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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 children, saying mothers ...

21 Apr 2022 at 10:55

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 assault as ...

21 Apr 2022 at 09:55

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

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 law, as the charity said its dedicated child ...

22 Aug 2024 at 00:01

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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 oxygen, 58-year-old ...

27 Jan 2024 at 09:55

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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

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 Michael Scully went ...

16 Nov 2023 at 19:33

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 said the ...

26 Jan 2024 at 11:01

World

Two men executed in China over ‘revenge on society crimes’

China has executed two men who committed deadly attacks that killed dozens in November, raising concerns about a surge in what are called “revenge on society crimes”, state media reported. Fan Weiqu, 62, who ...

20 Jan 2025 at 09:29

‘Let UK-wide smacking ban be murdered 10-year-old Sara Sharif’s legacy’

The UK’s children’s commissioners have called for a wholesale smacking ban, describing the current situation where there is a legal defence in some nations as “outdated and morally repugnant”. Wales made ...

01 May 2025 at 00:01

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 ...

21 Apr 2022 at 02:55

World

Indonesia agrees to repatriate French national after 18 years on death row

Indonesia has signed a deal to repatriate an ailing French national who has been on death row since 2007 for alleged drug offences. In 2015, Serge Atlaoui won a last-minute reprieve from being ...

24 Jan 2025 at 13:29

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