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The mother of an autistic man imprisoned for robbery claims she is seeking to clean his name after the legal system failed to recognize his handicap. Joan Martin says that Osime Brown, 23, was unable to conduct the crime due to his autism, and that he was not given a fair trial. She's working with lawyers to challenge a "miscarriage of justice" alleging institutional prejudice. The Ministry of Justice stated that it was unable to comment on specific cases. Mr Brown, from Dudley, was convicted in 2018 together with other defendants of a 2016 robbery including the theft of a cellphone. He was also found guilty of attempted robbery and perverting the course of justice, which Ms Martin was not aware of. Jamaica-born Mr Brown spent half of a five-year sentence and risked deportation, but the Home Office dropped the plans in June of last year. Campaigners said that he lacked a support network in Jamaica and would struggle to reintegrate if he returned. Ms Martin claimed that he

Alec Baldwin stated on Saturday that any claims that he hasn't cooperated with the inquiry into the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of "Rust" last October are false. Baldwin addressed the problem with his cellphone in a video he shared to Instagram. "Any notion that I am not complying with requests, orders, demands, or search warrants regarding my phone" is "a lie," Baldwin, 63, said in the video, which was shot while he was sitting in the driver's seat of a car. He didn't specify who, if anyone, was suggesting that he comply. Baldwin, 63, stated in the video, which was shot when he was sitting in the driver's seat of a car. He didn't specify who, if anyone, was suggesting that he comply. Authorities don't have the phone, according to Baldwin, because they need to go through the legal means to obtain it, which are more onerous for a person who lives in another state. On December 16, the Santa Fe County Sheriff's D

Authorities discovered actor and comedian Bob Saget dead in an Orlando, Florida hotel room on Sunday. He was 65 years old at the time. His death was confirmed by the Orange County Sheriff's Office, which was initially reported by TMZ. According to the agency, deputies were dispatched to a room at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, after receiving a report that someone was unresponsive there. According to a news statement from the sheriff's office, deputies responded to a "man down call." The sheriff's office stated, "Detectives have uncovered no signs of foul play or drug use in this case." "This is the most up-to-date information we have at this time, and we do not expect any more updates." The cause and manner of death will be determined by the Medical Examiner's Office." The sheriff's office stated that Saget, the star of the TV show "Full House," was "declared deceased on scene." Saget's "I Don

Campaigners will declare on Monday that Michael Gove needs to spend billions more to end the fire safety disaster in homes throughout England, warning that his current plan to replace all Grenfell-style cladding overlooks a slew of other concerns that leaseholders face. The secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities will announce a £4 billion programme to help leaseholders avoid the high expense of repairing combustible cladding, telling parliament that tenants of buildings between 11 and 18 stories tall will no longer have to pay debilitating bills. In a new plan to hold building companies and manufacturers of combustible materials accountable, he would remind them, "We are coming for you," warning that they have showed "insufficient contrition" after the June 2017 disaster that killed 72 people. However, leaseholders in properties with additional fire-safety issues, such as wooden balconies, will continue to face large bills, and campaigners will

A fire in a New York apartment complex has killed at least 19 people, including nine children. According to New York Mayor Eric Adams, another 32 persons were sent to the hospital, with several of them in critical condition. According to fire commissioner Daniel Nigro, bodies were located on every floor of the 19-story building, and the smoke was "unprecedented." According to NBC News, the death toll was the highest in New York in 30 years. It comes only days after a fire in a Philadelphia apartment killed 12 people, including eight children. Officials said the fire started around 11:00 a.m. local time (16:00 a.m. GMT) in an apartment on the second and third floors of the Bronx residential building. A total of 200 firefighters were dispatched to put out the fire, which officials think was started by a faulty electric heater. Commissioner Nigro stated that the fire was on two floors, but that the smoke had spread throughout the building. According to Commissioner Nigro, the do

Over 13,000 people have signed a petition in support of one of Greater Manchester's first female bus drivers, who was fired because she was "too short." "You might have heard a pin drop" when Tracey Scholes, 57, came into Manchester's Queen's Road facility as the first and only woman in 1987. Scholes, who stands at 1.52m (5 feet) tall, has lost her job 34 years later because she lacks the "capacity" to operate the new model of bus that runs on her route. Scholes would have to bend back to utilize the assault screen due to a modification in the position of the wing mirrors and the pillar on an assault screen fitted to protect drivers. Scholes claimed the decision has affected her emotionally and that she has "put everything on hold financially" since she is unable to plan for the future. She didn't buy any Christmas presents because she was worried about the end of her notice period in early February, which was approaching in the m

  The head of one of London's biggest hospitals has expressed concern about losing personnel as a result of stricter vaccination requirements. Front-line NHS personnel in England will be required to get the Covid vaccine starting in April, or they will be transferred to another position. Clive Kay, the chief executive of King's College Hospital, said it was his job to encourage employees to be vaccinated, yet 10% of his 14,000 employees were still unvaccinated. Nadhim Zahawi, a government official, justified the program as "the correct thing to do." NHS staff in England who have direct face-to-face contact with patients will be required by law to be vaccinated against Covid beginning in April. A similar approach has already been implemented in England for social care workers, with care facilities claiming that it has exacerbated the staffing shortage. The NHS is already short of 93,000 personnel due to a serious staffing shortage. Mr Kay was speaking after one of his

According to a member of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Modelling group (Spi-M), the Omicron variant is causing the most "concerning" rates in the North East and North West of England. According to Dr. Mike Tildesley of the University of Warwick, cases in London are "slowing down," but experts need two weeks to determine if this trend continues. "Most other sections of the country are around two to three weeks behind London in terms of their pandemic profile," he continued. "The North East and North West are particularly troubling - hospital admissions in those two regions are increasing; likewise, the Midlands, where I live, is a little concerning, so it's a worry." Meanwhile, NHS leaders have been accused of scrutinizing hospitals for declaring critical incidents and delaying surgeries. An email instructing hospitals to use "proper wording" and offer advance warning before disclosing their status, according to sources, was a &q

After Sidney Poitier's death at the age of 94, Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey paid tribute to the "trailblazing" Hollywood great. The Bahamian-American actor was most known for his roles in films such as In The Heat Of The Night, Blackboard Jungle, and Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, and was the first black man to receive an Academy Award for Best Actor. After awarding Poitier the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009, former US President Barack Obama released a photo of himself and his wife Michelle standing with him. "Through his trailblazing roles and extraordinary talent, Sidney Poitier epitomised dignity and elegance, showcasing the ability of film to bring us closer together," President Barack Obama wrote. "He also provided opportunities for a new generation of actors." "Michelle and I express our heartfelt condolences to his family and legions of admirers." "For me, the greatest of the 'Great Trees' has fallen: Sidney Po

According to fire officials, a fire that damaged a Planned Parenthood health clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee, last month was deliberately set. When the building burned down on Dec. 31, Planned Parenthood stated it was nearing the finish of a $2.2 million remodeling and expansion project. In a statement, Ashley Coffield, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi, stated, "This is an abhorrent and tragic act of violence against Planned Parenthood, our patients, and our community." The health clinic had already been targeted. On the 48th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court judgement, which recognized the constitutional right to an abortion, someone fired a shotgun at its front doors on Jan. 22, 2021. "We are devoted to our patients in East Tennessee and will not let this attack take away the important health care services on which they rely," Coffield added, "even if it will take time to rebuild." The fire department s