Knife crime in England and Wales hit a record high in the year to September, up by 7% on the previous 12 months. Police-recorded offences involving a knife or sharp
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A predator who posed as a boy on a teenage dating site to groom children into sexual activity has been jailed for six years, police said. Valmiki Rampersad, 47, targeted
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Handling of domestic abuse cases where the victim withdraws their support for police or court action requires improvement, inspectors have found. A joint report by two watchdogs looked at 78
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More than half of people think the Government should prioritise scrapping a law which makes rough sleeping illegal, according to a homeless charity. Crisis has described the Vagrancy Act, which
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Parents who suffer the loss of a child under the age of 18 will be entitled to two weeks’ statutory paid leave from work, the Government has announced. The new
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Family court judges could get training on the “appropriate” way to deal with sex assault allegations after a woman complained about one judge’s “outdated views”. The woman has won an
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Police are continuing to investigate alleged sex offences at a nursery in Devon. Officers launched an inquiry in July last year after receiving information relating to Jack and Jill Childcare
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Barristers have warned that victims are being denied justice as crown courts sit idle due to cuts imposed by the Government. They say trials are being abandoned, cases are being
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The Duchess of Cambridge has described the early years development of children as life’s most “crucial” moment for “future health and happiness” as she launched a landmark national survey about
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Standards that would force tech giants to make children’s privacy online a primary consideration have been published by the UK’s data regulator. The final Age Appropriate Design Code has been
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