45 h. ago Pictured: Brit, his wife and her 'US politician lover' just months before he 'set him on fire over affair'

Lee Vogler said he is having an 'awesome time' with his wife and children - but few could imagine 10 months after this photo was taken he would be fighting for his life.

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64 h. ago The Santa Claus effect: how expanding tourism ate into Lapland’s green space

The number of visitors to the region has risen 160% in 30 years as concerns grow for its fragile ecosystem and indigenous practicesRevealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a dayOnce upon a time, Lapland was a word that conjured up the home of Santa Claus in the imagination of British children, but increasingly it has become a tourist destination.Last year, more than 700,000 people came to the region, with 100,000 of them coming from Britain. That number is up 160% compared with 30 years ago. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Inequality may alter children’s brains regardless of individual wealth – study

Experts looked at MRI scan images from 10,071 children aged nine to 10 in 17 US states.

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7 d. ago Parents warned UK primary pupils added to WhatsApp group with 'explicit images'

Primary school children are joined in a WhatsApp group that has shared explicit images with parents being warned about the dangers of social media and keeping safe online

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8 d. ago Police officer who supported Claudia Lawrence's father when she vanished is charged over indecent images of children

Paul Beckwith (pictured: right) was a family liaison officer for North Yorkshire Police when Miss Lawrence vanished in March 2009.

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8 d. ago Claudia Lawrence police officer charged over indecent images of children

A police constable who worked as a 'contact' officer with Claudia Lawrence's dad, sitting next to him at an early press conference, has been charged with possessing indecent images of children and voyeurism

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1 week ago Court update in case of MSP charged with possession of indecent images of children

NEW: A hearing set for September 24 in the case of Colin Smyth has been postponed.

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1 week ago London science teacher who found child abuse images on Twitter and shared them with other paedophiles is struck off

Kieran Atter admitted to accessing indecent images of children, a number of them in the most serious category

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1 week ago Serving police officer denies downloading indecent images of children

Patrick Higgins, 30, of Gwent Police, has admitted three counts of unauthorised access to computer material.

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2 w. ago Cops find indecent images on Scots creep's phone after attending separate incident

Thomas Carver was caught with 159 indecent images of children, Paisley Sheriff Court heard.

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2 w. ago Paedophile sexually exploited teenage girl and paid her for sex in his car

George Renny, 56, was also found in possession of more than 350 indecent images of children as young as seven

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2 w. ago Russia has network of 200 camps for ‘brainwashing’ Ukrainian children – report

Investigation uncovers documents and satellite imagery that confirm children being taken to sites for patriotic indoctrination, weapons training and combat drillsRussia is running an extensive network of more than 200 camps to re-educate, Russify and militarise Ukrainian children, a new investigation has found.The facilities, across Russia and occupied Ukraine, include camps as well as schools, military bases, medical facilities, religious sites and universities. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Former referee David Coote pleads not guilty to making indecent image of child

Coote appears at Nottingham magistrates courtHe has been charged with a category A offenceThe former Premier League referee David Coote has pleaded not guilty to making an indecent image of a child.Coote appeared in Nottingham magistrates court on Thursday, having been charged on 12 August in relation to a video recovered by police officers in February. The charge of making an indecent image of a child refers to activities such as downloading, sharing or saving abuse photos or videos. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Court date set for MSP charged with possession of indecent images of children

Colin Smyth, who has been an MSP for nine years, was charged last month.

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