An inexperienced social worker tasked by a local authority with assessing Sara Sharif’s parents did not identify her father as posing any risk despite noting safeguarding concerns. The social worker’s report, described as “very thorough”, was submitted as evidence ahead of a final hearing in 2019 at which a senior judge made the ultimate decision … Read more
-Credit: (Image: Getty) Luke Williams has blasted the mentality of his Swansea City team, and says Saturday’s defeat to Sunderland demonstrates how far away they are from muscling their way into the Championship’s top six. Having raced into a two-goal lead courtesy of strikes from Zan Vipotnik and Liam Cullen, the Swans crumbled, and threw … Read more
The high court judge who banned the media from reporting the names of the fellow judges who oversaw three sets of family court proceedings relating to the murdered schoolgirl Sara Sharif, on Friday night refused permission to appeal against his decision. The reporting restriction protecting judges’ identities that was made by Mr Justice Williams on … Read more
-Credit: (Image: Huw Evans Picture Agency) Omer Riza was left disappointed after Cardiff City let in a 95th-minute Stoke City equaliser, but praised his players for bouncing back strongly following their “worst performance” under the manager in midweek. Cardiff limped to a 2-0 defeat at home to Preston North End on Wednesday, a result which … Read more
It is the Strictly Come Dancing final and many viewers are saying they are “a mess” and in tears after watching Chris McCausland perform his first dance of the night. Chris, who is a blind comedian, is partnered with Australian professional dancer Dianne Buswell and they have made it through to the final. Their first … Read more
Victims of a former Pennsylvania judge convicted in the so-called kids-for-cash scandal are outraged by Joe Biden’s decision to grant him clemency. In 2011, Michael Conahan was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison after he and another judge, Mark Ciavarella, were found guilty of accepting $2.8m in illegal payments in exchange for sending … Read more
During the pandemic, Alia’s* former partner started sending “long-winded rants” via text message. Covid-19 wasn’t real. Stay-at-home rules were unlawful, he told her, and he took their children to anti-lockdown protests. He started to share what she later realised were “sovereign citizen” or pseudolaw ideas. “He wouldn’t follow anything that the government was saying because … Read more
At least five men, including two security guards, have been shot dead around a migrant camp in northern France. The bloodbath unfolded near the beach at Loon Plage, close to Dunkirk, from where small boats regularly set off to Britain. Special forces police were called to the camp on the Mardyck Road soon after 4pm … Read more
A lawyer for music mogul Jay-Z has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him and rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping a 13-year-old girl at an awards show after-party after she admitted inconsistencies in her story. The Alabama woman, named in the legal action by the pseudonym Jane Doe, has accused the musicians … Read more
The Duke of York may not be to blame for the scandal surrounding the alleged Chinese spy, a well-placed source insisted. The source told The Telegraph that criticism should be directed at Beijing and not Prince Andrew if it turned out the alleged agent was “on manoeuvres” for the Communist country. The Telegraph understands that … Read more