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Traumatic strip searches lead women in Queensland jails to avoid medical treatment and family

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Queensland This article is more than 4 months old‘Traumatic’ strip searches lead women in Queensland jails to avoid medical treatment and family visits, review findsThis article is more than 4 months oldState’s human rights commission says practice ineffective in making prisons safer and calls for use to be limited and eventually abolished Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Women in Queensland prisons are avoiding seeking medical treatment or having family visit to escape “traumatic” and “completely ineffective” strip searches, according to a review by the state’s human rights commission. Read More...

UK weather: Storm Jocelyn to follow Isha with more strong winds and heavy rain | UK weather

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UK weatherUK weather: Storm Jocelyn to follow Isha with more strong winds and heavy rainSecond named storm in 36 hours continues country’s most active storm season since records began Storm Jocelyn will quickly follow Storm Isha, meteorologists said, continuing what has been the most active storm season in the UK and Ireland since records began. Met Éireann has named Storm Jocelyn, which is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the UK on Tuesday and into Wednesday. Read More...

Her dying wish: why Toni Crews chose to let her dead body be filmed

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The ObserverScienceWhen Toni Crews died at 30 of a very rare cancer, her parents were determined to carry out her last request – and allow a documentary team unprecedented access. Here, they share why filming the dissection of their daughter’s body will benefit so many othersNestled together on the sofa, in the front room of their home on the Kent coast, Jo and Jason Crews are scrolling through a stream of Facebook comments. Read More...