A father of five who began a new life as a woman after leaving an ultra-orthodox Jewish community has abandoned a family court fight over her children. The woman has
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The former head of a charity for the disabled pleaded guilty to defrauding the body’s pension scheme to protect his wife from prosecution and serving a longer prison term than
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A woman has been jailed for 10 years for supplying her son with prescription drugs that led to his death. Holly Strawbridge, 34, gave powerful painkillers to Tyler Peck, 15,
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Tens of thousands of vulnerable people have been left in limbo for over a year while carers applied to strip them of their freedom. The mental health charity Mind says
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A woman who wants her disabled elderly husband to leave a specialist unit and return home has lost a fight in a specialist court. The 74-year-old man suffered a brain
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The number of knife crimes being dealt with by the police and courts is the highest in a decade, official figures show. There were 22,286 knife and offensive weapon offences
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Britain’s most prolific rapist could die behind bars after his 30-year jail term was referred to the Attorney General as unduly lenient. Reynhard Sinaga, 36, an Indonesian student, was jailed
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Rape survivors could receive extra help in the Budget, a justice minister has suggested. Chris Philp told MPs he hopes “there is more we can do” in forthcoming spending decisions
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A “feared” evangelical pastor who used his trusted position to abuse children and adults over 20 years has been convicted of multiple rapes of members of his congregation. Self-styled prophet
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Basic safety checks are still not being carried out by probation officers, according to their watchdog. Justin Russell, the Chief Inspector of Probation, feared lessons were still not being learnt
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