Convicts serving indeterminate sentences for public protection (IPP) are turning to self- harm as they see no end to their detention, a new report has warned. Figures show that for
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A High Court judge’s ruling relating to the killing of six-year-old Ellie Butler cannot be made public – another judge has ruled. Ellie’s father Ben Butler was on Tuesday convicted
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Drives to increase the number of people getting an early diagnosis of dementia are “pointless” because there are not adequate support systems in place, leading doctors have said. Top medics
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A family court judge handed “all the power” to murderous Ben Butler when she decided he had been the victim of a miscarriage of justice over a claim he had
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Ellie Butler’s death should be subject to a public inquiry, according to the murdered child’s grandfather. Neal Gray said he wants everything “open and above board” as he recalled the
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Journalists want a High Court judge’s ruling relating to the killing of six-year-old Ellie Butler to be made public. Ellie’s father Ben Butler was on Tuesday convicted of murder following
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Two women who posed as sisters and claimed hundreds of thousands of pounds each in benefits after buying false identities have been jailed. The pair, known under the assumed names
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Council bosses launched an inquiry after a member of staff accidentally told a woman whose daughter had been taken from her care where the youngster was living, a family court
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Two children who were taken into care have won a family court damages fight after a judge criticised the way a council had handled their case. Judge Stuart Farquhar said
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“Evil” father Ben Butler is facing life behind bars for killing his six-year-old daughter in a fit of rage – 11 months after winning her back in a high-profile custody
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