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Paedophile babysitter raped girl, 5

Cleveland Police were supervising the paedophile who raped a five-year-old girl

5:37pm Friday 19th March 2010

A paedophile was able to rape a five-year-old girl he was babysitting because agencies failed to tell her mother he was a convicted sex offender.

Ex-soldier's parents plea for help

The father and step-mother of Daniel Fitzsimons have tried to raise awareness of his case

4:30pm Friday 19th March 2010

The parents of a former soldier facing the death penalty in Iraq over the killing of two colleagues pleaded with the British Government to help save his life.

Man jailed for 'weapon dog' murder

Oluwaseyi 'Seyi' Ogunyemi, 16, was stabbed to death in an attack involving dogs

2:43pm Friday 19th March 2010

The first killer to be convicted using pioneering dog DNA technology has been given a life sentence for the "vicious" murder of a teenage boy.

Last-ditch strike talks collapse

Tony Woodley, joint leader of Unite, leaves the TUC HQ after a meeting with BA chief Willie Walsh

2:23pm Friday 19th March 2010

Talks aimed at averting strikes by British Airways cabin crew have collapsed and the action will go ahead from midnight.

Rail signal workers vote to strike

Passengers could face disruption after rail signal workers backed strike action

1:54pm Friday 19th March 2010

Railway signal workers have voted to go on strike in a bitter row over jobs, threatening disruption to rail travel in the coming weeks, including Easter.

Scarlett's mother's benefit fraud

Fiona MacKeown, the mother of murdered Scarlett Keeling, admitted benefit fraud

1:35pm Friday 19th March 2010

The mother of murdered Scarlett Keeling has admitted benefit fraud, on the day two men went on trial over her daughter's death in Goa.

No action against son over suicide

Renowned British conductor Sir Edward Downes and his wife Joan

1:26pm Friday 19th March 2010

The son of conductor Sir Edward Downes will not be charged with assisting his suicide, the Director of Public Prosecutions has said.

Katie Price in payout to ex-manager

Katie Price's former manager has accepted undisclosed damages from the reality star

11:55am Friday 19th March 2010

Katie Price's former manager has accepted "substantial" undisclosed damages from the reality star over a slanderous claim that she had an affair with Peter Andre.

Scarlett's mother's benefit fraud

Fiona MacKeown, the mother of murdered Scarlett Keeling, admitted benefit fraud

11:55am Friday 19th March 2010

The mother of murdered Scarlett Keeling has admitted benefit fraud, on the day two men went on trial over her daughter's death in Goa.

Last-ditch talks in BA dispute

Tony Woodley, joint leader of Unite, leaves the TUC HQ after a meeting with BA chief Willie Walsh

10:49am Friday 19th March 2010

Last-ditch talks to avert a damaging strike by British Airways cabin crew have resumed, with senior union officials meeting the airline's chief executive for one last attempt to reach a deal.




Your Say Your Gazette

Will you please not refer to this a as 'industrial action'. It is nothing of the sort. It is 'public service action'. Industrialists seek alternative ways of resolving employment difficulties - ones that keep them in employment. − Getting it Right, Corsham

Industrial action threat from ambulance union »

Good luck to her. I was the second year into Abbeyfield, but the first year 7s in the building. Was my headteacher for 5 years, and to be fair, shes done the school good and helped it grow. Just hope whoever replaces her carries on the work. − Jesse Lake, Chippenham

Pioneering Chippenham headteacher resigns »

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