The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has issued a formal apology on behalf of the British state for the historic forced adoption practices that affected an estimated 185,000 mothers and children in England and Wales over the course of many years.

Three men have been sentenced at Hull Crown Court after being found guilty of grooming and sexually exploiting a vulnerable teenage girl.

For millions of couples in England and Wales, living together without marrying has become a normal part of family life. Under current law, unmarried couples have very limited legal rights if their relationship ends, and those protections are even weaker if their partner dies.

The recent conviction of former Superdry co-founder James Holder has once again highlighted an uncomfortable reality: sexual abuse is often committed by someone the victim knows, trusts or works for, whilst in a position of power.

Survivors of the Rochdale grooming gangs have once again been left feeling unheard and unprotected, after learning through social media that ringleader Shabir Ahmed is due to be released from prison within days.

Switalskis experts back call for maternity commissioner as Amos report demands urgent change in maternity services and says: ‘We cannot continue like this’

Three brothers have been sentenced for a series of serious sexual offences committed against young girls in Sheffield between 2004 and 2007, following a complex investigation under the National Crime Agency’s Operation Stovewood.

In a recent BBC Podcast, Crime Next Door: The Beast of Birkenhead, the murder of Diane Sindall and the wrongful conviction of Peter Sullivan is revisited as one of the most troubling criminal cases in modern British history.