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Food security and air quality in the UK are being put at risk by outdated IT systems at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), a parliamentary committee has found.MPs have said the situation cannot continue as officials are having to use paper forms rather than digital systems to track fast-moving animal disease and keep food, air and water safe.

Three Colorado 18-year-olds are accused of killing a 20-year-old woman by throwing rocks at her car and have been charged with first-degree murder in connection with her death, the sheriff's office said Wednesday.Joseph Koenig, Nicholas "Mitch" Karol-Chik and Zachary Kwak, all from Arvada, Colorado, were allegedly driving around throwing "large landscaping rocks" at several cars last Wednesday night, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

A suspect is facing charges of attempted murder and felony assault after authorities say he shot and injured an Olivet College baseball player after a Friday night game at Muskingum University in Ohio.The player was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and has since been released, according to a statement from Olivet College, in Michigan.

Murdaugh's sentencing Friday came less than 24 hours after a South Carolina jury convicted him for the murders of his wife and son.LEILA FADEL, HOST: Former attorney Alex Murdaugh will spend the rest of his life in prison.That's the sentence handed down by Judge Clifton Newman this morning.And South Carolina Public Radio's Victoria Hansen is back with us from outside the courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., to update us.

The welcome and overdue indictment of Vladimir Putin for war crimes allegedly committed in Ukraine confirms his position as a global outlaw.The decision by the international criminal court (ICC) is unlikely to lead to his arrest and trial in the foreseeable future.But it does ensure that, from now on, Russia's president will be a criminal suspect and wanted man, liable to arrest in the ICC's 123 member states and a huge embarrassment to his country.

A real estate developer charged in a murder-for-hire plot is facing new criminal charges in federal court, where prosecutors allege the businessman also hired someone to set fire to one of his properties in an attempt to kick out his tenants.In a federal indictment, prosecutors paint a vicious picture of Arthur Aslanian, who prosecutors allege resorted to arson and hit men to settle business disputes and avoid paying millions of dollars in debt.

Jalen Carter, 21, pleaded no contest on Thursday to two misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and racing that stemmed from a car crash in January that killed two people, his lawyer Kim Stephens said in a statement.Carter, a defensive tackle for the University of Georgia and a potential top-five pick in the N.F.L. draft in April, was sentenced to 12 months on probation and will be required to pay a $1,000 fine, perform 80 hours of community service and complete a state-approved defensive driving course.

Alicia Day, 34, of New York City, was detained by Russian police while walking her pet baby cow, Dr. Calf, on Red Square last month.Courtesy Alicia Day MOSCOW Amid news dominated by war and tragedy, it's the kind of story that could make you laugh, rub your eyes twice, or yell at your news feed: "Well of course she was arrested!"

The person suspected of breaking into Shoe Supply, a sneaker boutique in Worcester, attempted to flee law enforcement but was caught in a tree, according to officials.Massachusetts State Police used an infrared camera attached to a helicopter to find the suspect.Officials released this video footage alongside a statement about the arrest.

Massachusetts State Police are investigating two separate weekend crashes in which pedestrians were fatally struck by cars.Troopers from the State Police-Medford Barracks responded to a crash in the area of Middlesex Avenue in Medford shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday.The pedestrian - identified Monday morning as Walter Wishoski, 77, of Malden - was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A suspect has been charged in Tuesday's fatal stabbing at a home on Princeton Boulevard in Lowell.Jacob Dwyer, 26, of Lowell was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and intimidation of a witness, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Lowell Police Superintendent Barry Golner confirmed in a statement.

Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul, was sentenced to more than five years in prison on Saturday for fraud, a punishment that human rights activists denounced as the latest blow to freedom of expression in the city.Mr. Lai, 75, was sentenced Saturday by Stanley Chan, a judge at the district court, on two counts of fraud for violating the terms of a lease contract related to Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper he founded and which was forced to close last year when the authorities cracked down on it.

A double killer who misused his position at a hospital to sexually abuse female corpses will be sentenced later after admitting more depraved acts.David Fuller, 68, is already serving a whole life sentence for beating and strangling Wendy Knell, 25, and Caroline Pierce, 20, to death before sexually assaulting them in two separate attacks in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, in 1987.

A staff member at a Yarmouth high school was arrested Monday and charged with rape of a child.Yarmouth police said Daniel Robles of West Yarmouth was taken into custody around 10 a.m.He was also charged with indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.Police said, as of Tuesday, there is no connection between the investigation into Robles and his place of employment at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School.

A day after her emotionally charged testimony that Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein raped her in 2005, Jennifer Siebel Newsom faced an aggressive interrogation Tuesday over dozens of friendly emails she exchanged with him in the years afterward.Weinstein attorney Mark Werksman sought to cast doubt on Siebel Newsom's credibility by questioning her statement that, after the rape, it was weird and scary to run into her assailant from time to time at film industry events.

Boston police arrested a teenager Friday after reports of a person with a loaded gun at a South Boston high school put the campus on lockdown.Jamari Searcy, 18, of South Boston, was arrested around noon Friday after officers responded to a call for a person with a gun at the Excel High School at 95 G St. Searcy faces firearm-related charges.

A rollover crash that killed four teenagers and injured two others in western New York early Monday morning may have been linked to a TikTok challenge, authorities said.Six passengers, all teenagers, were in a speeding Kia in Buffalo when the car crashed into a wall on Route 33 just after 6:30 a.m., Buffalo police said.