Mother jailed after falling asleep on baby son during drunken caravan night
A mother has been jailed for two years and four months after her four-week old baby died after taking him to a nightclub and then drunkenly falling asleep on top
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Man who put toddler in tumble dryer found guilty of ‘monstrous’ assault
A man who put a toddler in a tumble dryer has been found guilty of the “monstrous” assault of the 13-month-old girl. Thomas Dunn, 25, was looking after the child
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Inquiry hears boys were raped by priests at ‘satanic’ drink-fuelled sex parties
A child abuse inquiry witness has told how he was raped by priests during “satanic” drink-fuelled sex parties. Dave Sharp also described a catalogue of sexual, physical and emotional violence
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Sally Challen walks free from court after admitting manslaughter of husband
A woman who killed her husband after years of coercive and controlling abuse will walk free from court, bringing to an end 10 years of “hell”. Sally Challen, 65, bludgeoned
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Judge refuses to place youth at risk from gang violence in secure accommodation
Council social service bosses have failed to persuade a High Court judge to place a 17-year-old youth at risk because of his involvement in gang activity in secure accommodation. Social
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Three hospital patients die after eating sandwiches linked to listeria outbreak
Three hospital patients have died after eating pre-packaged sandwiches linked to a listeria outbreak. An investigation has been launched into the source of the infection, related to products supplied by
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Grieving Northern Irish families assured over timeframe for legacy inquests
Grieving families awaiting fresh inquests into incidents from Northern Ireland’s troubled past have been assured efforts are under way to ensure their cases are heard in the next five years.
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Woman who spent decade behind bars for killing husband will not face retrial
A woman who spent nearly a decade behind bars for killing her husband in a hammer attack will not face a retrial for murder. Georgina Challen, 65, claimed she suffered
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Call for ‘radical rethink’ as Highland children sent hundreds of miles away for foster care
Children from the Highlands in foster care are being placed up to 500 miles (805km) away from their birthplace, an investigation has found. Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch MSP Kate Forbes
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Mother ‘shattered’ as severely epileptic girl has medical cannabis seized again
A mother has said there seems to be “no end to the stress and trauma” of trying to get medical cannabis for her severely epileptic child after a second batch
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