Lake DistrictA friend told me his first impression of visiting Cockley Beck Farm recently was one of sheer desolation as he approached its lonely crossroads. “It was the kind of scene,” he said, “you might see on a television programme about penguins. Spindrift hissing across the ice. Bleak!”Spare a thought, then, for the family who [...]
Ministers want everyone over the age of 70 to be eligible but campaigners say age limit is too highEvery person in their 70s could soon be vaccinated against shingles, a painful infection that can cause pain, scarring, sight loss and sometimes death in older people. Four million people in England will be eligible to receive [...]
A Bolivian refugee family is to receive thousands in damages from the Home Office for false imprisonment during a review of their case.
Bolivian asylum seekers were falsely imprisoned and children traumatised after being held at centreA refugee has won a settlement of £100,000 from the Home Office after it admitted falsely imprisoning her and her children at an immigration detention centre.Carmen Quiroga, originally from Bolivia, spent 42 days at Oakington detention centre in Cambridgeshire with her son [...]
Detectives prepare to interview Fiona Donnison after bodies of Harry, three, and Elise, two, were found in car bootDetectives are preparing to interview a mother over the murder of her two children amid reports that her estranged husband had told police he feared for their safety in her care.Fiona Donnison, 43, was arrested on Wednesday [...]
Convicted killer Gordon Park, found dead in his cell this week, may have been victim of a miscarriage of justiceA prisoner found dead in his cell this week with a ligature around his neck may have been the victim of a miscarriage of justice.Gordon Park, convicted of killing his wife, Carol, died in prison on [...]
The family of a Londonderry businessman who was shot in the city centre say they believe he was targeted because of the shop he owns.
Body of Robyn Whitehead, Goldsmith family member who made Road to Albion documentary about singer, found in London flatA member of the Goldsmith family who had made a documentary about the singer Pete Doherty was found dead in a flat, it emerged today.The body of 27-year-old Robyn Whitehead was discovered in a flat in Hackney, [...]
‘Now that I won I know that I can help my son build a better future,’ runs online ad for Prime ScratchcardsThe advertising watchdog has banned an internet ad campaign it deemed irresponsible for showing a testimonial by a young mother on benefits who was claimed to have sorted out her financial issues by turning [...]
Unhappiness in children is more likely to be influenced by conflict in their family than the family’s structure, research suggests.