Police and prosecution errors left proven sex offender free to murder two women in London

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Delays to sexual assault charges and failures to report past convictions in court hearings gave Simon Levy chance to attack more women

• Violence against women: has anything changed in policing since Sarah Everard’s killing?

Catastrophic errors left a persistent and proven sex offender free before he murdered two women in London, it can be revealed.

On Friday, an Old Bailey jury found Simon Levy, 40, guilty of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo in March 2025 and Sheryl Wilkins five months later.

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Colombia’s new president vows to remake the country — and challenge rebel groups – NPR

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  1. Colombia's new president vows to remake the country — and challenge rebel groups  NPR
  2. Trump Administration Fast-Tracks Military Cooperation With Colombia  The New York Times
  3. De La Espriella to take office as Colombia president on pledges of security crackdown  Reuters
  4. Colombia's far-right president Abelardo de la Espriella takes office, promising break with tradition  Le Monde.fr
  5. Colombia’s New President Joins a Right-Wing Wave Facing Tough Reality  Bloomberg.com
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Mexico and Peru restore diplomatic relations after asylum row – BBC

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  1. Mexico and Peru restore diplomatic relations after asylum row  BBC
  2. Peru and Mexico resume diplomatic relations after dispute over leftist politician  Reuters
  3. Sheinbaum Reveals Direct Contact With Fujimori  Mexico Business News
  4. Peru Heals Rift With Mexico by Freeing Leftist Politician  Bloomberg.com
  5. Mexico and Peru Announce Resumption of Full Diplomatic Relations  voiceofemirates.com
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Video Captures Chaos as Earthquake Strikes Japan Hospital Mid-Surgery – The New York Times

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  1. Video Captures Chaos as Earthquake Strikes Japan Hospital Mid-Surgery  The New York Times
  2. Hospital thrown into chaos by quake  News.com.au
  3. Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan  BBC
  4. Japanese surgeons cling to patient as earthquake rocks hospital  Yahoo
  5. Hospital in quake-hit Kumamoto Prefecture resumes outpatient care  nhk.or.jp
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Hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico wake up with no running water as rationing begins: “It’s brutal” – CBS News

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  1. Hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico wake up with no running water as rationing begins: "It's brutal"  CBS News
  2. Drought and Aging Pipes Plunge Puerto Rico Into Another Water Crisis  The New York Times
  3. Trump Silent as Severe Water Crisis Impacts Tens of Thousands of Americans  Newsweek
  4. ‘This is chaos’: Water emergency in Puerto Rico leaves some desperate  The Washington Post
  5. Puerto Rico rations water amid drought, infrastructure problems  USA Today
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Proposal to curb ‘vertical drinking’ in London’s West End pubs meets with rage and resistance – CNN

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  1. Proposal to curb ‘vertical drinking’ in London’s West End pubs meets with rage and resistance  CNN
  2. Why there's a row about standing up while drinking in central London  BBC
  3. Plan to limit ‘vertical drinking’ decried by pub landlords and UK politicians  AP News
  4. Rebecca Hendin on the ‘vertical drinking’ row – cartoon  The Guardian
  5. No 10 urges council to 'work with' London pubs amid row over 'vertical drinking'  Sky News
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A young deaf migrant in Spain prepares for an emotional reunion with his family in Morocco after years apart.

Another record-distance Ukrainian strike leaves Russia’s Wildberries facing collapse — unless the Kremlin steps in(Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,625) – EUobserver

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  1. Another record-distance Ukrainian strike leaves Russia’s Wildberries facing collapse — unless the Kremlin steps in(Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,625)  EUobserver
  2. Several killed in attacks on Ukraine as Kyiv hits Russian e-commerce giant  Al Jazeera
  3. Ukrainian attacks on Wildberries strike at heart of Russia Inc  Reuters
  4. A Russian retail giant’s warehouse burns after Ukraine’s latest long-range drone attack  AP News
  5. Satellite Images Reveal Damage To Russia's Wildberries Warehouses  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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Cambridge to review process for hiring senior academics after Jason Arday resignation – BBC

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  1. Cambridge to review process for hiring senior academics after Jason Arday resignation  BBC
  2. Icarus in the Faculty Lounge  The Atlantic
  3. Star Scholar Jason Arday Resigns From Cambridge  The New York Times
  4. The extraordinary case of Professor Jason Arday  channel4news.substack.com
  5. Friday briefing: What the Jason Arday row reveals about equality in modern Britain  The Guardian
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