The identity of the teenage boy who raped and murdered six-year-old Aleshia MacPhail has been revealed. The judge who presided over the trial has lifted a ban on naming 16-year-old Aaron Campbell. Judge Lord Matthews said: “I can’t think of a case in recent times that has attracted such revulsion.” After hearing the legal argument…
One in 13 young people in England and Wales experiences post-traumatic stress disorder by the age of 18. A study of more than 2,000 18-year-olds found nearly a third had experienced trauma in childhood. A quarter of these then developed PTSD which can cause insomnia, flashbacks and feelings of isolation. Researchers say many young people…
Shamima Begum is one of the three schoolgirls who left east London in 2015 to join the Islamic State group who now wants to return to the UK but does not regret going to join the IS. Ms Begum was found in a Syrian refugee camp last week after reportedly leaving Baghuz – IS’s last stronghold….
West Sussex council’s proposal to cut help for rough sleepers by £4 million will have big consequences. The scale of the cuts planned by Conservative-run West Sussex county council has shocked everyone. By 2020, the £6.3 million the councils currently spends on housing support services for rough sleepers, victims of domestic abuse, care leavers, and frail…
US President Donald Trump says a woman who left the US to become a propagandist for the Islamic State (IS) group will not be allowed to return. On Twitter he said had instructed the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “not to allow Hoda Muthana back into the country”. Mr Pompeo had earlier stated that the 24-year-old was…
A murder investigation is in process after a 16-year-old was stabbed to death in a park. The boy was found with stab wounds in Sara Park in Small Health, Birmingham at around 20:00 GMT on Wednesday and was pronounced dead at the scene. Another boy aged 15 suffered minor injuries during an assault. Detective Chief…
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