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Once a hotspot for rats and filth, now one of Manchester's most mistreated neighbourhoods has been transformed

Startling pictures show the incredible work of neighbours who joined together to improve their homes

Manchester Evening News

Man transforms ‘dumping ground’ alley into a gardeners paradise

A local man has revamped a disused and dangerous alleyway into a community hub

Manchester Evening News

Neglected Manchester ginnel blossoms into a vibrant art gallery overflowing with greenery

Local residents have transformed a space that was blighted by fly-tippers

Manchester Evening News

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Residents work together to transform neglected alleyway into green oasis

The former fly-tipping hotspot has been turned into a blossoming community garden for residents

Manchester Evening News

Man who transformed Deansgate balcony into garden paradise now has his sights on Moss Side ginnel

Jason Williams' RHS Flower Show exhibit will be relocated to transform a South Manchester neighbourhood

Manchester Evening News

How to grow dahlias in pots so they absolutely thrive all autumn

These bold blooms will flower all summer long – even in containers

Ideal Home

What people really think of Mumbles Skatepark

The feedback was entirely positive, except for one dad who felt it could be intimidating for younger children

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RHS Tatton Park Flower Show returns with exciting new competition: chance to transform your ginnel and win £1,000!

Win the chance to transform your ginnel into a blooming community hub

Manchester Evening News

The Supreme Court outlawed split juries, but hundreds remain in prison anyway

In 2020, the Supreme Court struck down laws that allowed people in Louisiana and Oregon to be convicted even if two jurors voted not guilty. Despite the ruling, some of them may never get a new trial.

WEKU

Man falsely accused of raping stepdaughter walks free after she spent 20 years insisting he didn’t do it

Patrick Brown was released from prison earlier this week in New Orleans

The Independent UK

Man killed on NYC subway after being placed in chokehold by passengers

A man who had been shouting at people aboard a New York City subway train died after fellow riders tackled him and one put him in a chokehold that lasted until his body went limp, according to police officials and video of the encounter.

France 24

Man dies after being placed in headlock on NYC subway

A man suffering an apparent mental health episode aboard a New York City subway died this week after being placed in a headlock by a fellow rider

The Independent UK

KJ Martin sets career high; Alperen Sengun makes emphatic return in Memphis

Memphis edged Houston in Ja Morant’s return, but it was a career night for KJ Martin (31 points). Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun, and Kevin Porter Jr. had big games, too.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Dropping Mardi Gras gun cases a mistake, prosecutor says

New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams says an assistant prosecutor wrongly decided to drop prosecution of more than a dozen illegal gun possession cases arising from Mardi Gras season arrests

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Prosecutors, defense win freedom for man in 1983 killing

A man who spent nearly four decades behind bars for a 1983 killing has won his freedom after New Orleans prosecutors joined defense lawyers in asking to have his conviction overturned

The Independent UK

Three men have 1994 murder convictions vacated in case investigated by killer police officer

Three men imprisoned since the 1990s for a fatal New Orleans drive-by shooting have been ordered freed

The Independent UK

3 murder verdicts vacated in case investigated by killer cop

Three men imprisoned since the 1990s for a fatal New Orleans drive-by shooting have been ordered freed

The Independent UK

Convicted at 17, prisoner, now 53, exonerated in rape

A Black Louisiana man has been formally cleared in a New Orleans rape for which he was convicted as a teenager more than 36 years ago

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The Independent UK

Why these prosecutors are refusing to enforce criminal anti-abortion laws in their states

‘Trigger’ bans in more than a dozen states will quickly or immediately outlaw abortion without Roe v Wade protections. It will be up to the discretion of district attorneys and law enforcement whether providers will be criminally charged, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Why these prosecutors are refusing to enforce criminal anti-abortion laws in their states

Evening Standard

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022: full list of medal-winning gardens revealed

Unusual plants and container gardens are highlights from this year’s medal-winning designs.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian’s Today in Focus podcast launches new mini series, The Division, exploring civil rights in New Orleans

Today in Focus, the Guardian’s flagship daily news podcast, has launched a new four-part mini series covering the office of progressive Black district attorney Jason Williams on the heels of his election win in New Orleans in 2020.

The Guardian - US

Life in prison for stealing $20: how The Division is taking apart brutal criminal sentences

Part two: The New Orleans’ civil rights division reckons with a case involving an egregious sentence – and a policy that has punished the city’s poorest for decades

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: Mixed picture can’t obscure local anger with Boris Johnson

In this morning’s newsletter: Archie Bland reports from Sunderland on a night when Tory support collapsed in the local elections, but Labour failed to inspire

The Guardian - US

Inside the Division: how a small team of US prosecutors fight decades of shocking injustice

Part one: In New Orleans, a man pleaded his innocence for 28 years. Was there evidence that could set him free?

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