A man has been found guilty of murdering his partner’s three-year-old son, after inflicting more than 20 rib fractures, during weeks of “horrendous” beatings, including some using force similar to
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A mother accused of killing her child shouted at his stepfather to “tell the truth” while being questioned in court over her role in his death. Under cross-examination on Thursday,
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The chief inspector of Ofsted has said she is “particularly worried” about young children’s development, with the latest reports on education recovery showing some babies are struggling to understand facial
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A stepfather accused of murdering a five-year-old boy has denied killing him or being violent and abusive to him, a court heard. John Cole, 40, denied he had punched Logan
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Councils will be funded through a multimillion-pound package to open new Family Hubs to help some of the most vulnerable families, the Government announced on Saturday. In total, 75 councils
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The Justice Secretary said he plans to appeal against the Parole Board decision which recommended the mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse, should be freed from
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A campaign organisation has lost a High Court fight after complaining about children in council care being placed in facilities outside their home area. The Good Law Project had taken
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A new national register will be introduced to stop vulnerable pupils falling through the cracks and going missing from school rolls, the Government has announced. The Schools White Paper announced
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A Government adviser on violence against women said the strip-searching of a 15-year-old black schoolgirl should “horrify us all”. Protests and political condemnation erupted after it emerged the teenager –
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A man who murdered his ex-girlfriend’s two-year-old son has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years after the couple’s horrific abuse was captured on secret recordings.
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