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A convicted paedophile worked as a children's lifeguard at a Butlin's resort for 10 months after checks failed to catch his record.Former teacher and water polo coach Dean Carelse, 43, has been sacked from the Minehead resort in Somerset - with the resort claiming he had given false information on his application.His employment emerged after an ABC News Australia investigation tracked Carelse - whose crimes included grooming a 13-year-old boy […]

Alan Bates, who led the campaign for justice in the Post Office Horizon scandal, says he will reject the compensation he has been offered by the government.The former sub-postmaster, whose 20-year fight inspired the ITV series Mr Bates vs The Post Office, told The Daily Telegraph the offer was "offensive" and "cruel". The government confirmed plans for "full and fair compensation" to sub-postmasters affected by the scandal in 2022.But Mr […]

A government minister who avoided being murdered "by the skin of my teeth" is stepping down as an MP at the next general election over fears for his personal safety.Mike Freer, Conservative MP for the north London constituency of Finchley and Golders Green, has faced a series of death threats and was targeted by Ali Harbi Ali - the man who stabbed Southend West MP Sir David Amess to death […]