Judge’s widow wipes away tears as she denies 17 charges of historical sex abuse
The widow of a Court of Appeal judge wiped away tears as she denied sexually abusing a young boy in the 1980s. Lady Lavinia Nourse was married to Sir Martin
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Judges dismiss social services application over rights of foreign diplomats’ children
Judges who were asked to consider how social workers and police can protect children at risk of harm if the parents are foreign diplomats have decided not to declare that
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Twenty-nine men charged in connection with child sexual exploitation against female victim
Twenty-nine men have been charged in connection with the child sexual exploitation of one victim in West Yorkshire. The men are accused of committing offences, including rape, attempted rape, indecent
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Six-year-old girl at centre of High Court life support treatment case has died
A disabled six-year-old girl at the centre of a High Court life support treatment fight has died, a lawyer said. Pippa Knight had been in a vegetative state at the
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Report calls for more video hearings to reduce ‘time-consuming and expensive’ custody process
Greater use of videolinks for criminal hearings could reduce the need for “unnecessary, time-consuming and expensive” measures to move people from custody to courtrooms, a report has suggested. The number
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Baby who died in 2017 was injured by his mother, High Court judge concludes
A three-month-old baby found dead more than three years ago was injured by his mother, a High Court judge has concluded. Mr Justice Newton was told that the cause of
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Care worker appears for trial charged with murder of baby found dead in Hampshire park
A care home worker has appeared for trial charged with the murder of a newborn baby whose body was found in a park. Babita Rai has been accused over the
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Doctors given go-ahead to end life of brain-damaged young girl in ‘heart-rending’ case
A High Court judge has given doctors the go-ahead to end the life of a brain-damaged six-year-old girl who has been at the centre of a long-running treatment fight. Mr
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Dementia sufferer who had long-standing opposition to vaccines should not get jab – judge rules
An 85-year-old woman who suffers from dementia and is in a care home should not be given a coronavirus vaccine, a judge has ruled. Mr Justice Hayden was told that
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Man jailed for string of sex attacks on women and girls in Swansea area
A man who sexually assaulted 10 women and two girls over a two-day period because he “got angry” at them for wearing Lycra has been jailed for three years. Oliver
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