The Government has declined to commit to passing legislation at Westminster to implement recommendations of a major historical abuse inquiry in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley said she
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A Labour MP who has been the victim of vicious abuse by trolls on social media has called for them to lose their anonymity online. Jess Phillips said Parliament needs
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A woman who was sexually abused as a child by her stepfather is challenging a law which means she cannot receive compensation because she lived with her attacker. Under the
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A 17-year-old Slovakian travelled to England when near the end of her pregnancy then left her son in the care of nurses three days after giving birth, a family court
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A nun who worked at a children’s home has told an inquiry she is sad that abuse allegations have been made against her and described the claims as lies. The
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A senior barrister who was reprimanded for making “offensive” remarks about a teenage sex abuse victim has lost a High Court bid to clear his name. Howard Godfrey QC said
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A crown court judge accused of illegally accessing the digital file of a case in which her daughter was a witness has had the charge against her dropped. Judge Karen
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More criminals including sex offenders and stalkers could be locked up for flouting court orders under new sentencing rules. Judges and magistrates are being issued with the first comprehensive guidance
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A nun has told an inquiry she may have lost her temper with children in her care but rejected suggestions she was “hard as nails”. The woman, now in her
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The Prince of Wales has been asked to give a witness statement to a public inquiry about a paedophile bishop who was jailed after abusing young men. Peter Ball (pictured)
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