Paedophile football coach Barry Bennell is facing a fourth jail sentence after a jury convicted him of 36 counts of historical child sex abuse. On Tuesday, Bennell, 64, was found
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A family court judge’s criticisms of a social worker who won a fight to remain anonymous have emerged in a ruling published on a legal website. Judge Gavyn Arthur had
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Probation services responsible for supervising thousands of offenders are failing to meet them often enough, a report has warned. Enforcement of non-custodial sentences by private community rehabilitation companies (CRCs) was
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The mother of murdered toddler James Bulger accused authorities of covering up the extent of his killer’s “vile” behaviour as he was locked up once again. Jon Venables has been
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Families hit by the Government’s “two-child limit” for welfare payments have started a High Court action against the policy. The rule, introduced in April last year, restricts child tax credits
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A couple from Northern Ireland have appeared in court on child sex abuse charges. Gary Talbot, 58, is accused of two counts of raping a child aged five or under.
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A 16-year-old girl who stabbed a school welfare officer, leaving her seriously injured, has been given a seven-year custodial sentence by a judge who said she would probably have killed
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MSPs have passed a “momentous” new law on domestic abuse. The legislation creates a specific offence of domestic abuse, previously dealt with under various existing laws. Abuse survivors were among
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A woman who has accused two Ireland and Ulster rugby players of rape was distressed as footage of her police interview was played to a court. The hour-long video showed
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A mother whose trial collapsed due to “repeated failures” has spoken of the “very difficult” moment she had to give birth in custody. Petruta-Cristina Bosoanca was one of three people
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