Because rapists are not “good” people, character references are redundant and should be abolished for rape cases, especially child rape ones, advocacy groups say. And one group says if ...

What if you could guide artificial intelligence to create visuals that perfectly align with your imagination? With Midjourney’s latest update, the Omni Reference feature, this possibility inches ...

Coronation Street fans noticed a reference to another famous TV show ... low fat spread." The character has been noted by fans of the show for bringing comedy, and a certain phrase has caught ...

"We acknowledge the deep hurt caused by the issuing of a character reference for Kielan Mooney and we further acknowledge councillor Tierney was misled about the nature of the offence, that his ...

Q: Should I take my DEI work off of my résumé? A: This is such a timely question and such a fraught one. In the last month, President Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders dismantling ...

The Lions had used character references from AFL great Eddie Betts and Indigenous elder Gregory Egert as part of their defence of Cameron. The successful defence of Cameron came seven years after ...

The lead prosecutor in Sam Kerr's racial harassment trial has warned a series of glowing character references - including one from her mother Roxanne - doesn't excuse drunken behaviour from the ...

Victim of paedophile fire chief slams use of character references in sex offence sentencings Woman abused by church youth leader says hearing about ‘how nice he was’ in court traumatic: 'The ...

The Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council has now questioned whether such character references should be allowed, and has made recommendations to the state government. Rapists are sometimes ...

The use of character references in sexual crime cases should be reformed urgently, campaigners have told BBC News NI. Haileigh Ashton Lamont, a victim of sexual abuse who now works with survivors ...

Brian Tierney, a former mayor of Derry City and Strabane, says he was misled before giving a character reference for an Irish soldier who was jailed for rape A Londonderry councillor has said he ...

The councillor who quit the SDLP after providing a character reference for a convicted rapist is a senior staff member in former leader Colum Eastwood’s office. Brian Tierney, a one-time mayor ...