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In a statement released after the verdicts, Isabelle’s family said: “Isabelle should have had her whole life ahead of her, but she was taken from us in the most heartbreaking way. “She was so loved and our lives will never be the same without her.”While today’s verdicts cannot undo the pain caused or bring Isabelle back, it does mean justice has been served. “We will remember Isabelle forever.”Det Ch Insp Steve Chatterton said Isabelle suffered “catastrophic injuries at the hands of the very people who should have loved, cared for and protected her”.Walker and Simpson “robbed Isabelle of her future”…

Brock Whiston was already Paralympic champion, world champion and world record holder before these Commonwealth Games.There were two things missing, however.First, a Commonwealth gold medal. Second, it had been 17 years since her father Gel was poolside to watch her race.”He doesn’t like swimming,” England’s Whiston, 29, told the BBC.”He finds it too hot – doesn’t like the smell of chlorine.”The last time Gel came to watch was when Whiston’s mother had cancer. She has since recovered.Since then he has been a big “sideline supporter” from home – Whiston says he worked “so hard to get me to where I…

The Lovell Telescope has been overtaken in size by larger radio telescopes, but has continuously been modernised and remains key to the UK’s radio astronomy capability. It supports thousands of scientists who use its research, and 28 jobs could be lost if alternative funding cannot be found for the site. The cut by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) agency comes while construction of a new super radio telescope in South Africa and Australia called the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is underway. It is set to start gathering data in five years, and by failing to back Jodrell Bank, the…

More than 100 schools still have mixed-sex toilets nearly a year after the Scottish Government told schools to separate them.Freedom of Information requests completed by campaign group For Women Scotland have revealed that at least 12 councils have schools where boys and girls are expected to share bathroomsThe designs range from open-plan toilet blocks accessed through a common entrance to gender-neutral facilities installed alongside single-sex toilets.Trina Budge from FWS has warned the councils are running the risk of “yet more costly court cases”. The warning follows Lady Poole’s decision that West Lothian Council had acted unlawfully by failing to provide…

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is being told to ensure his state pension tax exception “protects all retirees on low incomes” by leading anti-poverty groups.Charity Independent Age is demanding the new Labour leader to ensure his pledged state pension income tax exemption shields all older people on modest incomes, not just those without any additional pension income.Last week, the new PM’s administration reaffirmed his Government’s promise that retirees dependent on the state pension would not face an income tax bill.The commitment addresses a looming problem created by fiscal drag, which threatens to pull state pension payments above the income tax threshold…

Buckingham Palace faces the task of finding a successor to Sir Clive Alderton, with the King’s principal private secretary requiring a combination of constitutional expertise, diplomatic experience and personal discretion.Sir Clive announced on Monday that he intends to leave the role within the coming year after more than two decades of royal service.His replacement will inherit one of the most demanding positions in the Royal Household, overseeing the monarch’s official business while acting as a key adviser to the King and Queen.The role requires extensive knowledge of the politics, history and culture of not only the United Kingdom but also…

A rising “heat tax” is hitting millions of households as the UK braces for its fourth heatwave this summer, with the warm weather showing no signs of easing.Families are pouring increasing amounts of money into adapting their homes and daily lives to cope with hotter summers, new research from The Harris Poll UK, a Stagwell company, has found.The study reveals that two-thirds of the public, 66 per cent, are worried about the growing frequency of heatwaves, with a similar proportion, 67 per cent, saying they now give more thought to preparation than in previous years.Confidence in the home as a…