A woman who wants to divorce her husband of 40 years because she says their marriage has broken down is “devastated” after losing a Supreme Court fight, a lawyer has
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Twenty-three people died in or following police custody last year – the highest number for a decade. Figures from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) show there were nine
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A man and a woman arrested on suspicion of the murder of a newborn baby girl found dead at a beauty spot are the child’s parents. The 48-year-old father and
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Police would have interviewed a doctor accused of the “horrific” abuse of 114 children had he been alive today, a report has found. Child patients sent to Aston Hall Hospital
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A decision to suspend rather than strike off a doctor found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter over the death of a six-year-old boy was “humane and balanced”, the Court of
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A baby suffered serious injuries when his frustrated father forced a bottle into his mouth while trying to settle and feed him, a family court judge has decided. The boy
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A sex offenders’ prison where disgraced publicist Max Clifford collapsed after complaining of poor conditions operated “below standards of decency at times”, a report has found. HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire
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MPs have criticised the director of public prosecutions over long-term failings that saw vital evidence withheld from defence lawyers in rape and serious sexual assault cases. The Justice Committee said
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An MP choked back tears as she called for a change in the law to allow doctors to determine whether someone is terminally ill so they can get fast-tracked access
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Compensation for people who suffer at the hands of criminals should be paid up front rather than in “derisory” instalments, the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales has said. Baroness
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