Woman to run 1,500 miles from Shetland to Penzance in hospice fundraiser
A woman is running the length of the British Isles to raise money for a hospice care charity. Faith Addison will run 1,500 miles from Shetland to Penzance in Cornwall
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Police force fined £80,000 over email data breach identifying child abuse victims
A police force has been fined £80,000 after an officer sent a bulk email identifying victims of non-recent child abuse. The email was sent to 56 recipients by an officer
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Father who caused ‘catastrophic injuries’ killing baby son jailed for 10 years
A father who killed his three-month-old son by shaking him and submerging him in water has been jailed for 10 years. Alistair Walker, 28, blamed paramedics for the fatal injuries
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Father convicted of manslaughter over death of three-month-old baby
The parents of a three-month-old baby boy who died after being shaken and submerged in water have been convicted in relation to his death. Alistair Walker, 27, blamed paramedics for
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Three-month-old baby who died ‘shaken and immersed in water by parents’
A three-month-old baby boy may have been shaken and immersed in water by his parents – causing fatal injuries, a court has heard. Ah’Kiell Walker was cold and soaking wet
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Psychologist apologies for giving poor evidence in adoption court case
A psychologist asked to provide an expert assessment of the father of a toddler at the centre of family court litigation wrote to a judge to apologise for giving “very
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Council faces backlash over ‘shameful’ adverts which demonise homeless
A council has been criticised for erecting posters that make passers-by “suspicious of homeless people”. The poster, by Gloucester City Council, states: “Are you really helping homeless people? “In some
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Important that council’s ‘inadequate’ children’s services dept gets every support – judge
New bosses at a council children’s services department which was criticised by inspectors face an enormous task, a family court judge has said. Ofsted rated Gloucestershire County Council’s children’s services
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Study warns failure to act early on stalking ‘could lead to violence and death’
Failure to take action on stalking could lead to an escalation in violence and potentially death, a study of more than 350 homicides suggests. The results of a six-month study
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University of Gloucestershire gets green light for new nursing degree in 2017
The University of Gloucestershire has been given the green light to offer a new nursing degree from September 2017, after the course was approved, subject to conditions, by the Nursing
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