The bricked-up cellar of the Haut de la Garenne children’s home was being excavated last night amid fears it could be a mass grave.

The basement where youngsters were once held in solitary confinement as punishment may hold the bodies of six children, police believe.

Specialist teams using sniffer dogs and ground radar equipment have identified a number of suspicious sites around the cellar.

Class of 1905: Quiet discipline at the Haut de la Garenne children’s home in Jersey. But the ensuing years, it is feared, brought terrible acts of abuse

A skull and the partial remains of a child’s skeleton were found under the concrete grounds of the home at the weekend following the launch of a major inquiry into abuse there over half a century.

A CALLOUS care worker stole £2,000 from a vulnerable 72-year-old resident who put his trust in her.

Union leaders were locked in pay talks today aimed at facing down attempts to impose a pay cap on council workers, after warning of industrial unrest if their 6% claim is not met.

More than 1,000 residents and hundreds of staff are being consulted over a multi-million pound shake-up of day centres in Stoke-on-Trent.

A WOMAN is in a critical condition after suspected arson at an old people’s home. The 58-year-old resident suffered severe burns in the fire at Park View home, in Clayton Hall Road, Clayton, early today.

A documentary following a couple’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease has been nominated for a Bafta television award.