Man charged in connection with death of missing woman Emma Faulds
A man has been charged in connection with the death of a woman who has not been seen for 12 days. Emma Faulds, 39, was last seen at about 9.10pm
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Tag: Courts / Justice
Holyrood MSPs back ‘milestone’ laws to protect child witnesses
Holyrood has unanimously passed new legislation that will mean fewer children have to go to court to give evidence. Community safety minister Ash Denham (pictured) hailed the provisions in the
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Council halt plans to take children from couple who displayed gender identity issues
Council social services have halted plans to take children from the care of a middle-aged couple. Social workers had raised a range of concerns including the couple’s attitude to gender
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Former Welsh First Minister loses High Court appeal over Carl Sargeant inquest
Former Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones has lost a High Court appeal to allow text messages relating to the behaviour of former Welsh Government minister Carl Sargeant to be heard
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Judge approves council action to remove child from woman who was herself adopted
A woman who was adopted as a child must have her son taken from her care because she cannot meet his needs, a family court judge has ruled. Judge David
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Northern Ireland justice review recommends banning public from rape trials
A review of how Northern Ireland’s justice system deals with serious sexual offences has recommended banning the public from trials. The Gillen Review, which commenced in May last year, is
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Holyrood MSPs back new law raising age of criminal responsibility in Scotland to 12
Holyrood has passed legislation which will prevent primary school-age children from being treated as criminals. MSPs unanimously backed a new law raising the age of criminal responsibility from the current
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Court hears woman ‘lacks the capacity’ to consent to sexual relationship with husband
A judge might rule that a woman who has learning difficulties is no longer able to consent to having sex with her husband of more than 25 years. Mr Justice
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Bereavement counsellor killed herself and five-year-old son amid custody battle, inquest
A bereavement counsellor with escalating mental health problems killed herself and her five-year-old son amid a family court custody battle, an inquest has heard. The bodies of Cheryl and Leo
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Potential jurors warned of long trial in case of ‘VIP paedophile ring’ accuser
Potential jurors in the case of the man known as “Nick” who is accused of fabricating his claims about a Westminster VIP paedophile ring have been told it will be
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