Sheffield University bosses have defended a decision to exclude a devout Christian who they say posted “derogatory” comments about lesbians, gay men and bisexuals on a Facebook page from a
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A woman with a “very significant learning disability” has lost the latest round of a fight over the care of her two children. Two Court of Appeal judges have backed
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A woman has had three children taken from her care in the space of five years after social workers raised concerns about her drug and alcohol misuse, mental health difficulties
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A man attempted suicide after losing a court fight over the care of his daughter following the death of his estranged partner, a judge has been told. Two Court of
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The murder of a teenage girl by a fellow care home resident fascinated by necrophilia could have been prevented, an inquiry has found. Melissa Mathieson, 18, was strangled by Jason
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A 44-year-old woman who posed as a teenage girl on Facebook to groom a 15-year-old boy for sex has been jailed for three years. Marie Dent, from Clacton-on-Sea, set up
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A judge’s decision to spare Oxford University student Lavinia Woodward from going straight to prison for stabbing her boyfriend risks putting male victims of domestic abuse off coming forward, a
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The consequences of recent and future changes to the criminal justice system and how this will affect offenders and victims will be explored at an event organised by the University
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Access to legal aid should be significantly expanded amid concerns people are being denied access to justice, a report commissioned by Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour leadership has said. The
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A judge in a specialist court has made a landmark decision which will have implications for relatives of terminally ill people, lawyers say. Mr Justice Peter Jackson ruled that a
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