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Hacker Data Breach
Human rights Online harms Police

Super-complaint alleges widespread police failures in tackling image-based abuse

A police super-complaint alleging systemic failures in the policing of image-based abuse across England and Wales has been submitted jointly by campaign group #NotYourPorn and the Centre for Women's Justice.

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Barrick Gold - North Mara mine
International LBMA Tanzania

London Bullion Market Association on trial for certifying refiner that sourced gold from Tanzanian mine as “clean” despite allegations of systematic human rights abuse

A High Court trial begins in London on Wednesday 7 October 2026 over claims brought by the families of two miners allegedly killed by security forces at a gold mine in Tanzania.

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Asbestos Fiber
Industrial disease Asbestos Mesothelioma

Mother's search for answers after asbestos-related cancer diagnosis at 50

A mother is appealing for help after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, an incurable cancer primarily caused by exposure to asbestos, aged just 50.

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