The man accused of lying about a Westminster VIP paedophile gang faced household debts of £70,000 the year before he made his allegations to police, and was later paid £22,000
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The Home Office is facing a High Court challenge over the use of children as spies by police and other investigative bodies. Children’s charity Just for Kids Law says the
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Some viewers of indecent images of children should not face prosecution to cope with a surge in sex offences, a law reform group led by a former Old Bailey judge
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Legal reforms will see judges urged to consider community sentences over prison sentences of 12 months or less for vulnerable women. Around 90% of women sent to jail are given
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Three children whose mother has a history of child sex assault have been taken into care, a family court judge has said. The woman’s first child was placed with adopters
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Campaigners say they are prepared to take the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to court over claims sexual offences cases are being “dropped” without good reason. A UK-wide coalition of women’s
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A mother has been jailed for two years and four months after her four-week old baby died after taking him to a nightclub and then drunkenly falling asleep on top
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A man who put a toddler in a tumble dryer has been found guilty of the “monstrous” assault of the 13-month-old girl. Thomas Dunn, 25, was looking after the child
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A woman who killed her husband after years of coercive and controlling abuse will walk free from court, bringing to an end 10 years of “hell”. Sally Challen, 65, bludgeoned
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Council social service bosses have failed to persuade a High Court judge to place a 17-year-old youth at risk because of his involvement in gang activity in secure accommodation. Social
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