Jordan Burling was “invisible to the authorities”. The young man had a very troubled life but only had minimal contact with state agencies, including the education system. Prosecutor Nicholas Lumley
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Government moves to reform the courts service fail to tackle any of the “serious problems” facing the justice system, a top lawyer has warned. Lord Pannick, who led the successful
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Police forces across the country are being asked to record abuse and harassment of women as a hate crime. Campaign groups want constabularies in England and Wales to follow the
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A woman is to receive damages from the man who harassed her for 12 years after they met through an online dating website. Paul Curran’s campaign against former marketing consultant
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A judge has ruled to “keep the door closed” on a mother who has not been told her estranged teenage child has cancer. Mr Justice Hayden said a ban on
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A teenager has appeared in court charged with the rape and murder of six-year-old Alesha MacPhail, who was found dead on the Isle of Bute. The 16-year-old male, who cannot
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A nurse who was arrested on suspicion of the murders of eight babies has been bailed, police have said. Lucy Letby, 28, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of the
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A diabetic woman has been awarded £2,000 after staff at a concert confiscated her fizzy drink. Kayla Hanna, 20, had been walking into a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in
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The Government’s free childcare policy is being challenged in the High Court by lone parents and their children, who say they are discriminated against. Free childcare provision for three and
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A grandfather died after he took twice as much medication as he should have following a “communication breakdown” between two branches of Boots, a coroner has said. The fact Richard
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