9 h. ago I was raped by my dad from the age of three. I thought I'd escaped it,  then attacks from my brother began. This is the crucial piece of evidence that brought me justice 50 years later

Sarah Sidebottom, 54, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, was raped by her father, Arthur William Bowditch, and her brother, Arthur Stephen Bowditch throughout her childhood.

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3 d. ago Kashmir: What we know about the deadly attack on a Himalayan tourist town

Indian prime minister Modi decried the ‘heinous act’ and pledged that the militants ’will be brought to justice’

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4 d. ago Government Bill to block new sentencing guidelines clears first Commons test

The proposals were brought forward following claims of a ‘two-tier’ justice system.

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1 week ago ICJ hears Sudan case accusing UAE of ‘complicity in genocide’

United Arab Emirates says Sudan ‘misusing’ world court in proceedings relating to African nation’s civil warThe international court of justice will rule in the next few weeks on whether the United Arab Emirates can be plausibly found “complicit in the commission of genocide” by arming the Rapid Support Forces militia in Sudan’s civil war.The case was brought by Sudan, whose acting justice minister, Muawia Osman, told the world court in The Hague last week that the country’s “ongoing genocide would not be possible without the complicity of the UAE, including the shipment of arms to the RSF”. Sudan wants ICJ judges to force the UAE to stop its alleged support for the RSF and make “full reparations”, including compensation to victims of the war. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Woman’ in equality law refers to biological women, Supreme Court rules

Justices at the UK’s highest court considered a case brought by campaigners For Women Scotland.

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2 w. ago Remorseless paedophile dies in jail years after being brought to justice

Kenneth Barnes, from Wythenshawe, was jailed for nine years in 2018 for sexually abusing a young girl in the 1990s

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