A former Church of England vicar could face life imprisonment as he is set to be sentenced for a third time for child sex offences. Ifor Whittaker (pictured), 80, admitted
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The wife of a Conservative councillor who used Twitter to stir up racial hatred against asylum seekers on the day of the Southport attacks has been jailed for 31 months.
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A hospital has been issued with enforcement action after its children’s services were rated inadequate by health inspectors, who found corridors filled with children and adults waiting to be seen.
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A man charged with murdering an NHS nurse and her two young children has been remanded in custody after appearing in court. Saju Chelavalel (pictured) is accused of killing Anju
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The victims of a suspected triple murder in Northamptonshire are believed to be an NHS nurse and her two young children, aged four and six, police have said. Northamptonshire Police
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A severely neglected and chronically underweight 17-month-old child was taken into care only after a contractor reported seeing the youngster in a cot “with their arms taped up” in a
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A system-wide major incident has been declared in Northamptonshire as “worrying” staff shortages mean firefighters could be drafted in to help health and social care workers. During a media briefing
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A 93-year-old pensioner has died from “broken heart syndrome” after she suffered PTSD when her home was burgled two months ago. Betty Munroe was pronounced dead on Wednesday after three
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A troubled council is “failing to keep children safe”, a report has concluded. Northamptonshire County Council’s children’s social care services has a “range of significant weaknesses” according to an Ofsted
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An under-fire police force is still not effectively managing children at risk, a report has concluded. Northamptonshire Police were told there were a number of areas to improve in child
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