Liz Hull

Six pet cats were found living in small crates without food, water or bedding at Anik Sexton's five-bedroom home, called The Old Rectory, in the village of West Parley, Dorset.

The embattled Prime Minister unveiled sweeping reforms to protect children online, with the measures dubbed an 'Australia plus' package

Police have released a video of Jamie Varley, 37, psychologically torturing Preston, six weeks before he died.

Serious questions are being asked about the scrutiny faced by Jamie Varley, 37, and his boyfriend, John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, after they were given little Preston Davey to look after.

With respectable, professional jobs, Jamie Varley and John McGowan-Fazakerley impressed the social workers who approved them to adopt a baby, sailing through the checks.

In a major U-turn, the Prime Minister said he would bring in a ban on social media for under-16s, just six months after saying he was 'personally' opposed to the idea.

Officials who missed chances to save murdered baby Preston Davey should face a police investigation into possible negligence, a former Home Secretary urged.

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Jamie Varley, 37, will be sentenced today for the murder and sexual abuse of 13-month-old Preston Davey in July 2023.

A tragic clip released by Lancashire Police today shows a happy and healthy Preston Davy before he was taken out of foster care and moved into the couple's Blackpool home.