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Correct rape conviction came ‘two decades too late’ after innocent man was jailed for 17 years, police admit | UK News

Correct rape conviction came ‘two decades too late’ after innocent man was jailed for 17 years, police admit | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

Greater Manchester Police have released a statement after Paul Quinn was convicted of the 2003 rape and assault of a young mother in Salford. Andrew Malkinson spent 17 years in prison after being wrongly for the crime before his conviction was finally quashed by the Court of Appeal in 2023. You need javascript enabled to view this content Enable javascript to share Share Innocent man locked away for 17 years Today, after Quinn was convicted of the rape, the police force said: “We’ve commended the bravery of a woman whose courage has led to a man being convicted of a violent rape in Little Hulton, 22 years after the wrong man was sent to prison. “Paul Quinn (52), now of Exeter, was today (Friday 17 April 2026) unanimously found guilty of two counts of rape, one count of choking with intent and one count of grievous bodily harm. He was convicted after a jury heard six weeks of evidence at Manchester Crown Court. “It follows the victim showing tremendous courage in supporting our investigation, which …

Arlo Parks, Ambiguous Desire review – Innocent yearnings for connection in the club

Arlo Parks, Ambiguous Desire review – Innocent yearnings for connection in the club

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This As a sensitive, young artist best known for her poetic lyrics, shy-girl vocals and gentle indie-pop sounds, Arlo Parks didn’t seem to be on track for a Brat summer. But it turns out she’s been partying hard since the release of her second album, 2023’s My Soft Machine, and has flooded her third record, Ambiguous Desire, with house, techno and UK garage beats. Embedded in these songs are tales of strobe lights, DJ decks, gin, chips and hand-rolled cigarettes “in the guts of New York”. The tense, murky blur of bass and click-tap-rattle percussion contrasts powerfully with the sweetness of her voice, singing of her innocent yearning for connection. Born Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho in 2000, Parks felt like an outsider while growing up in west London. She once described a high-school experience of “feeling like that Black kid who couldn’t dance for …

When “I’m Trying to Be Good” Isn’t So Innocent

When “I’m Trying to Be Good” Isn’t So Innocent

Published by Jenni Sidey

“I’m being so bad today.” “I need to work this off later.” “I’m trying to be good.” These phrases are so embedded in everyday conversation that they often go unnoticed, showing up in break rooms, group chats, family dinners, and even healthcare settings. They can sound harmless, even relatable, offering a shared way to talk about food and bodies in a culture that rarely questions the assumptions underneath them. What Diet Talk Reinforces Diet talk is not neutral. It reflects and reinforces a broader belief system in which bodies are meant to be controlled, weight is treated as a proxy for worth, and eating becomes something to manage rather than experience. When food is labeled as “good” or “bad,” it subtly moralizes nourishment, and when people talk about needing to “earn” or “burn off” what they eat, movement becomes framed as punishment rather than care. Comments about weight loss, even when intended as compliments, can reinforce the idea that smaller is inherently better, as well as the broader assumptions that weight reflects health, discipline, and …

AI Mistake Throws Innocent Grandmother in Jail for Nearly Six Months

AI Mistake Throws Innocent Grandmother in Jail for Nearly Six Months

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech An AI system’s little oopsie, and a police department’s staggering incompetence, landed an innocent grandma in jail. Harrowing reporting by North Dakota radio station WDAY details how the 50-year-old Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in the clink after Fargo cops using an AI facial recognition tool flagged her as a suspect in a bank fraud case in the state. The mother of three — and grandmother of five — says she’s lived her entire life in north-central Tennessee, roughly a thousand miles away from where the crimes she was accused of committing took place. US marshals showed up at her doorstep last July while she was babysitting four kids and arrested her at gunpoint. First, Lipps was booked in a Tennessee county jail as a fugitive from justice from North Dakota. And because she was considered a fugitive, she was held without bail and sat in the jail for nearly four initial months. Lipps received a court-appointed …

Driver guilty of murdering ‘entirely innocent’ boy as he walked along pavement | UK News

Driver guilty of murdering ‘entirely innocent’ boy as he walked along pavement | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

A motorist who mowed down an “entirely innocent” teenager as he walked along a pavement has been found guilty of murder. Abdullah Yaser Abdullah al Yazidi, 16, was fatally struck by an Audi driven down the wrong side of the road by Zulkernain Ahmed in Sheffield last June. The victim was thrown in the air by the impact, the city’s crown court heard. Image: Zulkernain Ahmed Video footage was shown to jurors of the vehicle on Staniforth Road, in the Darnall area of Sheffield, colliding with who the prosecution said was e-bike rider La’rome Divers, knocking him over a hedge, before hitting Abdullah. Zulkernain Ahmed was also convicted of causing Mr Divers grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent and attempting to cause two unidentified riders GBH with intent. Ahmed, 21; his brother Armaan Ahmed, 27; and Adam Mohammed, 30; had all previously denied murdering Abdullah. Prosecutors said the defendants, all of Darnall, were out looking for Mr Divers over a dispute about e-bikes. Zulkernain Ahmed used the car as a “weapon” as he targeted Mr …

Minnesota man admits killing and dismembering pregnant sister because she was ‘no longer innocent’

Minnesota man admits killing and dismembering pregnant sister because she was ‘no longer innocent’

Published by Sam Flores

A Minnesota man who decided his pregnant sister was “no longer innocent” has admitted to killing her, dismembering her body and leaving pieces of her remains in multiple locations, authorities said. Jack Joseph Ball, 24, pleaded guilty last week to the murders of 30-year-old sister Bethany Ann Israel and her unborn baby, according to the Dakota County Attorney’s Office. Israel, who was married to Josh Israel, was killed on May 23, 2024. According to court documents, she had gone to her brother’s Lakeville home around 6 p.m. to have dinner with him. Several hours later, family members grew concerned when they had not heard from her. At about 11 p.m., their mother drove to the home to check on her daughter. When she arrived, she saw Ball “tear out of the house,” prosecutors said. When she went inside Ball’s home, she discovered a large amount of blood and called 911. Officers from the Lakeville Police Department found a “bloody saw, hatchet, and large, bloody knives” and “several dismembered body parts” inside the home, according to …

Suspect fleeing police kills innocent man in Placentia car crash; 21-year-old driver arrested

Suspect fleeing police kills innocent man in Placentia car crash; 21-year-old driver arrested

Published by Sam Flores

A police pursuit that started in Anaheim on Wednesday night ended with the suspect’s vehicle colliding with another car, killing the driver, officials said. The suspect, identified Thursday as 21-year-old Darvin Felipe Bahamon Martinez, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of felony evading police and vehicular manslaughter, according to the Placentia Police Department. The victim was identified only as a Placentia man in his 60s, according to Anaheim Police Sgt. Eric Anderson. Anaheim police initiated an enforcement stop at 7:41 p.m. Wednesday when officers saw a dark-colored Jeep Gladiator driving recklessly in the area of Mira Loma and Lawrence avenues, Anaheim police said. The driver initially yielded, but as officers approached his car on foot, he suddenly accelerated. Anaheim police then used emergency lights and a siren to attempt to perform a second enforcement stop as the driver fled into the neighboring city of Placentia. Three minutes later, he crashed into another vehicle near Bradford and Madison avenues, killing the other driver, Anaheim police said. A third vehicle was then struck in the crash. …

Not Such An Innocent Girl By Victoria Beckham Is Having An Unexpected Resurgence

Not Such An Innocent Girl By Victoria Beckham Is Having An Unexpected Resurgence

Published by Sam Flores

The recent scandal surrounding her family has had an unexpected knock-on effect for Victoria Beckham’s solo career. Speculation about a supposed family feud has been surrounding the Beckham family for months now, with Sir David and Victoria Beckham’s eldest son Brooklyn Peltz Beckham breaking his silence on the matter in a series of explosive Instagram posts earlier this week. In his posts, Brooklyn accused his parents of both “performative” and “controlling” behaviour, while also specifically claiming that his mother “hijacked” the first dance on his wedding day, leaving him “uncomfortable” and “humiliated” with her “inappropriate” moves. HuffPost UK contacted representatives for both Sir David and Victoria Beckham earlier this week for comment in light of Brooklyn’s posts, but did not receive a response. Over the last few days, the conversation surrounding the family has showed no sign of slowing down, with some fans of the former Spice Girls singer taking the opportunity to shine a light on one of her oft-overlooked pop culture contributions… What’s the Victoria Beckham Not Such An Innocent Girl campaign all …

Tech Giants Pushing AI Into Schools Is a Huge, Ethically Bankrupt Experiment on Innocent Children That Will Likely End in Disaster

Tech Giants Pushing AI Into Schools Is a Huge, Ethically Bankrupt Experiment on Innocent Children That Will Likely End in Disaster

Published by José Betancourt

Tom Werner / Getty Images The tech industry is making sure kids will be hooked on AI for generations — by proactively sinking its tendrils deep into the education system, long before we understand the effects of the tech on young minds. Top leaders in the space, from Microsoft to OpenAI, are pouring millions of dollars into schools, colleges, and universities, often providing students with access to their AI products. The justification, touted in a fresh New York Times piece by both by tech companies and the educators receiving the funding, is that the tools will accelerate learning and prepare students for a world driven by AI. But the reality outside of this hype is a lot murkier and darker. Some research suggests that AI actually inhibits learning, with one notable study conducted by researchers from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon finding that it atrophies critical thinking skills. Even more urgently, the safety of AI chatbots is looking more dubious by the day, as significant media and clinical attention is being paid toward the phenomenon of so-called …

6 “innocent” Windows settings that are actually spying on you (and how to stop them)

6 “innocent” Windows settings that are actually spying on you (and how to stop them)

Published by skeptic

Windows does a great job of looking user-friendly and helpful. You would notice that almost every setting that involves your data is wrapped in innocent and friendly language, like personalization and improving your experience. Once you’ve clicked Yes during the setup, your PC quietly keeps more tabs than you would ever want to share. I don’t mean to say that there’s a hidden plot or wild conspiracy going against us. It’s just that a lot of data-collecting features are enabled by default on Windows, some of which are buried in such a way that you would rarely revisit them. I’ve disabled six Windows settings that looked innocent but behave like silent background observers. Activity Tracking Windows memory of you no attribution required — screenshot by Fahad Khawaja Windows can keep a history of apps you use, files you open, websites you browse, and other general activity over time. It can store this data locally or send it to Microsoft servers if you’ve enabled the syncing feature. Activity tracking helps you pick up where you’ve left …