Changes to the state pension age have unlawfully discriminated against women born in the 1950s, the High Court has heard. Nearly four million women have been affected by the changes,
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A war veteran throttled his mother shouting “you’re dead” years before he killed a Britain’s Got Talent finalist, a court has heard. Desmond Sylva, 41, is on trial at the
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Cuts to legal aid have “gone too far”, with bereaved parents being made to pay thousands for legal representation at inquests, MPs have heard. Tory MP Charlie Elphicke (Dover) said
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An Iraq war veteran accused of murdering a Britain’s Got Talent finalist told police he cut her neck to “defend” himself, a court has heard. Desmond Sylva, 41, stabbed his
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A man has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years for the murder of a 22-month-old girl who he repeatedly punched. Michael Wild, 30, was given a life sentence
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A nurse who performed on Britain’s Got Talent was stabbed more than 70 times by her former soldier boyfriend in an “utterly terrifying” attack, a court has heard. Simonne Kerr,
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A man who burst into a dementia-suffer’s care home room and battered the helpless 60-year-old with a lamp has been jailed for 12 years. David Debney assaulted Denise Crowton, who
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Some decisions on potential modern slavery victims could be independently reviewed under measures introduced by the Government. Ministers say the changes will improve transparency and support for those flagged up
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A former “mum-of-the-year” who killed her husband by stabbing him in the heart has been jailed for 14 years. Helena Atay, 42, known as Karine, was cleared of murdering her
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A woman who suffered severe brain damage after taking a heroin overdose five years ago should be allowed to die, a judge in a specialist court has ruled. The woman,
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