Mother ‘gobsmacked’ as jailed rapist contacted by council to seek visits from child
A jailed sex offender was given the chance to play a part in the future of the child of a woman he raped, it has been reported. The man, who
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Terminally-ill man calls for assisted dying law change after Supreme Court rejects case
Terminally-ill Noel Conway has called on politicians to change the law on assisted dying after his legal fight to die “peacefully and with dignity” was rejected by the UK’s highest
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High Court challenge to £1000 fee to register a child as British citizen given go-ahead
A High Court challenge to the “huge” fee required to register a child as a British citizen has been given the go-ahead. The Project for the Registration of Children as
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Humza Yousaf brands rise in domestic abuse incidents in Scotland as ‘sobering’
Domestic abuse incidents recorded by police in Scotland have risen in the past year but the Justice Secretary says he is confident new laws will help tackle the crime. A
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Single mothers bring High Court challenge to Universal Credit payment system
Four women bringing a High Court challenge over the Government’s Universal Credit scheme say they are struggling financially because of the way the system operates. The women, who are all
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New guidance on sentencing of offenders comes into force in Scotland
New guidelines surrounding the sentencing of all offenders are coming into force in Scotland’s courts. For the first time in Scotland, the guidelines set down the fundamental principles and purposes
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Man who admitted killing wife with dementia in ‘act of mercy’ walks free from court
An 84-year-old man who killed his dementia-suffering wife with an iron pole in an “act of mercy” has walked free from court. Lawrence Franks was unable to cope with the
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Terminally ill man takes fight over assisted dying to UK’s highest court
A terminally ill motor neurone disease sufferer who wants to die a “peaceful and dignified death” will go to the UK’s highest court in a bid to change the law
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Proposed NHS fixed payment scheme change ‘puts services at risk’, campaigners say
Campaigners have gone to the Court of Appeal to challenge a proposed new payment scheme for NHS services which they claim could put the quality and safety of services at
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Retired judge warns public could be excluded from serious sex trials
The public should be excluded from serious sex trials as part of a radical overhaul in Northern Ireland, a retired senior judge proposed. Sir John Gillen is leading an independent
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