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Starmer calls for Wales ‘smacking ban’ to be extended across whole of UK

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called on other areas of the UK to follow Wales in banning the smacking of children. The physical punishment of children is outlawed in Wales as of Monday, meaning any type of corporal punishment, including ...

21 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Education Secretary rejects call for a smacking ban in England

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has rejected a call from the children’s commissioner for a ban on smacking children in England. Dame Rachel de Souza signalled her support for changing the law to give children the same protection from ...

21 Apr 2022 at 09:55

Children’s commissioner calls for England to consider ban on smacking

England should consider following Scotland and Wales in banning the smacking of children, the children’s commissioner has said. Dame Rachel de Souza has signalled her support for changing the law to give children the same protection ...

21 Apr 2022 at 02:55

Trust parents to make smacking decisions – Education Secretary

Parents should be trusted to make their own decisions about whether to smack their children, the Education Secretary has said. Nadhim Zahawi rejected a call from the Children’s Commissioner for England for a ban on smacking ...

21 Apr 2022 at 10:55

Local News

Laois event aims to start a national conversation on crime and punishment

Fr Peter McVerry will be among guests hoping to start a national conversation on crime and punishment at an upcoming event in Porarlington. Mount St Anne’s Retreat and Conference Centre in Portarlington is hosting the ...

10 May 2022 at 18:33

World

German police warn of ‘Blue Punisher’ ecstasy pills after two teenage girls die

German police have warned of a potentially lethal “Blue Punisher” variety of ecstasy in circulation after the death of two teenage girls was linked to the drug. Police in the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg ...

28 Jun 2023 at 15:29

World

Alabama man shook violently during first nitrogen gas execution

A man put to death using nitrogen gas shook and convulsed for minutes on the gurney as Alabama carried out a first-of-its-kind execution. Breathing through a nitrogen-filled face mask that deprived him of ...

27 Jan 2024 at 09:55

World

Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas using new method for the first time

Alabama executed a convicted murderer with nitrogen gas on Thursday, putting him to death with a new method that once again put the US at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. The state ...

26 Jan 2024 at 11:01

Local News

IN PICTURES: Laois crime fans blown away by Leaves Festival special

USE THE ARROWS ABOVE OR 'NEXT' BELOW TO BROWSE THROUGH THE GALLERY Laois was the place to be for crime literature fans during the Leaves Festival of Literature and Music in November. Photographer ...

16 Nov 2023 at 19:33

National News

'I didn’t cry, that in itself was a signal for him to carry on beating you ' - Landmark Documentary on Corporal Punishment to air on RTÉ tonight

A powerful RTÉ documentary, Leathered: Violence in Irish Schools will be broadcast tonight, Wednesday October 30, 2024. The documentary shines new light on the use of Corporal Punishment in ...

30 Oct 2024 at 10:12

NSPCC helpline sees contacts about physical punishment triple in a year

Concerns raised to the NSPCC helpline about children being physically punished have more than tripled in a year, the charity said. The data has prompted a renewed call for a change in the ...

22 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Spider-Man stunt double seen racing through Glasgow on military vehicle

Hundreds of Spider-Man fans have watched an actor in the costume of the web-slinging superhero performing stunts through the streets of Glasgow. On Wednesday, the Marvel character was ...

13 Aug 2025 at 16:58

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