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09/04/2013
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Woman And Child Killed In Knife Attack
Police have said a woman and six-year-old child have been stabbed to death in Lancashire.
It is understood that the woman and boy were found at an address in Lowlands Road, in Bolton-le-Sands, five miles north of Lancaster, at about 11:40 on Tuesday morning.
A man also found with stab wounds was airlifted to the Royal Preston Hospital and arrested on suspicion of murder.
Lancashire Police have cordoned off the area and post mortem examinations are due to be carried out.
Government Ordered To pay Damages To Convicted Rapist
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered the government to pay damages to a convicted rapist after he was held in prison unlawfully when deportation proceedings stalled.
The ECHR ruled that while Mustafa Abdi was detained for almost two-and-a-half years pending his removal to Somalia, the UK government breached right to liberty.
Seven judges ruled unanimously that the government should pay Mr Abdi £1,278 in damages plus £5,962 costs and expenses.
Mr Abdi was jailed in 1998 for eight years for offences of rape and indecency with a child.
Lulzsec Hacker Pleads Guilty
A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to one count of computer hacking as part of a group known as Lulzsec.
Ryan Ackroyd admitted to being part of the group, whose targets included the NHS, the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) and the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
He will not face trial on another count of operating a "denial of service attack" (DDoS), which will lie on file.
He and three others on similar charges will be sentenced next month.
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Police have said a woman and six-year-old child have been stabbed to death in Lancashire.
It is understood that the woman and boy were found at an address in Lowlands Road, in Bolton-le-Sands, five miles north of Lancaster, at about 11:40 on Tuesday morning.
A man also found with stab wounds was airlifted to the Royal Preston Hospital and arrested on suspicion of murder.
Lancashire Police have cordoned off the area and post mortem examinations are due to be carried out.
Government Ordered To pay Damages To Convicted Rapist
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered the government to pay damages to a convicted rapist after he was held in prison unlawfully when deportation proceedings stalled.
The ECHR ruled that while Mustafa Abdi was detained for almost two-and-a-half years pending his removal to Somalia, the UK government breached right to liberty.
Seven judges ruled unanimously that the government should pay Mr Abdi £1,278 in damages plus £5,962 costs and expenses.
Mr Abdi was jailed in 1998 for eight years for offences of rape and indecency with a child.
Lulzsec Hacker Pleads Guilty
A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to one count of computer hacking as part of a group known as Lulzsec.
Ryan Ackroyd admitted to being part of the group, whose targets included the NHS, the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) and the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
He will not face trial on another count of operating a "denial of service attack" (DDoS), which will lie on file.
He and three others on similar charges will be sentenced next month.
(H/CD)
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Funding Boost Of £455m For Equal Pay Claims
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Taxi Driver Rapist Victims In Damages Case Setback
Victims of black cab rapist John Worboys have lost a crucial step in their High Court battle for damages. John Worboys, 54, was convicted in 2009 of drugging and sexually assaulting women while working as a licensed London taxi driver.
Taxi Driver Rapist Victims In Damages Case Setback
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