Woman who pretended to have cancer to defraud charity she worked for is jailed
A woman who pretended to have cancer in order to help defraud the charity she worked for out of more than £85,000 has been jailed by a judge who told
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Police force apologises after ‘rogue’ officers convicted of sabotaging child abuse probes
Essex Police has apologised to victims after two rogue police officers were convicted of sabotaging child abuse investigations. Detective constables Sharon Patterson, 49, and Lee Pollard, 47, (pictured) forged documents,
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Bloody Sunday families ‘not finished yet’ as one ex-soldier faces prosecution
The Bloody Sunday families have vowed to continue their campaign for justice after it was announced that only one former paratrooper is to be prosecuted over the shootings. The veteran,
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Chancellor has room to splash out £15 billion on ending austerity, say experts
Surprisingly favourable public finance figures have given Philip Hammond enough leeway to splash out £15 billion in this summer’s Spending Review to show that austerity “really is coming to an
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Scottish projects tackling child poverty to share £450,000 funding
Funding for projects aimed at tackling child poverty has been announced by the Scottish Government. The seven organisations which support families in financial difficulty across Scotland will receive a share
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Doctors given go-ahead to perform caesarean section on mentally-ill woman
Doctors have been given the go-ahead by a judge in a specialist court to perform a caesarean section on a mentally-ill woman. Mrs Justice Gwynneth Knowles also granted medics permission
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Dozens of deportations put on hold after court blocks Home Office policy
Dozens of people facing deportation from the UK this week have had their removal put on hold after the High Court temporarily blocked a controversial Home Office policy. Campaign group
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Family to sue after police removed handcuffs seconds before woman fell to death
The family of a British Army captain who plunged to her death from a viaduct 46 seconds after her handcuffs were removed say they are suing police. Relatives of Janice
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Veteran back home after support package agreed allowing him to leave care facility
A blind 98-year-old Second World War veteran who became embroiled in a High Court battle because he wanted to leave a care facility is back at home, a judge has
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Hospitals apologise for woman’s terminal cancer diagnosis a week before she died
Two hospitals have apologised for not telling a woman she had terminal cancer until a week before she died. Beverley Smith, 63, from Truro, Cornwall, died in July last year
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