A key plank of controversial probation reforms shows no sign of improving re-offending rates and could be ditched immediately with little impact being felt, a highly critical report concludes. So-called
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Britain is “flat-lining” on key measures of social progress compared to other developed nations, according to a new international study. And the 2017 Social Progress Index identified a “correlation” between
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Legislation to lift a time bar to allow survivors of childhood abuse to sue for damages will be voted on at Holyrood later. The Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Bill scraps
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A Holocaust survivor who complained that being in a care facility made her feel ”like a prisoner again in the German concentration camp” should not travel to Israel for a
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A mother and daughter who lost a legal bid for women from Northern Ireland to receive free abortions on the NHS in England have urged a government minister to intervene.
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A carer took advantage of a vulnerable 102-year-old woman by stealing more than £250,000 from her savings and writing herself into her will, a court has heard. Julie Sayles, 59,
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A sadistic gang have been convicted of a campaign of “Dark Ages” abuse against a vulnerable father-of-two, including forcing him to eat one of his own testicles, which eventually led
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An engineer whose baby son suffered head injuries shortly after he confessed a gambling habit during a row with his partner has been cleared of deliberately harming the youngster by
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Care home staff could not lock doors to prevent a 14-year-old from running away before she and a 13-year-old friend murdered a vulnerable alcoholic in her own home, it has
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Abusive or neglectful parents could face tougher punishments if they try to shift the blame for their crimes under new sentencing proposals. Draft guidelines for courts to follow when handling
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