8 h. ago Paedophile surgeon who 'raped 300 children including some under anaesthetic' admits he has committed 'hideous acts'

Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, is charged with assaulting or raping 299 boys and girls over three decades.

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13 h. ago Twisted reason French paedophile surgeon avoided capture for decades

Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, is on trial for the alleged rape and aggravated sexual assault of 229 people, most of whom are children, during his 25-year medical career in hospitals across northwest France

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16 h. ago Paedophile surgeon who 'raped 300 children, including some under anaesthetic,' finally faces his alleged victims as France's biggest ever child

The bespectacled surgeon is accused of assaulting or raping 299 boys and girls over three decades - many of whom were under anaesthetic following surgical procedures.

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40 h. ago Family of five, including three children, found dead in apparent murder

Briana Payne and her three daughters, 7-year-old Aurorah, 7, Ava, 6, and Alayna, 4, killed in shocking incident

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45 h. ago Alec Baldwin net worth and family life including famous wife and seven children

The actor is set to star in a new reality series called The Baldwins.

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63 h. ago ‘My paedophile letters’: French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 patients, mostly children

Joël Le Scouarnec’s ‘black books’ of handwritten notes in which alleged sexual abuse was recorded are at the heart of case against himWhen two gendarmes knocked on her door in 2019, Marie had no idea that she was about to find herself at the dark heart of one of the world’s biggest child abuse cases.The French mother of three, now 38, was shocked when the officers told her she had been the victim of Joël Le Scouarnec, a surgeon and an alleged serial paedophile accused of raping and sexually abusing hundreds of children. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago ‘My paedophile letters’: French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 child patients

Joël Le Scouarnec’s ‘black books’ of handwritten notes in which alleged sexual abuse was recorded are at the heart of case against himWhen two gendarmes knocked on her door in 2019, Marie had no idea that she was about to find herself at the dark heart of one of the world’s biggest child abuse cases.The French mother of three, now 38, was shocked when the officers told her she had been the victim of Joël Le Scouarnec, a surgeon and an alleged serial paedophile accused of raping and sexually abusing hundreds of children. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Serial paedophile surgeon with 300 child victims kept sick diary bragging about evil crimes

Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, was previously jailed for the rape and sexual assault of four victims, but faces a further trial next week after police discovered diaries detailing hundreds of abuses

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4 d. ago Vet lists top five dogs for families – including breed from Scotland

Vet Amir Anwary has shared five dog breeds that tend to be brilliant choices for families or people with children – his list even includes a type of pooch bred in Scotland

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4 d. ago Israel receives bodies of four hostages held by Hamas including mother and her two children

The remains of Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, as well as Oded Lifshitz, are believed to have been returned to Israeli on Thursday.

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4 d. ago Middle East crisis live: remains of four hostages, including mother and two children, returned to Israel

Bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, who Hamas says were killed in an Israeli airstrike, as well as Oded Lifshitz, 83, handed overThe handover of the four bodies from Hamas to the Red Cross is now complete.The vehicles are on their way to Israel, and the crowd in Khan Younis is beginning to disperse. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Middle East latest: Israel receives remains said to include a mother and her 2 young children

Hamas has released the bodies of four Israeli hostages, said to include a mother and her two children who have long been feared dead and had come to embody the nation’s agony following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack

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4 d. ago Sickening moment armed Hamas soldiers stand over coffins of dead children in latest Gaza exchange

Shocking images released from the south Gaza city Khan Younis show Hamas soldiers returning the bodies of four Israeli hostages - including two young children - in black coffins

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4 d. ago Hamas hands over remains of four Israeli hostages including two children

Exchange under shaky ceasefire deal includes three deceased members of Bibas family

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4 d. ago Hamas returns bodies of four Israeli hostages, including two young children

Hamas releases bodies said to be those of Shiri Bibas and her two young children after their father Yarden was freed earlier this month

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4 d. ago Middle East crisis live: Hamas hands bodies of four Israeli hostages, including two children, to Red Cross in Gaza

Bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, who Hamas says were killed in an Israeli airstrike, as well as Oded Lifshitz, 83, handed overThe handover of the four bodies from Hamas to the Red Cross is now complete.The vehicles are on their way to Israel, and the crowd in Khan Younis is beginning to disperse. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Middle East crisis live: Hamas to return bodies of four Israeli hostages, including two children

Bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, who Hamas says were killed in an Israeli airstrike, as well as Oded Lifshitz, 83, to be handed overAhead of today’s release, Hamas said it is ready to release all its remaining hostages in a single exchange if the ceasefire agreement with Israel moves forward to a second phase next month.The offer came as the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, signalled his readiness to talk about a second phase of the Gaza ceasefire after an extended delay, by appointing one of his closest advisers, Ron Dermer, a US-born cabinet minister and former ambassador to Washington, to lead the Israeli delegation to the talks.Hamas has said it is ready to release all its remaining hostages in a single exchange if the ceasefire agreement with Israel moves forward to a second phase next month. A senior Hamas official, Taher al-Nunu, told Agence France-Presse “We have informed the mediators that Hamas is ready to release all hostages in one b...

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5 d. ago Hamas to return 4 Israeli bodies, including a mother and her 2 young children

Hamas is set to return the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including a mother and her two children who have long been feared dead and had come to embody the nation’s agony following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack

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5 d. ago Family Friendly Dogs 2025: Here are 10 of the best breeds of adorable dog for owners with young children

These dog breeds are known to get on particularly well with youngsters, making them the perfect choice for families with kids.

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6 d. ago Hamas says it will hand over bodies of Bibas family and free six hostages

Remains of Shiri Bibas and young sons Kfir and Ariel, whose deaths had not been confirmed, to be returned on ThursdayHamas has said it will release six hostages from Gaza this week and hand over the bodies of four others, including the remains of two young children from the same family whose deaths had not previously been confirmed.Khalil al-Hayya, a Hamas negotiator, said the four bodies to be handed over on Thursday would include those of 32-year-old Shiri Bibas and her sons, Kfir and Ariel, who were nine months old and four years old when Hamas abducted them from the Nir Oz kibbutz during the 7 October 2023 attack that ignited the Gaza war. Continue reading...

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