Convictions overturned after DNA proof and misconduct allegations against now retired detective Reynaldo Guevara

A Chicago judge threw out the convictions on Tuesday of six men who served a combined 124 years in prison for the 1987 stabbing death of a local government official.

Attorneys for the men successfully petitioned a Cook county court to overturn the convictions based on new DNA evidence as well as allegations of misconduct by a now retired Chicago police detective linked to at least 51 other wrongful convictions.

Choose from all 18 courts on BBC iPlayer

BBC

2025-07-02 00:00

The triumphs, upsets and fightbacks from the world’s greatest tennis tournament.

Jury says Google must pay California Android smartphone users $314.6m

The Guardian

2025-07-01 23:53

Alphabet’s company found liable for making data transfers without permission while devices were idle

A jury in San Jose, California, said on Tuesday that Google misused customers’ cellphone data and must pay more than $314.6m to Android smartphone users in the state, according to an attorney for the plaintiffs.

The jury agreed with the plaintiffs that Alphabet’s Google was liable for sending and receiving information from the devices without permission while they were idle, causing what the lawsuit had called “mandatory and unavoidable burdens shouldered by Android device users for Google’s benefit”.

'They took shrapnel from my heart' – the magnets saving lives in Ukraine

BBC

2025-07-01 23:23

A magnetic extractor is changing the face of front-line medicine in Ukraine.

After one of the driest springs on record, will there be a drought where you live?

BBC

2025-07-01 23:09

We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months.

Banknotes are getting a makeover - and the Bank of England wants your help

BBC

2025-07-01 23:00

The first facelift in more than 50 years signals the possible end of historical figures on notes.

Women over 65 still at risk from cancer from HPV and should be offered cervical screening – study

The Guardian

2025-07-01 22:30

Cases of cervical cancer among older people rising globally as research finds over-65s more likely to have HPV infections than younger women

Routine cervical screening should be offered to women aged 65 and over as they are still at heightened risk of cancer from human papillomavirus (HPV), according to research.

Despite it being a preventable disease, there were about 660,000 cases of cervical cancer and 350,000 deaths from it worldwide in 2022, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Trump administration raises possibility of stripping Mamdani of US citizenship

The Guardian

2025-07-01 22:21

Move comes after rightwing Republican accuses New York City mayoral candidate of concealing support for ‘terrorism’

The Trump administration has raised the possibility of stripping Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral candidate for New York City, of his US citizenship as part of a crackdown against foreign-born citizens convicted of certain offences.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, appeared to pave the way for an investigation into Mamdani’s status after Andy Ogles, a rightwing Republican representative for Tennessee, called for his citizenship to be revoked on the grounds that he may have concealed his support for “terrorism” during the naturalization process.

Jake Paul eligible for title shot after entering WBA’s cruiserweight rankings

The Guardian

2025-07-01 22:02

YouTuber debuts at No 14 in WBA cruiserweight ranks
Paul’s ranking reflects star power, not fight record
Zurdo Ramírez or Badou Jack could be next opponent

Jake Paul has entered the World Boxing Association’s cruiserweight rankings, making the YouTuber-turned-boxer eligible to fight for a world title.

The WBA slotted Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) at No. 14 in the latest edition of its rankings late Monday night, two days after Paul beat 39-year-old Julio César Chávez Jr by unanimous decision in Anaheim, California.