Exclusive: System more likely to suggest incorrect matches for images of women and Black people

Police forces successfully lobbied to use a facial recognition system known to be biased against women, young people, and members of ethnic minority groups, after complaining that another version produced fewer potential suspects.

UK forces use the police national database (PND) to conduct retrospective facial recognition searches, whereby a “probe image” of a suspect is compared to a database of more than 19 million custody photos for potential matches.

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Officials initially weighed sending survivors of U.S. attacks on boats suspected of drug smuggling to a notorious prison in El Salvador, to keep them away from American courts.

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Brian Walshe murder trial continues as prosecutors present evidence he killed wife Ana after learning of affair. Her DNA was found on alleged murder weapons, an expert said.

An ongoing decline in American assimilation and a deep fear of being accused of racism were key factors in the massive fraud scheme, according to an expert.

Arkansas mother and two children found shot dead day after divorce hearing. Charity Beallis had expressed fears for her safety before the tragic deaths.

A Toledo doctor is accused of secretly giving his girlfriend abortion pills, leading to a grand jury indictment on multiple felony charges.

Luigi Mangione expressed shock at crowd size during Pennsylvania arraignment for allegedly killing UnitedHealthcare CEO, police officer testifies.

A shooting at Kentucky State University in Frankfort was first reported by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on social media Tuesday, with a suspect in custody and at least one person killed.

Student dies after fight at North Forsyth High School in Forsyth County, North Carolina. Sheriff confirms no community danger as investigation continues.

Montana AG Austin Knudsen leads effort against Virginia's Jay Jones after violent rhetoric toward political opponents and their children surfaces in texts.

Luigi Mangione expressed shock at crowd size during Pennsylvania arraignment for allegedly killing UnitedHealthcare CEO, police officer testifies.

Officers were called to reports of a stabbing on Westbourne Road at 1.02pm

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Mark Mogan has been charged with Racially Aggravated Section 5 Public Order against the Bournemouth forward

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MS-13 leader Gerson Cuadra Soto, linked to a violent kill squad and an FBI Top 10 fugitive, was arrested in Nebraska on immigration charges.

Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden warns that Iryna's Law will cause dangerous jail overcrowding without additional state funding for implementation.

Family lawyer challenges Austin police suicide ruling in Texas A&M student Brianna Aguilera's death case, demanding state takeover of the investigation.

Roderick Gadson showed no remorse after beating a man to death. A new film, The Alabama Solution, shows how the case lays bare a culture of violence the state has long failed to control

The most dramatic moment in the deposition came when Roderick Gadson, an Alabama prison guard, was questioned under oath about an incident in which he and other officers used such devastating force against a prisoner that the man had to be airlifted to hospital to treat his injuries.

Gadson was shown a photograph of the man, Steven Davis. He was lying in an ICU bed breathing through a tube, his cadaverous face bruised and covered with blood, his eyes black and sunken.

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The estates of bandmates Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell are suing Sony Music Entertainment UK

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