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Offenders convicted under new law in England and Wales spared jail, analysis carried out by the Observer showsAbusers who strangle their partners are being given lenient punishments that fail to reflect the severity of their crimes, campaigners say, af…
Advocates say cancellations may embolden anti-LGBTQ+ groups to target other events and state needs stronger anti-vilification lawsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLGBTQ+ advocates are urging the Victorian governm…
PM calls results ‘disappointing’, while Labour says it’s on track to win power at next general electionEngland local elections – latest updatesRishi Sunak has faced devastating losses of more than 1,000 Tory seats in the local elections, while Labour h…
Teenager who attacked woman and three girls on walk home from school to be sent to therapeutic unit for at least 18 monthsA 13-year-old boy who carried out sexual attacks on a woman and three teenage girls as he walked home in his school uniform has av…
Tory losses worse than expected, while Labour’s wins in Midlands and army towns suggest progress in urban southEngland local elections – latest updatesLabour’s performance looked a lot better at dawn than it did at 3am. Every year recently, the very ea…
Modern slavery team reveals further allegations of people being trafficked to London for body partsThe Metropolitan police is investigating more cases of organ trafficking in the UK after new victims came forward following the first conviction for the …
Lib Dems urge Derbyshire police to investigate clip of Johnson urging Conservatives to voteEngland local elections – latest updatesBoris Johnson could add to his record of minor criminal misdemeanours after being filmed inside a moving car while appare…
Despite attempts at positive spin, with Labour now in ascendancy PM will be looking over his shoulderEngland local elections – latest updates“What I’m hearing on the doorstep is that people are giving Rishi Sunak a chance,” the Conservative party’s cha…
If you are a Conservative MP worried about the next general election, the results thus far will cause alarmLocal elections 2023 – live updatesMore or less every time you turned on the radio or opened a newspaper in recent days a government minister was…
UN children’s agency welcomes drop in number of underage brides, but warns 12 million girls still getting married each yearThe number of child marriages is declining worldwide, but at too slow a pace for any hope of eliminating the practice this centur…