Care worker tells court plastic bag was used to divert attention of patient
A care worker accused of placing a plastic bag over the head of an elderly patient has told a court he held it in front of her face in a
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Ex-teacher becomes sixth convicted for historic sex abuse at top private school
A retired teacher has become the sixth from a leading private school to be convicted for historic sexual abuse charges. Roger Martin, 83, of Great Dunham, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, has
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Prisoner’s family told about his death by other inmates using illicit phones
A prisoner’s family were told of his death in jail by other inmates using illicit mobile phones, a report by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman said. Rocky Stenning, 26, was
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Accountancy firm Deloitte fined £4.2M for part in Serco electronic tagging scandal
Accountancy giant Deloitte has been fined £4.2 million by the Financial Reporting Council for its audit of Serco’s Geografix division over the outsourcer’s electronic tagging scandal. The accounting watchdog said
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Judge approves blood transfusion for gravely ill baby son of Jehovah’s witness
A High Court judge has ruled that a sick baby whose mother is a Jehovah’s Witness should have a blood transfusion. Mr Justice MacDonald concluded that a transfusion was in
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Rape cases delayed by months because of backlog in digital forensic processing
Hundreds of rape cases are being delayed by months because of a backlog in digital processing. The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee heard that the issue is “a major
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Iraq war veteran jailed for life over killing of NHS choir nurse Simonne Kerr
An Iraq war veteran has been jailed for life after stabbing a Britain’s Got Talent finalist to death in a violent rage. Desmond Sylva, 41, knifed his on-off girlfriend Simonne
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Former children’s nurse repeats Heath and Proctor abuse claims in court
An ex-nurse accused of inventing a VIP paedophile ring has repeated his claims in court that Sir Edward Heath, the former head of the British Army and ex-Tory MP Harvey
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Westminster will act on Northern Ireland’s strict abortion law, Penny Mordaunt
Parliament will step in to change Northern Ireland’s strict law on abortion if a court rules it is incompatible with individual human rights, Women and Equalities Minister Penny Mordaunt has
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University considering response after losing legal case with social work student
University bosses are considering their response after losing the latest round of a legal fight with a devout Christian thrown off a social work course following allegations he posted derogatory
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