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Daniel Mays on playing John Worboys in Believe Me: 'I've played wrong'uns, but this terrified me'

Daniel Mays was a bad cop in Line of Duty and Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs — but he underestimated the toll his darkest role in new true-life drama Believe Me would take on him

Evening Standard

Believe Me review – this punchy, intelligent drama is a role model for other TV shows

The tale of ‘black-cab rapist’ John Worboys gives the spotlight to the survivors. It’s a sensitive, compelling look at their fight for justice – which rightly pushes the perpetrator into the background

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Jeff Pope’s drama about the women who reported rapist John Worboys

Aimee-Ffion Edwards and Daniel Mays star in this grim but sensitive true crime story. Plus, Greg Davies hosts this year’s Bafta Television Awards. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Violence against women is at ‘breaking point’, says writer of John Worboys drama

Jeff Pope, whose ITV drama Believe Me tells the story of survivors of the ‘black-cab rapist,’ says police must change how sexual assault cases are dealt with

The Guardian - UK

BBC making ‘respectful’ drama about murder of Sarah Everard

Two-part series will be written ‘with utmost care’

The Independent UK

BBC announces factual drama based on events surrounding Sarah Everard’s murder

She was abducted by serving police officer Wayne Couzens in March 2021, when she was walking home from a friend’s house in London.

Evening Standard

Back of the net! Steve Coogan film roles – ranked

As Manchester’s finest turns 60, with new film Saipan coming soon, we rank the British comedy hero’s best big-screen performances, from Tropic Thunder and Mindhorn to Philomena and Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. A-Ha!

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Let voters be the judge on election lies: AEC

The head of the electoral commission says voters remain the best judge of what politicians say during election campaigns.

AAP

AEC launches court action over unauthorised pamphlets

The Australian Electoral Commission is pursuing a man in court, alleging he illegally distributed unauthorised material attacking independent Allegra Spender.

AAP

ITV commissions true crime series about ‘one of most prolific sex attackers’

Written by award-winning screenwriter, Jeff Pope, the series, Believe Me, will recount the story of three victims who were assaulted by John Worboys.

Evening Standard

Bradfield and Goldstein face nervous weekend wait for election result but Tim Wilson ‘very relaxed’

AEC considers sending staff to airport ‘at late hours’ to collect final postal and overseas votes before midnight deadline

The Guardian - AU

Police Launch Investigation Into Election Violence, Harassment & Poo Smears Across NSW

NSW Police have launched investigations into election-related violence, harassment, and vandalism-including poo smears on campaign ads.

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NSW reports of alleged election-related violence and harassment include smearing poo on truck with Liberal ad

Ahead of federal election, parties have also reported arson threats and alleged attempts to intimidate diaspora communities

The Guardian - AU

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes review – the horror is still breathtaking

This dreadfully suspenseful four-parter about the killing of the innocent Brazilian man reveals the staggering number of blunders that led up to it

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The Independent UK

‘The Met won’t be happy with it’: Jeff Pope on Suspect, his drama about the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes

INTERVIEW: The king of UK true-crime dramas tells Gabriel Tate about returning to a 20-year-old scandal, and what’s driven him to probe the psyche of everyone from Fred West to Jimmy Savile

The Independent UK

'Suspect' on Disney+ digs for the truth around a fatal London police shooting

A new Disney+ miniseries recreates a real-life police shooting that left a family reeling and searching for answers

AAP

Democracy has no bounds: remote voters have their say

Voters in a tiny island community in Australia's north have begun to cast their election ballots as remote voting teams travel to the far reaches of the nation.

The Guardian - UK

Jean Charles de Menezes’s mother says ‘everyone should watch’ TV drama about his killing

Disney+ series revisits killing of Brazilian man wrongly identified as a terrorist by Met police officers in 2005

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Evening Standard

Mother of Jean Charles de Menezes says ‘everyone should watch’ TV drama

Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes was shot seven times by police in Stockwell underground station in July 2005.

The Guardian - UK

‘We didn’t want to avoid the reality of what happened’: the drama telling the true story of Jean Charles de Menezes

The 2005 shooting of the Brazilian created national headlines, but the shocking truth of his death remains unknown by many. A new series aims to do justice to his story – and those who fought to clear his name

AAP

Bots influencing election discussion on social media

Nearly one in five accounts discussing Australia's election analysed on a major social media platform were found to be fake, sparking disinformation concerns.

The Independent UK

Steve Coogan on his very unusual new comedy: ‘The penguin takes the edge off the fascism’

INTERVIEW: In ‘The Penguin Lessons’, the man behind Alan Partridge plays a school teacher in military-occupied Argentina who forms an unlikely bond with a seabird. Such tonal extremes required a delicate hand, he and his co-star Jonathan Pryce tell Annabel Nugent

AAP

'No time to waste' for those requiring a postal vote

As the federal election looms, people who cannot vote in person have been urged to apply for a postal ballot as soon as possible, or risk missing out.

AAP

Abbie Chatfield cleared of breaching electoral rules

Abbie Chatfield has been cleared of overstepping electoral rules after a review of posts by the social media influencer featuring politician interviews.

AAP

Third-party postal votes spark privacy risk warnings

Voters who use third-party postal applications could put their privacy at risk or have their votes cast late, the Australian Electoral Commission has warned.

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