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Parent power: An ordinary mother in Whitehall
Sara Payne's campaign for a national sex offenders' register divided Britain. Now the Government's 'victims' champion' is making waves again – and shaking up Whitehall. Joanna Moorhead meets her.
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Terror suspects' DNA could be held for life
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Under the plans, police would review each case every two years on national security grounds.
32 years on, man accused of Capt. Nairac's murder
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
David McKittrick: The killing of the British army undercover officer is regarded as one of the most intriguing incidents of the troubles.
Canoe death fraudster to pay back £600,000
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Anne Darwin will see her assets confiscated under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Crackdown! Police officers mount huge drug swoop
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Police today swooped on a busy shopping street as part of a major clampdown on crack cocaine dealers in north-west London.
Teenage attacker behind bars after second child rape
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
The teenager raped a five-year-old boy days after being spared a custodial sentence for a previous attack.
Man jailed for drowning partner's dog
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
A man has been jailed after drowning his partner's dog in the kitchen sink while drunk, the RSPCA said today.
Sentencing date for nursery worker paedophile
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Vanessa George pleaded guilty last month to a string of offences of assault and making and distributing indecent images.
Justin Fenton in Lambeth: Keeping children out of the gangs' clutches
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Just off Coldharbour Lane in south London's Lambeth neighborhood, a group of men stand around at the mouth of an alley, close to a 10-foot-high steel gate being manned by three people.
Defoe fined for 'frivolous' speeding appeal
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Jermain Defoe was today criticised by a judge for making a "frivolous" attempt to escape speeding penalties - and handed a legal bill of more than £1,500.
Knife killers to serve at least 25 years
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
The Justice Secretary said the minimum term for murders committed with a blade will go up by a decade.
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