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Ex-Save the Children boss Justin Forsyth 'faced complaints' 20 February 2018 Image copyright Save the Children A former chief executive of Save the Children faced three complaints of inappropriate behaviour towards female staff before leaving the charity, the BBC has learned. Justin Forsyth was accused of sending inappropriate texts and commenting on what young female staf…
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Syria war: Dozens of civilians killed in Eastern Ghouta strikes 19 February 2018 Related TopicsSyrian civil war Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionChildren were among those rescued after Monday's air strikes in Eastern GhoutaBombardments by Syrian government forces have killed dozens of civilians in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area outside Damascus, activists say. At least 77 civilians, inclu…
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A transgender beautician who pushed an off-duty police officer onto a railway line has been spared a jail sentence by a judge who said she has “special vulnerabilities”. Paris Valeta Bregazzi, 30, had drunk four bottles of prosecco on a night out when she shoved Pc Sam Chegwin onto the tracks at Hanger Lane station in Ealing. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/transgender-beautician-who-pushed-police-officer-onto-tube-tracks-after-four-bottles-of-prosecco-is-a3771196.html
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Oxfam boss Mark Goldring 'sorry' over Haiti scandal 20 February 2018 Related TopicsOxfam Haiti scandal Image caption Mark Goldring has been at Oxfam since 2013 Oxfam's chief executive Mark Goldring has said he is sorry for the damage the charity has done to the people of Haiti and the wider efforts of aid workers. He is facing questions from MPs on…
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Oxfam boss Mark Goldring 'sorry' over Haiti scandal 20 February 2018 Related TopicsOxfam Haiti scandal Image caption Mark Goldring has been at Oxfam since 2013 Oxfam's chief executive Mark Goldring has said he is sorry for the damage the charity has done to the people of Haiti and the wider efforts of aid workers. He is facing questions from MPs on…
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Top women doctors lose out in NHS pay stakes By Nick Triggle Health correspondent 16 February 2018 Image copyright Getty Images Senior NHS female doctors are earning less than their male counterparts, a BBC investigation shows. Of the top 100 earning consultants in England, just five are women, despite more than a third of the workforce being…
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Brexit: David Davis rejects 'Mad Max-style dystopia' claims 20 February 2018 Related TopicsBrexit Image copyright AFP/Getty Britain will not be "plunged into a Mad Max-style world borrowed from dystopian fiction" after it leaves the EU, the Brexit secretary will say in a speech. David Davis will say fears about a "race to the bottom" in workers' rights and environmental s…
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centre Parcs pulls Daily Mail ads over Tom Daley article 16 February 2018 Image copyright Tom Daley Image caption Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black have been married for nine months centre Parcs has announced it has stopped advertising in the Daily Mail. It took the decision after its advert appeared in a…
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'Devil incarnate' Barry Bennell sentenced to 31 years 19 February 2018 Related TopicsBarry Bennell trial Image copyright Julia Quenzler Ex-football coach Barry Bennell has been jailed for 31 years at Liverpool Crown Court for 50 counts of child sexual abuse. Bennell, described as the "devil incarnate" by the judge, was convicted of abusing 12 boys aged eight to 15 betwee…
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'Devil incarnate' Barry Bennell sentenced to 31 years 19 February 2018 Related TopicsBarry Bennell trial Image copyright Julia Quenzler Ex-football coach Barry Bennell has been jailed for 31 years at Liverpool Crown Court for 50 counts of child sexual abuse. Bennell, described as the "devil incarnate" by the judge, was convicted of abusing 12 boys aged eight to 15 betwee…
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19 February 2018 Paedophile Matthew Falder has been sentenced to 32 years in jail after admitting 137 charges including rape and blackmail. Sentencing at Birmingham Crown Court, Judge Philip Parker QC said Falder's crimes began with voyeurism as a student, but escalated. He said the Cambridge graduate would spend a further six years on licence after his release from prison. Some of his victims, who were teenagers at the time, were visibly upset. Falder showed no emotion at all, he just stared straight ah…
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19 February 2018 Paedophile Matthew Falder has been sentenced to 32 years in jail after admitting 137 charges including rape and blackmail. Sentencing at Birmingham Crown Court, Judge Philip Parker QC said Falder's crimes began with voyeurism as a student, but escalated. He said the Cambridge graduate would spend a further six years on licence after his release from prison. Some of his victims, who were teenagers at the time, were visibly upset. Falder showed no emotion at all, he just stared straight ah…
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18 February 2018 A passenger plane carrying around 60 people has crashed in a mountainous area of central Iran, local media report. The plane came down near the city of Semirom in Isfahan province while flying between Tehran and Yasuj, reports say. "All emergency forces are on alert," an emergency services spokesman said. "The plane had 50 to 60 passengers," Details are still coming in. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fu…
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Oxfam Haiti scandal: Suspects 'physically threatened' witnesses 19 February 2018 Related Topics2010 Haiti earthquake Image copyright Reuters Oxfam has revealed that three men at the centre of sexual misconduct claims in Haiti physically threatened witnesses during a 2011 investigation. The charity has published its internal report on alleged abuse by some of its staff fol…
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Oxfam Haiti scandal: Suspects 'physically threatened' witnesses 19 February 2018 Related Topics2010 Haiti earthquake Image copyright Reuters Oxfam has revealed that three men at the centre of sexual misconduct claims in Haiti physically threatened witnesses during a 2011 investigation. The charity has published its internal report on alleged abuse by some of its staff fol…
