Prison officer jailed for 15 months after sex with inmate in cell
A prison officer has been jailed for 15 months after having sex with an inmate in a cell. Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, of Fulham, south-west London, was charged after
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More than 50 sex offenders arrested using new facial recognition technology
More than 50 sex offenders found to be in breach of court orders have been tracked down by Metropolitan Police using facial recognition technology. The new technology has been used
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Girl aged 13 locked up for stabbing adoptive mother and attacking three care workers
A 13-year-old girl has been locked up for 18 months for stabbing her adoptive mother. She was aged 12 when she plunged a kitchen knife into her 47-year-old mother’s arm
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‘Almost 23,000 young people’ in England could face homelessness this Christmas
Almost 23,000 young people could face homelessness this Christmas across England, a youth charity has predicted. The South East, London and the West Midlands are expected to have the highest
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YouTuber DanTDM donates £310,000 so Gosh patients can share his love of gaming
YouTube star DanTDM has shared his love of gaming with children undergoing treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital (Gosh) by funding specialist equipment through a £310,000 donation. The money from
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Government confirms intervention over major failings at ‘toxic’ council
Government officials will be sent in to oversee the running of an east London council after inspectors uncovered major failings and a “toxic” culture. An inspection report found a lack
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Covid denier jailed for online posts encouraging violence against Chris Whitty
A Covid denier has been jailed for five years after encouraging violence against Professor Sir Chris Whitty on social media. Patrick Ruane, 55, was found guilty at the Old Bailey
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Hospital worker accused of causing death of 22-year-old mental health patient
A hospital worker allegedly caused the death of a 22-year-old mental health patient after she gained access to materials that she had used in earlier suicide attempts, a court has
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Highest quarterly rise in London rough sleeping branded ‘shameful’
A rise in the number of people sleeping rough in London by almost a fifth on the same period last year has been described as “shameful”. A total of 4,780
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‘Gross failure’ in hospital care may have contributed to disabled woman’s death
A coroner has ruled that “gross failure” in the hospital care of a disabled woman “possibly contributed to her death”. Chloe Every (pictured) had learning difficulties and a muscle-wasting condition
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