Judge praises Welsh couple who have fostered ‘enormous’ number of children
A High Court judge has praised on a couple in Wales who have fostered an “enormous” number of children. Mr Justice Francis, who is based in the Family Division of
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Fresh calls for action on abortion clinic buffer zones after high court ruling
The Government faces renewed calls for buffer zones around abortion clinics after a High Court judge upheld a ban on protests outside a London facility. Ealing Council was the first
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Social worker tells of challenge in finding family to adopt boys from ‘Polish world’ of mother
A social worker has told a family court judge of the difficulties she faces trying to find adopters who meet the cultural and language needs of two boys taken from
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Cardiff boy living with foster carers to have Polish lessons paid for by council
Council bosses are to pay for a Polish boy living with foster carers in Wales to have Polish lessons, a family court judge has said. Mr Justice Francis said the
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Parents and brothers of vulnerable man appear in court accused of his manslaughter
The parents and brothers of a “vulnerable” young man have appeared in court accused of killing him at the family’s mansion. Kennedy Ife, 26, allegedly suffered a heart attack after
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Urgent appeal issued to find boy and pregnant mother after social workers raised concerns
A High Court judge has issued an urgent appeal for help finding a 16-month-old boy and his pregnant mother. Mr Justice Keehan has been told how Joeking Kyerah disappeared after
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Humanists hail court ruling as paving way for legal marriages in Northern Ireland
Humanists have hailed an Appeal Court ruling as paving the way for legally recognised marriages in Northern Ireland, despite losing a bid to have the current law declared in breach
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Recovering alcoholic wins latest stage of care fight over daughter
A recovering alcoholic has won the latest stage of a legal fight over the care of her daughter. She mounted an appeal after a family court judge ruled that the
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Teen girls arrested after ambulance crews pelted with bricks and glass after hoax call
Two teenage girls have been arrested after ambulance crews were pelted with bricks, glass and furniture as they attended what turned out to be a hoax call. The rapid response
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NHS nurse found guilty of trafficking prostitutes after forcing them take part in voodoo rituals
A London-based nurse has been found guilty of trafficking five Nigerian women to Germany to work as prostitutes – after forcing them to undergo humiliating voodoo rituals. Josephine Iyamu (pictured)
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