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Europe
Beavers finish seven-year dam project in two days
Despite a seven-year planning process and successfully securing the funding, the Czech Republic’s dam plans went nowhere. Until the animal workers arrived.
- by Harriet Barber
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Family row over $168m ancestral estate left earl needing therapy
A bitter dispute involving the descendants of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII’s third wife, is playing out in court as the family bickers over a 110-room mansion and a 2600-hectare estate.
- by Jacob Freedland
Analysis
Courts
Drunken night out sparks questions about power, privilege and race
On social media and in cafes, many thought the case against Sam Kerr was a storm in a teacup. But inside the court, with two of Britain’s top-flight barristers, it was deadly serious.
- by Rob Harris
A chaotic taxi ride, the big ‘bluff’, and the four words that landed Sam Kerr in court
The jury deliberated for four hours before deciding the Matildas captain did not intend to cause harassment, alarm or distress after a night out two years ago.
- by Rob Harris
Sam Kerr allegedly shows officer her bank account
The court heard how Kerr showed police her bank account on her phone after they told her she needed to pay for damage to the black cab.
Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially abusing UK police officer
The 31-year-old Australian soccer star has been cleared of the criminal charge in a unanimous verdict by a British jury.
- by Rob Harris
More than 150 World War II bombs found under playground in England
After workers uncovered one device, it didn’t take long for the council to realise the problem was much bigger than that.
- by Alexandra E. Petri
Opinion
Courts
I was a London judge. Sam Kerr’s case should never have gone to trial
The trial of Sam Kerr will shortly end, but whether the verdict is “guilty” or “not guilty”, questions must be asked about whether it should have taken place at all.
- by Geoffrey Robertson
‘Vital minutes’ of Sam Kerr’s police encounter never captured on camera, court hears
The soccer star’s behaviour during her exchange with police could be compared to “a puffer fish blowing itself up” to feel more secure, her lawyer said.
- by Rob Harris
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Crime
Gisele Pelicot’s daughter believes she was probably raped, too
Caroline Darian’s life was upended when she learnt that her father had been drugging and raping her mother for years. Then she learnt that she was also a victim.
- by Dimity Clancey and Natalie Clancy
UK health minister sacked after wishing for elderly constituent’s death
The Labour MP from England’s north-west also shared racist and antisemitic comments in a WhatsApp group called “Trigger Me Timbers”.
- by Rob Harris
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