44 h. ago Gunman's getaway driver jailed after shooter fired 11 times at home of rival 'gang leader' amid 'turf war'

A woman in the house had to 'take cover as the bullets were scattered throughout the downstairs lounge', police said

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64 h. ago Eradicating child poverty must become Labour’s central mission

Editorial: After years when the party seemed to be undeclared disciples of austerity, the government’s conscience – prompted by some shocking electoral setbacks – has been awoken. For the country's sake, as well as its own, children must now be at the heart of everything it does, starting with free school meals

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64 h. ago Work begins on new £300m child cancer centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital

New facility could be completed by 2028 to provide world-leading care for youngsters and their families

Economics

5 d. ago Moment gunman opens fire in the middle of the street after brawl breaks out in Birmingham

Police were called after reports of shots being fired at around 2.am on Sunday morning, following a brawl on Kenrick Croft, in Castle Vale.

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5 d. ago CCTV shows moment Ross Monaghan’s assassin chases him after shooting Eddie Lyons Jnr

The graphic footage, broadcast on Spanish TV today, showed the gunman dressed in black fire at Monaghan at point blank range in his Irish bar in Fuengirola in the Costa del Sol

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6 d. ago Chilling CCTV shows gangland gunman storm Spanish bar before killing Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr

The graphic footage, broadcast on Spanish TV today, showed the gunman dressed in black fire at Monaghan at point blank range.

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6 d. ago Scene of fatal supermarket shooting incident in Ireland declared safe

The Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit carried out an examination of the area in Carlow town following Sunday evening’s shooting.

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6 d. ago Man dead and girl injured following shooting incident at Carlow shopping centre

Ireland’s Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has described it as a ‘really shocking incident’.

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6 d. ago Man dead and child hurt as gunman 'fires on public at shopping centre'

Panic erupted at the Fairgreen Shopping Centre in Carlow around 6.15pm when a gunman opened fire, sending shoppers fleeing for their lives.

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6 d. ago Carlow shooting: Man killed after gunman 'fires on public at shopping centre'

Sources have said a gunman fired several shots at the Fairgreen Shopping Centre in Co Carlow, which led to shoppers fleeing in panic - a man has died and a child has been injured

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6 d. ago Carlow shooting: Gunman 'fires on public at shopping centre' as child injured

Sources have said a gunman fired several shots at the Fairgreen Shopping Centre in Co Carlow, which led to shoppers fleeing in panic - a man has died and a child has been injured

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6 d. ago Revealed: The infamous Scottish gangsters shot dead by hooded gunman outside an Irish bar on the Costa Del Sol

A masked gunman opened fire at an Irish bar in Fuengirola, on the Costa del Sol, at around 11.30pm on Saturday before fleeing in a vehicle.

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1 week ago French paedophile surgeon who abused hundreds of children jailed for 20 years

Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, has been at the centre of one of France's largest-ever child sex abuse cases having admitted abusing hundreds of children and he has now been sentenced to 20 years in jail

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1 week ago Multiple people shot after gunman opens fire inside Connecticut mall

Multiple people have been shot at the Brass Mill Center in Waterbury, Connecticut, where at least one gunman opened fire Tuesday afternoon.

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2 w. ago ‘Child sexual abuse support services face closure or cuts in funding shortfall’

The centre of expertise on child sexual abuse said currently thousands of children and adults are left waiting months or even years to access support.

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2 w. ago Gran Canaria migrant centre closed after allegations of child abuse

Court asks police to raid centre on outskirts of Las Palmas after ‘extensive evidence and testimony’ of alleged crimesA court in the Canary Islands has ordered the closure of a centre for unaccompanied migrant children, citing allegations that include physical abuse, hate crimes and threats.Police entered the centre on the outskirts of Las Palmas on Monday where 43 children were being housed. A court on the island – the first in Spain to specialise in violence against children and adolescents – said it had asked police to carry out the raid “in light of the extensive evidence and testimony” of alleged crimes taking place in the centre. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago An Israeli woman on her way to give birth was killed in a West Bank attack

A woman who was nine months pregnant and on her way to the delivery room is dead after a Palestinian gunman opened fire on her car

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3 w. ago UK high streets falling ‘short of mark’ promoting health and well

The Royal Society for Public Health found that 53% of the public said their local high street did not have enough shops selling healthy food.

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4 w. ago Gunman fired five times after being pursued by machete wielding thugs in 'gang' attack

Mccauly Brooker shot Stephen Wilson after he was chased through the streets

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