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Consent is still a legal defence to those charged with rape in New Zealand, even if the alleged victim was a child at the time

WARNING: This story discusses sexual abuse and may be upsetting.
An emotional judge has fought back tears as a jury found a man who claimed sex with a 12-y

A long-awaited trial was supposed to decide whether Oklahoma’s lethal injection protocol was cruel and unusual punishment. But it was rigged from the start.

The rush to execution in Oklahoma comes despite clear evidence that executions have led to unconstitutionally torturous deaths. Autopsies of prisoners put to death with lethal injections including the sedative midazolam are subject to severe pulmonary edema, producing sensations of “doom, panic, drowning, and asphyxiation.”

A junior football team awards ceremony was attended by a former Bolton Wanderers and England manager.

A federal judge ruled on June 6 Oklahoma could continue its execution protocol, meaning up to 28 inmates may be executed by lethal injection in the next two years.

Autopsies of the four men executed by Oklahoma between October 2021 and February 2022 show that all four prisoners had excess fluid in their lungs, giving…

Oklahoma has executed four men over the past seven months. They all had excess fluid in their lungs when they died, autopsy reports from the Oklahoma chief medical examiner’s office show.

Oklahoma has executed four men over the past seven months.

THE mother of a Bolton student who died has offered her thanks and appreciation for the support her family has received.