Fifteen years after Gene Gibson's wrongful conviction, Aboriginal interpreters say they are still overlooked by WA Police. Despite speaking Pintupi, Gibson wasn't provided an interpreter for his initial interview, leading to a five-year prison sentence. A coronial inquest recommended further training for police on interpreter use.
The UK Football Policing Unit will deploy only three officers to the upcoming World Cup in the US due to a lack of funding from US authorities and a 10% cut from the Home Office. Despite expecting up to 15,000 England fans per match, the unit's role will be limited to cultural interpretation for local law enforcement.
Yves Valerus, a Haitian Creole-English interpreter at LanguageLine Solutions in Brooklyn, saw her hours cut and schedule become unpredictable in 2025 after the company implemented NiCE algorithmic scheduling software. Her pay dropped nearly 20% as the company reduced downtime between calls and imposed mandatory unpaid time off. As a single mother of three, Valerus has prioritized her internet bill over utilities to maintain remote work. Over 200 interpreters have signed a petition protesting the changes, and workers are attempting to unionize with the Communications Workers of America while the company pilots AI for routine interpretation tasks.
As Brisbane courts face delays and backlogs, cases involving people with limited English are being adjourned when interpreters are unavailable — a problem advocates warn is set to worsen.
Three men from Ukraine and Romania are on trial at the Old Bailey for a series of arson attacks on properties linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The attacks occurred over five days in May 2025, targeting a car and two houses in north London. Prosecutors allege a Russian-speaking contact using the pseudonym 'El Money' orchestrated the attacks and communicated with defendants via over 320 messages in Russian. The defendants deny all charges.
