Police question stepfather over disabled man’s death

Police question stepfather over disabled man’s death
The stepfather of a severely disabled man whose body was found hidden at his family home is being questioned in connection with his death, it emerged tonight.

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Jail inmates win £120,000 payout over abuse claims
The Prison Service yesterday agreed to pay more than £120,000 to prisoners who said they had suffered beatings and racial discrimination by prison officers, the Guardian has learned.

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New police figures show 12% decrease in recorded crime
Criminologists said last night that a mixture of better security, better policing and a more robust economy lies behind Home Office figures published yesterday showing a 12% fall in police recorded crime.

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Prisoners ‘too comfy to seek escape’, says Prison Officers Association
Prisoners are passing up opportunities to escape because they are more comfortable inside jails where there is a plentiful supply of cheap drugs, according to a prison officers’ union leader.

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Britain faces industrial unrest as unions threaten strikes
Britain faces a wave of industrial unrest this summer as unions, emboldened by Gordon Brown’s climbdown after the 10p tax revolt, ballot millions of members on strike action.

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London Assembly is a pointless waste of £7m, says think-tank
The 25-strong London Assembly is a waste of money and should be scrapped to save nearly £7 million a year, says a left-wing think-tank.

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Education gap
The gap in achievement at GCSE between children in care and others has risen again this year and has now widened by almost a quarter since 2001.

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Girl killed herself after bullying on internet
A 14-year-old girl who was a victim of bullying over the internet has been found hanged at home.

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