for free speech, says barrister Charlotte Proudman

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Home schooling laws to be tightened up after murder of Sara Sharif Ten-year-old was murdered by her father and stepmother after being taken out of school to be educated at home

It shouldn't take a murder to force restoration of basic services are regulations we used to take for granted. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Jury in Las Vegas Awards Woman $34 Million for Wrongful Conviction Kirstin Blaise Lobato sued the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and two detectives after she spent nearly 16 years in prison for a murder she did not commit.

Big payouts get publicity but what's being done to eliminate police corruption? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/u...

At last, a group of MPs intent on reforming our madly unfair council tax | Heather Stewart The system relies on valuations from 1991, when Gorbachev was in power, but has become politically untouchable

Never has reform been so necessary. Progressive wealth taxes are long overdue. www.theguardian.com/money/2024/d...

Absolutely. She has shown amazing bravery.

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Bluesky has passed a milestone of 25 MILLION users.

Queensland to impose adult prison sentences on children Queensland's new laws will see children found guilty of serious crimes given harsher penalties.

This is a truly retrograde step. Even when they misbehave, children are still children and should be treated as such: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Shelter condemns ‘shocking’ 14% rise in homelessness across England Charity says soaring private rents, rising evictions and lack of affordable social housing are to blame

Such levels of homelessness are unacceptable www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Two million young people have self-diagnosed mental health problems Waiting lists for therapy mean many rely sites like TikTok for medical advice

The perils and costs of self diagnosis via social media posts of uncertain reliability -- www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

Justice delayed is.........https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/dec/09/court-delays-driving-innocent-prisoners-to-plead-guilty-in-england-and-wales?CMP=firstedition_email

Opinion | The Tragic Link Between Pregnancy and Homicide For women under 25, getting pregnant more than doubles their risk of homicide.

Another shocking statistic -- www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Forgotten? Or simply ignored? The hideous reality of war in Sudan -- s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...

Shocking but no longer surprising--with perpetrators protected once again-- www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...