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A former deputy head at the first school Prince George and Princess Charlotte attended has been jailed for child sexual abuse offences. Matthew Smith paid £65,000 for two teenagers in India to abuse younger children, the National Crime Agency said. The 35-year-old was online asking for sexual images of a child at the time of his arrest. Having pleaded guilty to 22 counts, including encouraging the rape of a child […]

The jury in the trial of murder-accused nurse Lucy Letby has been given a majority direction. On Tuesday the seven women and four men were told by Mr Justice Goss that he would accept verdicts on which at least 10 of them are agreed on. Last week the jury was reduced to 11 when a female juror was discharged for personal reasons. The trial judge’s direction came on the 15th […]

Lauren James has apologised to Michelle Alozie for the incident which led to her being sent off during England’s last-16 World Cup win over Nigeria and vowed to learn from the experience. The forward was dismissed for deliberately standing on the back of Nigeria defender Alozie with three minutes of normal time remaining in Brisbane. England survived the dismissal to advance to the quarter-finals 4-2 on penalties after the game […]

Anthony Joshua will fight Robert Helenius at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday night after the Finnish boxer was confirmed as Dillian Whyte’s replacement. Joshua was set to face fellow British heavyweight Whyte, but the bout had to be cancelled last weekend after “adverse analytical findings” were detected in a doping test conducted by Whyte, who has vowed to clear his name. It left Matchroom in a race against time to […]

The first migrants have arrived on board the Bibby Stockholm barge. The group arrived at the accommodation vessel moored in Portland Port, Dorset, on Monday with more people expected later in the day, the PA news agency understands. It comes as Home Office minister Sarah Dines said the barge would be in use “imminently”, despite a series of delays, and suggested it could house 500 asylum seekers by the end […]

Former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins’ injuries are not believed to be life-threatening after he was reportedly stabbed at HMP Wakefield, police have said. The paedophile rock star was taken to hospital after being attacked at the jail in West Yorkshire. Police said they were notified by prison staff of an assault on a prisoner on the afternoon of Saturday, August 5. A spokesperson for the West Yorkshire force said: “He […]

Substitute Chloe Kelly added another memorable moment to her Lionesses CV when her spot-kick secured 10-woman England a place in the World Cup quarter-finals after a dramatic shoot-out with Nigeria in Brisbane. It was not all elation for England, however, after Lauren James was shown a straight red card following a VAR review late in the second half that could see her banned for the remainder of this tournament. Midfielder […]

Scots have been “abandoned” during the economic and NHS crises, Scottish Labour has said, as polling reveals a majority do not trust Scottish ministers to relieve pressures. A public attitudes survey published by the Scottish Government showed that 55% do not trust ministers to work in “Scotland’s best interests” when it comes to the cost of living, compared to 37% in support of the approach. Meanwhile, the survey of 1,001 […]

A trio of record-breaking rowing brothers have teamed up with their whisky writer father to launch a charity to raise money for clean water projects in faraway countries. The MacLean Foundation has been founded by Edinburgh brothers Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan MacLean, along with their father Charles, and will raise cash through collaboration with the whisky industry. The brothers are embarking on a lengthy cross-country journey to row, run and […]