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The GuardianInside Japan’s biggest prison: home to yakuza… and hundreds of old men
More than one in five prisoners in Fuchū jail is 65 or over – and younger inmates get care qualifications to look after them
- People
Where Is Susan Smith Now? A Look At Her Life in Prison 30 Years After Drowning Her Sons
Susan Smith was served a life sentence after the 1994 murder of her sons. Now, she's eligible for parole in November 2024
- BBC
'I tried to say no repeatedly': More men accuse ex-Abercrombie boss over sex events
New witnesses tell the BBC fresh details about the sophisticated operation they say exploited them for sex.
- Sky News
Man jailed 21 years on from raping 14-year-old girl in alley - after victim came forward to Rotherham sex abuse probe
A man has been jailed after raping a 14-year-old girl in an alleyway in Rotherham 21 years ago. Waleed Ali, 42, was sentenced to five years in prison after jurors found him guilty of raping a girl under 16 at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Ali, of Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire, was arrested and interviewed in September 2021 after a woman told Operation Stovewood officers she had been attacked when she was 14 years old and had not reported it before.
- Associated Press
87 and hobbled, Pope Francis goes off-script in Asia and reminds world he can still draw a crowd
It was the farthest trip of his pontificate and one of the longest papal trips ever in terms of days on the road and distance traveled. With half of East Timor’s population gathered at a seaside park, Francis couldn’t help but oblige them with a final good night and languid loops in his popemobile, long after the sun had set and the field was lit by cellphone screens. “How many children you have!” Francis marveled to the crowd of 600,000, which amounted to the biggest-ever turnout for a papal event as a proportion of the population.
- The Independent
Divers hunting for clues on how Mike Lynch’s superyacht sank make discovery
The video equipment recovered could show if the crews left doors open on the Bayesian superyacht, which might have allowed the vessel to flood
- The Independent
Father makes desperate last plea for mercy for daughter on death row in UAE
Exclusive: Shahzadi Khan's father tells The Independent she was trafficked to the Gulf nation and falsely accused of murdering an infant in her care
- Storyful
Massive Residential Fire in Manila Affects Hundreds
A large fire broke out in Manila on September 14, affecting up to 1,000 families, a local fire chief said.The fire was reported at 11:44 am, the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (Manila DRRM Office) said.It was under control after 6 pm, local news reported.Footage released by the Manila DRRM Office shows the fire. Credit: Manila DRRM Office via Storyful
- The Telegraph
Crown Princess of Norway’s son arrested for allegedly violating restraining order against ex-girlfriend
The Crown Princess of Norway’s eldest son has been arrested for allegedly violating a restraining order imposed after he allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend.
- CNN
A father was killed in a Missouri bar brawl. His twin daughters’ podcast helped lead to an arrest 35 years later
On October 13, 1989, Jimmie Wade Martin went for a drink at his neighborhood bar in Bonne Terre, Missouri. His bloodied body was later found nearby, but no assailant was ever convicted. So years later, his twin daughters began investigating the case themselves.
- CNN
The ancient monastery hanging from the side of a cliff
Founded in the 4th century, Sümela is a gravity-defying marvel, hanging nearly 1,000 feet over a wooded valley in Turkey, that today attracts thousands of religious pilgrims.
- Associated Press
Women in Iran are going without hijabs as the 2nd anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death approaches
On the streets of Iranian cities, it's becoming more common to see a woman passing by without a mandatory headscarf, or hijab, as the second anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and the mass protests it sparked approaches. There's no government official or study acknowledging the phenomenon, which began as Iran entered its hot summer months and power cuts in its overburdened electrical system became common. This defiance comes despite what United Nations investigators describe as “expanded repressive measures and policies” by Iran's theocracy to punish them — though there's been no recent catalyzing event like Amini's death to galvanize demonstrators.
- The Telegraph
The shocking story of Britain’s prison breakdown
The scenes outside prisons this week verged on the farcical. As 1,700 offenders released early embraced their unexpected freedom, they spoke to reporters with a mixture of glee and depressing realism.
- The Independent
Hundreds of foxes and deer chased and killed in latest hunting season as illegal activity rife, report says
WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Gang caught digging fox and terrier out of badger sett as figures highlight illegal countryside activity
- The Guardian
Father who is convicted rapist stripped of parental responsibility for daughter
Mother hopes case will ‘shine a light’ on family courts and Cafcass
- The Telegraph
Pope Francis faces criticism for allegedly ignoring sexual abuse claims against French priest
The Vatican is facing questions over its handling of sexual abuse allegations involving the French priest who founded the Emmaüs charity.
- Associated Press
A 'Trump Train' convoy surrounded a Biden-Harris bus. Was it political violence?
A Texas jury will soon decide whether a convoy of supporters of then-President Donald Trump violently intimidated former Democratic lawmaker Wendy Davis and two others on a Biden-Harris campaign bus when a so-called “Trump Train” boxed them in for more than an hour on a Texas highway days before the 2020 election. Attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that six of the Trump Train drivers violated state and federal law.
- The Daily Beast
Who Is Alleged Trump Golf Course Gunman Ryan Wesley Routh?
The suspected gunman involved in what authorities are calling an apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump was identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, according to multiple reports. Few other details have been released about the person of interest who allegedly carried an AK-47-style rifle with a scope onto the grounds near Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, but statements from local law enforcement have given some insight into the incident and would-be shooter.Se
- The Independent
Myanmar junta issues rare appeal for foreign aid as scale of Typhoon Yagi devastation emerges
More than 235,000 people displaced in floods with capital Naypyidaw worst-hit
- France 24 Videos
Thousands in France rally in support of mass rape victim, call for end to violence against women
Thousands took to the streets across French cities on Saturday to demand an end to rape and support the main plaintiff in a mass sexual assault trial that has shocked the country. Gisèle Pélicot, who is using her married name, has requested the trial of her ex-husband and 50 co-defendants since September 2 be made public to raise awareness about the use of drugs to commit abuse.