Crime
Former top BBC host charged with making indecent images of children
Huw Edwards was one of the main faces at the broadcaster until his departure in April, announcing the death of Queen Elizabeth to the nation.
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We trust the police. But the court system? Not so much
Only a third of Australians express faith in our courts - but we feel safe in our homes and aren’t too fussed about dog poo.
- by James Massola
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Child abuse
The family holiday that took a sickening turn and ended with a father behind bars
An Australian man on holiday with his wife and three children began messaging a stranger on social media. When he returned home, officers swooped.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
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Courts
Courtroom drama as mum jailed for forcing daughter to marry her murderer
Sakina Muhammad Jan cried and yelled as she was sent to jail for three years after her landmark conviction for forcing someone into a marriage.
- by Tara Cosoleto
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Indigenous
Police had a plan to help reduce Aboriginal incarceration. Then this happened ...
Prison numbers are going in the wrong direction for Aboriginal people. But NSW Police say they should not be held accountable for helping to bring them down.
- by Patrick Begley
Kyrgyzstan president arrests niece’s fiancé after elaborate wedding proposal
The video went viral in Kyrgyzstan and infuriated Sadyr Japarov, who has made a show of admonishing politicians for wasting money since he seized power in a coup.
- by James Kilner
Video of police kicking man on ground at British airport sparks protests
The unnamed male officer has been suspended and removed from all duties and is now under investigation for criminal assault.
- by Adela Suliman
Belgium police detain seven terror suspects ahead of Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Authorities in Belgium carried out 14 raids across the country over suspected terrorist activities, a day before the opening of the Olympic Games in neighbouring France.
Dramatic arrest vision after police pursuit through eastern suburbs
Two men were arrested after reports of a man wearing a balaclava and carrying a gun near the home of John Ibrahim. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing on his part.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Riley Walter
Nick Martin’s assassin has written a book in prison, but doesn’t want the man accused of hiring him to read it
The hit man allegedly hired by Mongols bikie David Pye to assassinate Nike Martin wants the contents of an autobiography he wrote in prison to be kept secret.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
John Silvester on the underworld figures infiltrating the CFMEU
The Naked City columnist discusses the psychology of the underworld figures who have allegedly infiltrated one of the nation’s most powerful unions.