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‘Miracle’ boy expected to be paralysed due to spina bifida able to walk after ground-breaking surgery in the womb

A three-year-old boy who would almost certainly have been born paralysed because of a severe spinal abnormality is able to walk after having ground-breaking stem cell surgery while still in the womb. An ultrasound scan 20 weeks into pregnancy showed Tobi Maginnis had spina bifida, a disabling condition in which the spinal cord fails to

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Defence secretary orders search for record of Epstein trafficking women through RAF bases

Defence Secretary John Healey has told officials to review military records to find any evidence of Jeffrey Epstein trafficking women into Britain through RAF bases. He has told them to leave “no stone unturned” as they search through more than 20 years of Ministry of Defence (MoD) documents to find evidence of the paedophile billionaire’s

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YouTuber accused of murdering pregnant girlfriend ‘recorded livestream alibi four days earlier’

A YouTuber accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend recorded the livestream he used as an alibi four days earlier, a court heard. Stephen McCullagh appeared to be broadcasting himself live playing Grand Theft Auto and drinking Guinness in his house in County Antrim while Natalie McNally was being killed around 30 miles away in Lurgan,

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Driver who crashed while gambling on mobile is jailed after pregnant woman suffered premature birth

A driver has been jailed after crashing into the back of a car while gambling on his mobile phone, and causing a pregnant woman to go into labour. Derby Crown Court heard Jack Bentley, 30, from Meadow Way, Derby, was seen veering into the grass verge of the A50 in Derbyshire, swerving between lanes and

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Woman who fell from window to flee Nottingham attacker warned by police ‘he could have killed her’

A woman who broke her back falling from a window trying to flee Nottingham attacker Valdo Calocane was warned by police he could have killed her, an inquiry heard. Three years before going on his killing spree in 2023, Calocane tried to get into the woman’s flat while she was showering – forcing her to

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Man who left his partner paralysed after she told him she was leaving is jailed for 16 years

A man who left his partner paralysed in a “brutal assault” after she told him she was leaving him has been jailed. Robert Easom, 57, was found guilty of wounding with intent, following a trial at Preston Crown Court. He had previously admitted to engaging in coercive and controlling behaviour between 2017 and 2025 and

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Child killer Ian Huntley will be vulnerable to another attack if he survives

Any prisoner convicted of a child sex crime is a target for other inmates. The court may have delivered justice in a case such as Ian Huntley’s, but for some fellow criminals, what’s really needed is revenge – to make you suffer like you made your victims suffer. From his first day in inside, there

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Police apologise to second parliamentary Speaker in two days over Mandelson arrest leak

The Metropolitan Police has apologised to a second parliamentary Speaker in two days after he was incorrectly named as the person who passed on information about Lord Mandelson, which led to his arrest. Michael Forsyth, the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, was named in reports as having warned the police that Lord Mandelson

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Instagram to notify parents if teens search for suicide content

Instagram will start notifying parents if their children repeatedly search for suicide and self-harm content.  However, a leading online safety charity criticised the update as “flimsy” and say it risks leaving parents “panicked and ill-prepared” for the difficult conversations that may follow. In the coming weeks, parents who have parental supervision set up on their

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