A man and woman have been convicted of forced marriage after luring their daughter to Bangladesh in a bid to wed the 19-year-old to her first cousin. The teenager had
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The parents of an autistic woman who died after being struck by a lorry have won a legal battle to replace the coroner overseeing her inquest. Colette McCulloch (pictured), 35,
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A woman who duped her teenage daughter into going to Pakistan and forced her to marry has been jailed for four and a half years, in the first successful prosecution
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A woman who originally walked free after falsely accusing four men of sexual assault has been jailed for four years. Anna Costin, 30, of Shrewsbury, was originally given a three-year
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A fashion student who poured sulphuric acid over her former partner’s face after he left her for another woman has been jailed for at least 12 years. Berlinah Wallace, 48,
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The Republic of Ireland is holding a referendum on May 25 that could dramatically change its stance on abortion. Here’s a rundown of what is happening, when and why. What
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In what is believed to be one of the largest “product liability” group actions in the UK, a group of 312 claimants brought High Court proceedings against manufacturer DePuy over
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A mother has been convicted of duping her teenage daughter to go to Pakistan and forcing her to marry, in the first successful prosecution of its type. The woman was
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A judge is expected to formally close the case of Peter Pickering – the child killer known as the Beast of Wombwell who died before he could be sentenced for
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Detectives investigating the murder of a pharmacist in her own home have arrested a 37-year-old man. Jessica Patel, 34, was found dead at her Victorian semi in The Avenue, Linthorpe,
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