Injustice anywhere, wrote Martin Luther king, is a threat to justice everywhere. Sometimes the cry of injustice is raised by the accused, sometimes by victims. But this week, unusually, weve heard it from both sides in rape trials. For many, todays government announcement that it will not challenge the parole boards decision to free the black cab rapistjohn worboys, is inexplicable. Lawyers for two of worboys victims have said they instead will challenge the decision to release him. And around the same time that the government abandoned its worboys challenge, prosecutors in guildford formally dropped their case against a man accused of rape. Oliver mears became the fourth man in four weeks to have long standing charges against him dropped shortly before trial because of the late discovery of information suggesting his innocence. Well hear from the director of Public Prosecutions in a moment, asking whether her service far from defending the interests of victims and accused alike is act
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False imprisonment. Scientists in america say theyre a step closer to one of the holy grails of medicine a universal blood test for cancer. The new zealand Prime Minister says shes not the first woman to multi task after announcing that she is pregnant. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport. England on top down under. 7 certainly yes, kyle edmund is into the last 16. There has been another win for englands cricketers. Thank you olly. Sarah has the weather, how is it looking . We have web triweather at the moment. Things will turn milder through the weekend, but an amber warning out for the met office for disruptive weather in scotland in particular, i will have all the details throughout the afternoon. Also coming up a bridge too far for borisjohnson perhaps number ten knocks down the foreign secretarys idea for a fixed link between the uk and france. Intry w et er at the moment. Things will turn milder through the weekend, but an amber warning out for the met office for disruptive
The merit of london, sadiq khan, has said in the past hour he, too, will seek a judicial review the mayor of london. Also this lunchtime. The parents accused of holding their 13 children captive at a California Home plead not guilty to torture, abuse and false imprisonment. Scientists in america say theyre a step closer to one of the biggest goals in medicine a universal blood test for cancer. A scathing assessment of liverpool jail as inspectors say conditions there are the worst theyve ever seen. And in tennis, britains kyle edmund triumphs in five sets to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Another win for englands cricketers they have gone 2 0 up in the one day series against australia. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The justice secretary says he will not seek a judicial review over the decision to release the serial sex offenderjohn worboys. David gold said that after taking legal advice it included it would no
And the dateline london panel talk davos, brexit and the middle east. Thats all in half an hour here on bbc news. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. All current rape and Sexual Assault cases in england and wales are being reviewed as a matter of urgency. The announcement from the director of Public Prosecutions follows the recent collapse of several high profile trials, after vital evidence had not been shared with defence lawyers. Its believed a number of cases could be stopped as a result, as Adina Campbell reports. In a move seen to help rebuild trust in the justice system, every rape and Sexual Assault case in england and wales is now under review. The Crown Prosecution Service has taken action after public concerns that evidence, particularly digital records, are not being disclosed early enough to defence lawyers. 22 year old liam allen was wrongly accused of rape and Sexual Assault, but his trial collapsed last month after the metropolitan police failed to disclose phone reco