Richard Marsden

Preston Davey's short, tragic life was bookmarked by murder. The Daily Mail can today reveal that it had begun 13 months earlier in the arms of a woman of similarly flawed character.

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.

The grandmother of a baby sexually abused and murdered by a teacher who was adopting him has called for social workers to be 'sacked' over missed chances to save him.

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

The head of children's services overseeing murdered baby Preston Davey's fostering arrangements received a £23,000 golden goodbye, it has emerged.

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.

Social workers at the same council responsible for tragic Preston Davey missed chances to save three other children from harm in recent cases, including another murder.

A Dublin-born businessman and convicted criminal has been named as one of the prime suspects over the IRA bombing of Manchester 30 years ago.

Police guidelines on dealing with incidents involving race 'need to be revisited' to end 'two-tier' policing accusations, one of Britain's most senior officers has urged.