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Breaking – Massive strikes hit major cities including Kyiv Russia has launched a massive missile strike across Ukraine – including the capital Kyiv, causing power and water outages, according to officials. At least two blasts were reported in Kyiv, one resident told the BBC his district was now without electricity. In the key city of Kharkiv, critical infrastructure facilities were hit, the local authorities said.  Ukraine War: Russia blames Ukraine for drone attack The strikes come after Russia blamed Ukraine for a drone attack on its Black Sea Fleet in the annexed Crimea. On Monday, missile strikes were also reported…

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Calls for GPS tagging to be abolished as report finds people left suicidal and stigmatised by the practice Lawyers and charities have called for controversial electronic tagging of migrants to be scrapped, describing it in a new report as a form of “psychological torture”. Tagging of people in the criminal justice system has been in place for years but it was only since August 2021 that a duty to monitor those on immigration bail facing deportation was introduced. GPS tagging, a more invasive form that can track people’s every move including where they shop, worship and who they spend time…

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US throws out charges against interest rate ‘rigger’ The US has thrown out criminal charges against former UBS trader Tom Hayes – the first trader to be jailed for “rigging” interest rates. Hayes was the first of 38 people to be prosecuted. He was charged in both the US and UK, tried in London in 2015 and sentenced to 14 years. It was reduced on appeal to 11 and he severed a total of five and a half years. But earlier this year, US courts ruled the prosecutions were misconceived. It brings an end to a decade-long ordeal facing criminal…

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