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In Minneapolis, a federal civil rights trial for three former US police officers charged with the death of George Floyd has commenced. Three ex-officers are facing federal civil rights charges, according to George Floyd. Senior officer Derek Chauvin was assisted by J Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao in detaining Mr Floyd for allegedly passing a counterfeit banknote. Before he died, Chauvin was caught on camera slamming his knee into the unarmed black man's neck for more than nine minutes. His death, which was seen on video by a bystander, sparked worldwide protests in 2020. Chauvin was convicted of murder in June of last year and is now serving time in a state prison. He avoided a second trial by pleading guilty to federal charges of breaching Mr Floyd's civil rights in December. The cops "wilfully violated" Mr Floyd of his civil liberties during the attempted arrest, according to federal prosecutors, who have presented a list of 48 witnesses they could call

A Met Police counter-terrorism detective was sentenced to three years in prison for secretly filming models during bogus photoshoots. In London, Brighton, and Manchester, Det Insp Neil Corbel committed his crimes in hotel rooms and Airbnbs. He filmed women with cameras hidden in tissue boxes, phone chargers, and glasses. One model's life had been "totally ruined," according to Isleworth Crown Court. The 40-year-old admitted to voyeurism on 19 charges. In a victim impact statement, the model revealed that she has bald spots as a result of tearing her hair out due to stress. Judge Martin Edmunds QC, in sentencing Corbel, referred to the impact statements he had heard, in which two more victims expressed their sorrow. Corbel's actions, he claimed, had "seriously eroded trust in the police." The officer, who was a diagnosed sex addict, claimed to be an airline pilot with a passion for photography, according to the court. He contacted many of his victims through

An American Airlines flight from Miami to London was forced to return due to a passenger's refusal to wear a face mask, according to the airline. According to American Airlines, flight AAL38, which had 129 passengers on board, landed safely in Miami, where police were waiting. According to reports, they removed a woman in her 40s from the plane. According to American Airlines, she has been placed on a list of those who are prohibited from flying with the carrier pending further inquiry. According to flight tracking firm FlightAware, the Wednesday jet turned around roughly an hour into its route. Another passenger, Steve Freeman, told Miami's Local 10 television that the woman was sitting in first class. "I was apprehensive since there was a lot of drinking involved. In first class, she sat behind us "he stated. "I could see the writing on the wall - they had given her plenty of warnings, so we were prepared." Passengers on the aircraft to Heathrow Airport in

Downing Street says it is not looking into claims that government whips blackmailed MPs pushing for the PM's resignation. After senior Tory MP William Wragg alleged threats were made to colleagues that "seemed to constitute blackmail," Labour demanded an investigation. No. 10 stated that it had seen no evidence of such behavior. A spokeswoman said they would examine any information provided to them "seriously," but that they were not looking for it. "It's certainly the responsibility of whips to encourage MPs," Boris Johnson's deputy official spokesman said when asked if he would denounce any attempt to blackmail MPs. On Thursday, Mr Wragg, who has called for Mr Johnson's resignation, expressed concerns about blackmail and intimidation. Ministers, advisers, and employees at No 10 were "encouraging the release of stories in the press aiming to shame" MPs pushing for Mr Johnson's resignation, he claimed. Separately, on Thursday,

After objecting about how their ages were judged when they arrived in the UK, two migrants won a High Court case. The couple claimed to be minors, but social workers at a detention center in Dover, Kent, classified them as adults based on "short" and "biased" assessments. The assessments were "not lawful" in "some respects," according to Mr Justice Henshaw. The judgment has been described as "disappointing" by the Home Office. After hearing evidence at a hearing last year, the judge detailed the case in a written judgement that was published on Wednesday. Because one of the migrants had moved to Coventry after leaving Dover, the migrants filed a lawsuit against Home Secretary Priti Patel and Coventry City Council. Kent County Council is a "interested party" on the list. One of the migrants, a young Kuwaiti male who arrived in Kent aboard a lorry in December 2020, claimed to have been born in June 2004 but was assessed as being

The University of Michigan has agreed to pay $490 million (£360 million) in damages to more than 1,000 largely male former students who claim that sports doctor Robert Anderson sexually abused them. After 15 months of negotiations, lawyers revealed a settlement over allegations dating back to the 1960s. One person expressed his belief that the deal will offer "justice and healing." Anderson, who died in 2008, was accused of abusing patients during routine medical exams. Anderson was dead, and none of his alleged crimes came inside the state's six-year statute of limitations, according to a police probe initiated in 2018. In 2020, Mark Schlissel, the president of the University of Michigan, apologized on behalf of the university to anyone who had been hurt by the doctor. An independent assessment commissioned by the university last year revealed that employees had missed numerous opportunities to halt Anderson throughout his tenure there, which spanned from 1966 to 2003. A

'US Vice President Joe Biden believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin will "go in" on Ukraine, but that he does not want a "full-blown conflict." Mr Putin would pay a "severe and dear price" for invading, he said at a news conference, but a minor incursion would be regarded differently. Later, the White House stated that any military move by Russia will be greeted with a rapid and strong retaliation from the West. Although Russia has 100,000 troops along the border, it denies plans to invade. President Putin has made a number of requests to the West, including that Ukraine be denied membership in Nato and that the defence alliance cease military operations in Eastern Europe. The West and Russia have yet to achieve an agreement, with some of Moscow's requests being dismissed as non-starters. On Friday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva, after warning that Russia could strike Uk

Conservative MPs are beginning to "take a step back" and reconsider a leadership challenge against Boris Johnson, according to a minister. Conor Burns, a minister and long-time ally of the Prime Minister, said colleagues had decided to wait for the report on the No 10 lockdown parties. It comes after a tumultuous day in Westminster, which included calls for the Prime Minister to resign and a Tory MP defecting to Labour. No. 10 has stated that the prime minister will battle any threat to his position. Since confessing to attending a garden party hosted by No 10 workers in the Downing Street garden during the May 2020 lockdown, Mr Johnson has faced a barrage of criticism. Six Conservative MPs have publicly expressed their disapproval of the Prime Minister so far, but it is believed that more have sent letters to Sir Graham Brady, head of the backbench 1922 committee, which organizes Tory leadership races. There are rumors that the 54-letter level required to trigger a vote of n

On Tuesday, a day before the site was set to go live, the Biden administration stealthily unveiled its website for Americans to seek free at-home Covid-19 tests. People can order four at-home tests per residential address using the website CovidTests.gov, which is managed by the US Postal Service. Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said the website was in "beta testing" and was only available in "restricted capacity" until it was officially launched. According to Psaki, the website will go live in the middle of the morning on Wednesday. The site's popularity skyrocketed almost immediately, but it wasn't without its flaws. Some customers complained on social media that they couldn't order tests since the application didn't seem to account for apartment blocks with different households. One Twitter user stated, "I live in an apartment complex, thus it's a bitter race with my neighbors to see who gets those free tests." According

Boris Johnson will try to shore up his sagging authority during prime minister's questions today, despite reports that at least ten Conservative MPs elected in 2019 had submitted letters of no confidence in his leadership this morning. More than 20 Conservatives who gained seats in the previous general election met yesterday to discuss how to settle their worries about Johnson's premiership, which has sparked a growing dissent among the party's newest MPs. After prime minister's questions this afternoon, a number of MPs are planning to submit letters of no confidence, but approximately half of them were so enraged by the government's attempt to quell the rebellion that they submitted theirs in this morning, according to one of the MPs.