Mother admitted leaving four young boys twice before fatal fire, court told
A mother accused over the deaths of her four young sons in a house fire admitted leaving them home alone twice before – but only because she had no-one local
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Covid-19 vaccine patent legal battle heading to Court of Appeal
A multimillion-pound legal battle between rival developers of Covid-19 jabs over vaccine technology patents is set to continue at the Court of Appeal. In July, a High Court judge delivered
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‘Alarm bells’ raised by authorities before boys killed in house fire, court told
“Alarm bells” were raised by authorities over a mother and her four young sons before the children died in a fire while home alone, a court has heard. Deveca Rose,
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Care worker who live-streamed Tamworth disorder among eight remanded in custody
Six men and two women, including a care worker who broadcast a violent protest on social media, were remanded in custody after appearing in connection with disorder in Tamworth, Staffordshire,
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Huw Edwards spared jail but ‘long-earned reputation in tatters’, judge says
Huw Edwards’ “long-earned reputation is in tatters”, a judge has said as he sentenced the former BBC presenter for accessing indecent images of children. The disgraced ex-newsreader (pictured) was spared
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Man, 25, convicted of murdering care home chef before bank card spending spree
A killer who stabbed a care home chef in the neck and then used his victim’s bank cards at supermarkets and a takeaway has been found guilty of murder. Sakander
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Man, 73, deemed mentally unfit handed supervision order for rape of girl in 1977
A 73-year-old man who raped a young girl in the 1970s has been given a supervision order after he was deemed mentally unfit. Denis Coles was 26 when he raped
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Woman appears in court charged with manslaughter over care home resident death
A woman has appeared in court charged with manslaughter over the death of a care home resident. Jane Barnard, 65, appeared before Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court accused of killing Derek Davies,
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Charity boss says prisoners need support amid fears some may ‘slip through net’
The CEO of a prisoner charity fears inmates could “slip through the net” and risk re-offending if they are not given sufficient support after their release from jail. Andy Keen-Downs
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Ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson pleads not guilty to historical sex offences
Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has pleaded not guilty to 18 historical sex offences. The charges include one count of rape as well as allegations of indecent assault and
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