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BBC NEWS | UK | Mother's battle for daughter's justice
The body of the 22-year-old was eventually found by Mrs Ming during the following February, hidden behind a bath panel, when the keys to her daughter's flat were returned to her. Billy Dunlop, with whom Julie had previously had a relationship, was charged with her murder but acquitted after a trial. Nine years later he confessed to the crime ...
BBC NEWS | UK | Timeline: Victoria Climbie
Jan 28, 2003 · 2 November 1991: Victoria Adjo Climbie is born near Abidjan, the Ivory Coast. November 1998: Seven-year-old Victoria Adjo Climbie leaves Abobo in the Ivory Coast to lives with her aunt, Marie-Therese Kouao initially in Paris. Kouao takes the girl to London after she is pursued by French authorities over benefit payments.
BBC News | UK | Sarah Payne: The media's role
Jul 18, 2000 · Sarah's grandfather also stepped in front of the cameras and even the pop group Steps joined the appeal. But it was 31-year-old Sara Payne who emerged as the key figure in the appeal, said Mr Sapsted. Mother's determination. "A lot of it is that the mother was very focused and she helped drive the campaign forward."
BBC NEWS | UK | The campaign for 'Sarah's Law'
Apr 10, 2007 · The campaign for 'Sarah's Law'. In the mid-1990s, Megan's Law was introduced in the US after the murder of seven-year-old Megan Kanko by a sex offender who had moved in across the street. That law gives parents access to information on paedophiles living in their community. In Britain, there has been a campaign for equivalent legislation ...
UK | England | Cornwall | Murder victim failed by agencies - BBC …
Dec 5, 2007 · A man with learning difficulties who was tortured and murdered by a gang was failed by "every part of the service system" in Cornwall, a review has said. The serious case review by the Cornwall Adult Protection Committee looked at circumstances leading up to the brutal death of Steven Hoskin in July 2006. The review found more than 40 warnings ...
BBC NEWS | Americas | 9/11 third tower mystery 'solved'
Jul 4, 2008 · BBC, Conspiracy Files. One of the twin towers collapses. The final mystery of 9/11 will soon be solved, according to US experts investigating the collapse of the third tower at the World Trade Center. The 47-storey third tower, known as Tower Seven, collapsed seven hours after the twin towers. Investigators are expected to say ordinary fires on ...
Vanessa Redgrave is to receive Bafta Fellowship honour
Feb 11, 2010 · Vanessa Redgrave is to receive Bafta Fellowship honour. Redgrave received her first Bafta nomination in 1967. Vanessa Redgrave is to be presented with this year's Bafta Fellowship for her contribution to film. The 73-year-old campaigning actress has appeared in more than 80 films, including 1977's Julia for which she won the best supporting ...
BBC News | SOUTH ASIA | Lost city 'could rewrite history'
Jan 19, 2002 · Lost city 'could rewrite history'. The city is believed to predate the Harappan civilisation. By BBC News Online's Tom Housden. The remains of what has been described as a huge lost city may force historians and archaeologists to radically reconsider their view of ancient human history. Marine scientists say archaeological remains discovered 36 ...
BBC News - Jury-free court case makes history in England
Mar 31, 2010 · BBC News. John Twomey faced four trials over the robbery. The conviction of four men for a £1.75m armed robbery at Heathrow marks the end of a historic case. After allegations of jury tampering at a previous trial, the case was the first criminal trial for more than 350 years to be heard in a Crown Court in England and Wales without a jury.