A mother accused of murdering her three-year-old son claims she used a bamboo cane on him because the Bible told her she could “chastise her child”, a court heard. Christina
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A mother who published “bizarre” and untrue complaints about professionals involved in her sick daughter’s care has been handed a prison sentence for breaching court injunctions. Lioubov Macpherson was previously
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The mother of murdered Libby Squire has called for tougher sentences for crimes such as voyeurism and indecent exposure to stop would-be rapists and killers in their tracks. Lisa Squire
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One of the country’s leading NHS trusts has been downgraded from “outstanding” to “requires improvement” following a series of Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections. Some staff at Newcastle upon Tyne
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Four staff members at a specialist hospital unit who were exposed by an undercover BBC Panorama documentary mistreating vulnerable patients have narrowly escaped jail. Whorlton Hall, a 17-bed independent unit
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A boyfriend who murdered his new partner’s toddler by shaking her to death after learning his Universal Credit had been stopped and being threatened for drug debts has been jailed
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James Cleverly has apologised for using “unparliamentary language” after calling a Labour MP “shit”, a source close to the Home Secretary said. Mr Cleverly (pictured) has been under pressure to
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A new boyfriend who murdered his partner’s toddler by shaking her to death after learning his Universal Credit had been stopped will be jailed for life. Michael Daymond, 27, attacked
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A 33-year-old with paranoid schizophrenia launched a “ferocious” fatal attack on a fellow psychiatric patient in the hospital where they were being treated, a judge has said. Ahsan Zia, 33,
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A former Durham coach has admitted sexually assaulting a teenage player after being convicted of similar offences against young cricketers on four previous occasions. Michael Strange (pictured), 63, appeared via
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