Man obsessed with child abuse allegations jailed for £2.4 million school arson
A man who set fire to a school and stalked teachers as part of a crusade against alleged child abuse has been jailed. Philip Day was sentenced at Chester Crown
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Boy can continue to live with grandparents despite social services concerns
A couple have won a family court fight over the care of a six-year-old grandson who has lived with them for almost all of his life. Council social services bosses
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Trio sentenced to 57 years for brutal killing of man found at nature reserve
Two men and a woman have been jailed for the “cold-blooded” killing of a man whose body was found at a nature reserve. Steven Donaldson’s body was discovered in the
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‘Controlling and coercive’ husband found guilty of bludgeoning wife to death
A “controlling and coercive” husband has been found guilty of battering his wife to death with a hammer and machete. Muhammad Javed, 59, killed mother-of-five Saeeda Hussain after he set
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Mother jailed for child cruelty after three-year-old son was crushed to death in car
A mother whose three-year-old son was crushed to death by a car seat has been jailed for two years and nine months. Hairdresser Adrian Hoare, 24, from Gravesend in Kent,
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New legislation in Scotland aims to offer extra protection against FGM
A planned new law in Scotland will give women and children thought to be at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) more protection. The legislation would enable courts to issue
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Detectives welcome rape convictions after teenager duped into taking lift in Fife
Detectives have welcomed the conviction of two men for raping a young woman who got into a car she thought was a taxi after a night out. Driver Abel Muntean
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Former head of charity for the disabled denies defrauding pension scheme
The former head of a charity for the disabled has pleaded not guilty to defrauding the pension scheme of the non-profit he ran. Patrick McLarry is accused of transferring more
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Killer made rape threat to woman month before murdering mother-of-two
A convicted killer had threatened to attack and rape a woman around a month before going on to murder a “beautiful” Vietnamese mother-of-two, an inquest has heard. Nail technician Quyen
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Scottish prison service facing significant pressures, warns chief inspector
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is facing “significant pressures” over its budgets, staffing levels and handling of rising prison populations, MSPs have been told. Scotland’s chief inspector for prisons, Wendy
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