Teenager jailed for first acid killing on dementia carer in High Wycombe
A teenager has been jailed for 17 years for the first acid killing in the UK. Xeneral Webster, 19, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Joanne Rand part way through
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Man admits manslaughter of care home nurse unwittingly caught up in drugs dispute
A 19-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a woman who was splashed with acid from head to toe as she was unwittingly caught up in a drugs
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Teenager to go on trial accused of acid murder of nurse
A 19-year-old man is to go on trial charged with murder after a nurse died from severe burns when acid was thrown over her. Joanne Rand (pictured) was allegedly splashed
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Corbyn to boost ‘grossly underpaid’ care work with £8 billion social care pledge
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said care workers are “grossly underpaid” and pledged £8 billion of extra funding for social care if elected. He made the comments during a visit
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Jury criticise ‘appalling systematic failures’ as prison officer cleared over suicide death
Jurors have criticised “appalling systematic failures” at a prison as they cleared an officer over the death of a suicidal inmate. Joseph Travers, 55, was accused of breaching his duty
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Staff at youth prison in hospital after attacks as violence levels surge
Staff at an “unsafe” youth jail have been left in hospital following attacks after surging levels of violence swept through the privately run facility, an inspection report reveals. Young inmates
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Female prison officer jailed over relationship with young offenders unit inmate
A female prison officer who had an inappropriate relationship with an inmate at a youth offenders unit has been jailed. Chelsea Blackwell, 27, exchanged more than 850 messages with the
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Seminar: Father figures – research and practice with men who care for children
The Open University are to host a free seminar on Friday 3rd June looking at the latest research on men who care for children. ‘Father figures: Research and practice with
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Lengthy jail terms for child sex gang members after ‘grotesque’ behaviour
Members of the Aylesbury child abuse ring have been handed lengthy jail sentences for grooming vulnerable under-age white girls for sex for as little as “the price of a McDonald’s,
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Removing boy from disabled mother’s care not social engineering, says judge
A family court judge has ruled that a five-year-old boy must be taken from the care of his disabled mother, but dismissed a suggestion of “social engineering”. Judge Antony Hughes
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