Child victims of violence and abuse will be given support at Scotland’s first “Bairns Hoose” which could save them going to courts and police stations to give evidence. They will
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Broadcaster Nicky Campbell has told an inquiry of sexual abuse he endured at Edinburgh Academy as he compared a teacher to Jimmy Savile. Mr Campbell, 62, attended Edinburgh Academy, a
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An accused former teacher was supported in a bid to adopt a child by a psychiatrist who believed he could “cure him” – and intervened to stop him being sacked
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Lucy Letby will spend the rest of her life in jail for her “cruel, calculated and cynical campaign” of murder and attempted murder of babies at the hospital where she
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A 10-year-old girl who was found dead at her home was known to Surrey County Council, the local authority has said. Sara Sharif was found in Woking after police were
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Lucy Letby has been convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at a hospital neonatal unit. Prosecutors said Letby, 33, was a “calculated opportunist” who used
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A woman has pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of three children who were found with serious stab injuries. The 34-year-old was arrested after a four-year-old girl, a two-year-old boy
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A former Durham coach has admitted sexually assaulting a teenage player after being convicted of similar offences against young cricketers on four previous occasions. Michael Strange (pictured), 63, appeared via
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A former deputy head at the first school Prince George and Princess Charlotte attended has been jailed for child sexual abuse offences. Matthew Smith paid £65,000 for two teenagers in
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A commitment to tackle so-called “tech abuse” must be made by Government, MPs have said as they warned devices including smart home security systems are being used to coerce and
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