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Just Stop Oil protester prison recall ‘very harsh’, says former probation officer
Mike Campbell is a family friend and former probation officer who has supported Gaie’s case.


77-year-old Just Stop Oil protester recalled to prison for Christmas
77-year-old Gaie Delap was sentenced to 20 months in prison over a climate protest which blocked the M25 in 2022.


Inside story of the secret deal with Warwickshire Hunt
Now for the first time, police officers in Warwickshire have broken silence over the long-running sore, which was caused when Warwickshire Police reached a secret deal with the Warwickshire Hunt to avoid going to court.


‘Independent oversight needed’ to choose Archbishop of Canterbury, says Labour MP
The government is facing calls to remove the Archbishop of York from the process of appointing the next leader of the Church of England after he was accused of a series of safeguarding controversies.


Wind warning for pre-Christmas travel, but will it snow on Christmas Day?
Very windy weather could disrupt pre-Christmas travel this weekend, but will it be a white Christmas?


Church abuse scandal: ten other clergy stepped back from ministry after Makin review
We can reveal that a total of 10 other clergymen and women criticised by Sir Keith Makin have stepped back from ministry


Rudakubana pleads not guilty to murdering three girls in Southport
Not guilty pleas have been entered on behalf of a teenager who is accused of killing three young girls in Southport in July. 


Grooming case reveals major police and CPS failures, says former victims commissioner
We spoke to the former victim's commissioner Vera Baird, to get her reaction to our report on a grooming victim breaking her silence after her justice was denied.


Barrow victim breaks silence on grooming ordeal and justice denied
This is a story about the grooming, rape and abuse of children in Barrow, Cumbria. Of girls sometimes still in their school uniform.


Police covert surveillance of journalists and lawyers found unlawful
A massive police covert surveillance operation involving the Northern Ireland and Metropolitan police forces has been found unlawful by a panel of judges.


Labour refuses pay out for women affected by pension age changes
The government has been accused of a "bizarre and totally unjustified decision" - after rejecting compensation payments to women born in the 1950s who were not properly warned that their pension age was being increased - dubbed the WASPIs.


‘We need to act’: Education Secretary on child safeguarding
As a result of what happened to Sara Sharif, the government published new safeguarding measures in its Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill. 


Sara Sharif: Father and stepmother sentenced to life imprisonment
The judge accused them of a 'campaign of torture' while showing not one shred of remorse as he sentenced Sara Sharif's father and stepmother to life behind bars. 


Council funding crisis risks further explosion in knife violence, campaigners warn
New research, shared with Channel 4 News, suggests that children directly affected by violence are twice as likely to regularly attend youth clubs as those who have not.


Letby lawyers to make new bid to challenge her convictions
Lawyers for the serial child killer Lucy Letby say they will make a new bid to challenge her convictions.

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