A teenager has appeared in court charged with the rape and murder of six-year-old Alesha MacPhail, who was found dead on the Isle of Bute. The 16-year-old male, who cannot
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A nurse who was arrested on suspicion of the murders of eight babies has been bailed, police have said. Lucy Letby, 28, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of the
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A council has been told to apologise for acting unfairly towards a mother who wanted to move her son to a new school after she was the victim of “honour”-based
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A 16-year-old youth has been charged in connection with the death of schoolgirl Alesha MacPhail on the Isle of Bute. The suspect, who has not been identified, is in custody
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Detectives have been searching a nurse’s home after a healthcare worker was held on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of another six at a
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More than two million children in England are growing up in families where there are serious risks, a study has found. The Children’s Commissioner, Anne Longfield, said more than a
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A global DBS check for aid workers should be introduced to better protect vulnerable children from sexual abuse, ministers have been told. Labour former minister Stephen Twigg made the call
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A predatory paedophile who worked with Newcastle United’s youth players and sexually abused boys over three decades has been jailed for 20 years. George Ormond, 62, worked with a prominent
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A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of six-year-old Alesha MacPhail on the Isle of Bute. The schoolgirl was staying with relatives on the island when she
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The second phase of hearings into allegations of abuse at children’s homes run by a religious order has drawn to a close following weeks of “powerful, compelling and disturbing” testimony.
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