The role of senior police commanders in the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal is to be investigated, the police watchdog has said. The Independent Office for Police Conduct’s (IOPC) Operation
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Abortion law in England is “no longer fit for purpose”, experts have said. The president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), along with other leading reproductive health experts,
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The mother and grandmother of a teenager who was allowed to “rot to death” on an inflatable mattress have been convicted of his manslaughter. Jordan Burling (pictured) was said to
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Theresa May faces a leadership crisis after David Davis savaged the Government’s approach to Brexit while dramatically quitting as the minister responsible for the UK’s departure from the European Union.
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Police forces across the country are being asked to record abuse and harassment of women as a hate crime. Campaign groups want constabularies in England and Wales to follow the
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A woman is to receive damages from the man who harassed her for 12 years after they met through an online dating website. Paul Curran’s campaign against former marketing consultant
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A judge has ruled to “keep the door closed” on a mother who has not been told her estranged teenage child has cancer. Mr Justice Hayden said a ban on
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Matt Hancock’s route to Health and Social Care Secretary mirrors that of his predecessor Jeremy Hunt. Both spent time as Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Secretary before taking over
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As Theresa May’s Government was plunged into a fresh crisis by Boris Johnson’s resignation as Foreign Secretary over Brexit, she rewarded her Remain-campaigning ally Jeremy Hunt with the top Foreign
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The Government’s free childcare policy is being challenged in the High Court by lone parents and their children, who say they are discriminated against. Free childcare provision for three and
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