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Mr Justice Poole says lack of therapeutic homes for children is ‘scandalous’ as he sanctions unregulated accommodation A 13-year-old girl at risk of suicide and in the care of Manchester city council has languished in hospital for more than three months due to a lack of suitable placements anywhere in the country. In a family court hearing which a high court judge unusually directed should be held in public, Mr Justice Poole on Wednesday sanctioned the use of an unregulated, unlawful placement for the teenager. He accepted that since the council had spent many weeks exhaustively searching for a suitable…

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Lawyers negotiating for David Hunter, who admits smothering wife to death and faces life in prison A deal is being thrashed out to spare a British pensioner, accused of the premeditated murder in Cyprus of his terminally ill wife, from spending the rest of his life behind bars. David Hunter, a former Northumberland miner, faces the prospect of being handed a 25-year sentence if found guilty. Continue reading… ​Lawyers negotiating for David Hunter, who admits smothering wife to death and faces life in prisonA deal is being thrashed out to spare a British pensioner, accused of the premeditated murder in…

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