Child killer dubbed Beast of Wombwell died of natural causes, inquest finds
A convicted child killer dubbed the Beast of Wombwell died of natural causes days after he was found guilty of rape and before he could be charged with the murder
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Bupa Care Homes fined £3 million following death of resident from Legionnaires’ disease
Bupa Care Homes has been fined £3 million over the death of an 86-year-old in Essex. Kenneth Ibbetson died after contracting Legionnaires’ disease while living at the Hutton Village Nursing
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Around 1,000 welfare claimants to recieve more money as Government drops legal challenge
Around 1,000 welfare claimants will be given more money after the Government dropped a legal challenge. An appeal against a decision that regulations were wrongly interpreted in a Personal Independence
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Cries of ‘shame’ as Tory MP ensures so-called ‘upskirting bill’ is thrown out
Government-backed plans to criminalise upskirting have been derailed after being opposed by a Conservative grandee. There were cries of “shame!” as Sir Christopher Chope (pictured) dealt a blow to campaigners
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Moped riders who murdered youth worker for iPhone each given more than 20 years
Two teenage moped riders have each been jailed for more than 20 years after stabbing a charity youth worker to death during a violent robbery spree. Nathan Gilmaney, 19, and
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Two jailed for stabbing youth worker who confronted them for drug dealing outside his home
Two teenagers have been jailed over the fatal stabbing of a youth worker who confronted a group of drug dealers outside his home. Omid Saidy (pictured) was knifed in the
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Government loses legal challenge over extent of data breach involving 1,600 immigrants
The Government has lost a legal battle arising out of a data breach when personal details of almost 1,600 immigrants were published online. Leading judges in London were asked to
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Mentally ill mother who threw 18-month-old from flats detained in hospital indefinitely
A mother who was convinced by voices in her head to throw her 18-month-old son from the sixth floor of a block of flats to his death has been given
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Judges to decide if brain-damaged woman should be seperated from only surviving child
Judges in a specialist court have been asked to decide whether a woman who suffered brain damage in a car crash which left her husband and two eldest children dead
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Victim of sexual abuse at hands of stepfather challenges ‘same-roof rule’ in appeal court
A rule which prevents some victims of sex offences from recovering compensation amounts to discrimination and a breach of human rights laws, senior judges have been told. The Court of
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