On a Saturday afternoon in November 2022 police in south-east London were confronted with a grim puzzle - the bodies of two 16-year-old boys, less than a mile apart, both of whom had been stabbed.
That’s exactly what has happened this month to residents in Greendykes and other parts of the city where they are part of a district heating scheme. People are angry, and with good reason. Out of the blue they found their heating account charges had suddenly gone up from five pence a unit to 26 pence, adding up to £200 a month to bills. No notice, no explanation, just an automatic adjustment to their online accounts. The Greendykes residents – some tenants, some owners - live in a new...
A series of 7 On Your Side Investigations sparked changes to squatter laws statewide but some lawmakers say there is more work to be done.
The right to peacefully protest is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution -- but when does someone’s right to protest break the law?
Politicians fear perceived costs of green transition are driving poor and rural voters to parties such as AfDRaising his voice above the pounding drums and honking tractors, Lutz Jankus, a city councillor from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), distanced himself from the furious protest unfurling before him.“They’re rightwing extremists,” he said about Free Saxony, a loose political movement that includes neo-Nazis and skinheads, as his colleagues began to pack up their tent on the...
Many buildings across the Las Vegas valley are turning purple in honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Month.
A new EU law means Apple will have to extend its iPhone warranty, and offer all users the same kind of repair or replace service it currently sells as AppleCare. The EU wants to make it easier to repair damaged smartphones Since 2020, the EU has been debating right to repair legislation, and it has been steadily progressing through the system. Now the EU has formally adopted the rules, after a vote saw 584 in favor, 3 against, and 14 abstentions. "Consumers' right to repair products...
Dozens of people across California have been wrongly convicted of crimes largely because of law enforcement officers’ flawed handling of eyewitness evidence. Courts have found instances of eyewitnesses feeling pressured to make an identification from a lineup even when the true culprit wasn’t present; making shaky identifications that were ultimately presented at trial as smoking-gun evidence; and choosing from lineups of photos in which some bore no resemblance to their description of the...
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) made housing affordability and access a priority during the 2024 Maryland legislative session, signing three bills to address the issue and prevent politically motivated book bans.
The series is in the midst of its fourth season on NBC.
Dozens gathered in Wilson Park Tuesday evening to honor victims of violent crime in the Shoals. A candlelight vigil was held to show victim's families and survivors they do have advocates and a community behind them.
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — This week marks National Crime Victims' Rights Week and you can help commemorate crime victims here locally. It's a week that was started in 1984 by Ronald Reagan to reflect on crime victims. This year's theme is '' How would you help?'' The Wiregrass Angel House helps crime victims by providing []