45 minutes ago Kiena Dawes accused told her ‘hitting you is like hitting a man’, court hears

Ryan Wellings, 30, denies the manslaughter of the young mother who took her own life in 2022.

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46 minutes ago Man accused of killing partner after 'campaign of abuse' led her to take her own life 'told her "hitting you is like hitting a man" after attack', court hears

Kiena Dawes, 23, was found dead on railway tracks after going missing on July 22, 2022. The hairdresser had vanished earlier that day after she left her daughter with a friend in Fleetwood.

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72 minutes ago Gender recognition certificates should be viewed the same as adoption papers

The Supreme Court has been told that a trans person with a gender recognition certificate is ‘recognised in law’ as having changed sex.

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6 hours ago "The assault broke her": Young mum took her own life after years of 'violence, bullying and abuse' by her ex, court told

Kiena Dawes dropped her daughter at a friend's house and left a note on her phone that said 'Ryan Wellings killed me' before taking her own life, Preston Crown Court was told

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20 hours ago Firefighter 'had sex with girl, 13, in his car after meeting her at school open day'

The court were told that the firefighter first met the girl at age 13 during a school open day, before having sex with her in his car.

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21 hours ago Mother kept child hidden in divan bed drawer from birth for nearly three years

Court told the mother concealed the baby's presence from her siblings by hiding her in the drawer of her divan bed

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21 hours ago Baby cruelty horror: Mother who kept infant hidden in drawer under divan bed is jailed

Court told the mother concealed the baby's presence from her siblings by hiding her in the drawer of her divan bed

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25 hours ago Doreen Lawrence alerted to publisher legal claim by Harry text, court told

A group of high-profile individuals are suing Associated Newspapers Limited for alleged misuse of private information

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26 hours ago Detective 'pushed woman into doorway and sexually assaulted her', court told

Dyfed-Powys Police detective constable Samuel Garside, 30, denies a single allegation of sexual assault by penetration

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