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Former private school teacher convicted for multiple non recent sexual assaults
Source: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published on this website Wednesday 15 April 2026 by Jill Powell
An ex-private school teacher has been found guilty of numerous child sexual abuse offences against former pupils. David James Clarke, 82, has been found guilty at Lewes Crown Court of 45 counts of child sexual abuse.
The Sussex police investigation and subsequent Crown Prosecution Service unc...
Read More..........The Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza responds to findings from the first phase of the Southport inquiry, released today by Sir Adrian Fulford.
Source: The Children’s Commissioner’s Office published on this website Tuesday 14 April 2026 by Jill Powell
“The findings from today’s inquiry into the terrible events in Southport in summer 2024 are a bleak reminder why the way children’s services work together is so crucial – failure can mean the death of an innocent child. In this case, it was three children: Bebe King, Alice da Silva Ag...
Read More..........The Metropolitan Police Service is exploring the use of artificial intelligence to support the rapid grading and triage of child sexual abuse imagery.
Source: The Metropolitan Police Service published on this website Monday 13 April 2026 by Jill Powell
It would enable investigators to identify and safeguard victims more quickly, while significantly reducing the need for officers and staff to manually review deeply distressing material.
Today’s (13 April 2026) announcement comes alongside a wider £10 million investment into spaces which will ...
Read More..........UK victims lost £2.4 million every day to investment fraud in 2025 - equivalent to £1,675 a minute, City of London Police reveal
Source: City Of London Police published on this website Thursday 9 April 2026 by Jill Powell
Victims of investment fraud lost an average of £1,675 every minute last year, new figures from the City of London Police, the National Lead Force for Fraud, have revealed.
Criminals stole £879.8 million through investment fraud last year - an average of £2.4 million a day.
In 2025, 34,673 people r...
Read More..........Male jailed for life for child sexual abuse offences
Source: National Crime Agency (NCA) published on this website Tuesday 7 April 2026 by Jill Powell
A man who was previously jailed for 14 years for child sexual abuse offences has today been sentenced to life, after pleading guilty to an additional 67 charges.
Trevor Fernandes, 41, from Swindon, was jailed in 2022 after being convicted of grooming and blackmailing a girl in the US into abusing he...
Read More..........South London man sentenced to 15 years for child sexual offences
Source: Metropolitan Police published on this website Thursday 2 April 2026 by Jill Powell
A man who abused a family’s trust to secure alone time with a young girl and threatened to harm her if she spoke out about the sexual abuse, has been brought to justice.
He has today been sentenced to 15 years in prison following a detailed investigation led by Met detectives.
Kamran Khan, 44 (07.02....
Read More..........Vietnamese pair advertising small boats crossings on Facebook sentenced
Source: National Crime Agency (NCA) published on this website Wednesday 1 April 2026 by Jill Powell
Two Vietnamese nationals who advertised small boats people smuggling on Facebook have been sentenced following a major UK-French investigation.
Hoang My Tra Nguyen, 25, from Heathfield Road in Croydon and Hop Cahn Nguyen, 36, from Grasmere Street, Leicester were arrested by NCA officers in April 2...
Read More..........New screen time guidance for parents of under-5s
Source: Department for Education published on this website Tuesday 31 March 2026 by Jill Powell
Government answers parents’ calls for support on screen time with new evidence-backed guidance.
Parents of young children are facing a constant battle with screens. Now, for the first time, the government is stepping in with clear, trusted guidance to help families navigate it.
Following weeks of eng...
Read More..........Regulator launches inquiry into international children’s charity over serious safeguarding concerns
Source: The Charity Commission published on this website Monday 30 March 2026 by Jill Powell
The Charity Commission is investigating CISV International Ltd (charity number: 1073308) and has appointed an Interim Manager to the charity.
The charity was set up to further education in the international understanding of children and to shape their development, with a focus on peace. It offers ed...
Read More..........Nursery admits corporate manslaughter over death of toddler suffocated to death
Source: Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published on this website Friday 27 March 2026 by Jill Powell
A private nursery has admitted corporate manslaughter over the death of 14-month-old Noah Sibanda who died after being suffocated while staff tried to make him fall asleep.
Toddler Noah died at Fairytales Day Nursery on 9 December 2022 having been physically restrained face down on a cushion, wi...
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