A woman who strangled her partner of 30 years to death has been jailed. Sheila Lockridge, 66, told a police officer “I strangled her, she’s dead”, after carrying out the
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A paedophile wanted by police in Australia for almost 10 years was free to commit a series of crimes against teenage boys in the UK, it has emerged. Barry Radford,
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Schools will be asked for their views on funding for children with complex needs, the Education Secretary will announce today. In a speech at the National Association of Head Teachers
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Two former detainees at a scandal-hit immigration detention centre have taken the Home Office to the High Court in a bid for a public inquiry into alleged “systemic and institutional
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A scandal-hit NHS trust failed to properly care for a suicidal teenager despite him being considered “high risk” and “grossly psychotic”, a court heard. Jamie Osborne killed himself on the
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Religious organisations across England and Wales are set to be investigated by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). Faiths including Buddhism, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Baptists and religious settings
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Care workers in Yorkshire after being paid less and facing cuts to their working conditions as a result of council homes being transferred into private ownership. That was the key
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Free bus passes are linked to increased happiness for older people, according to a new study. People who get concessionary travel are more likely to enjoy a better quality of
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Medicinal cannabis should be welcomed by UK doctors, like penicillin was decades ago, to unlock its potential, an expert has suggested. Professor David Nutt (pictured), from Imperial College London, warned
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A Kenyan singer and actor is unlawfully keeping his child in Nairobi after becoming involved in a London family court dispute with his British ex-partner, lawyers say. Shiv Singh Benawra
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