Criminals who refuse to attend their sentencing hearings can be given further prison time following a successful campaign by the mother of murdered nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel.Olivia was shot by gunman Thomas Cashman as he chased another drug dealer who ran into her family home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on August 22, 2022.Cashman would not come up from the cells for his sentencing at Manchester Crown Court and did not hear the victim impact statement of Olivia's mother, Cheryl Korbel.Ms Korbel had said she wanted to 'look…

Their job has been to nurture and educate the next generation. But now they are cultivating their own political ambitions by standing in the local elections – prompting alarm over their views and fears for the young people they are influencing.A Daily Mail investigation has discovered that a primary school governor, secondary school teacher and recently retired university professor who are all Green party candidates in next week's polls, face accusations of 'gross anti-Semitism'.They have posted or shared shocking images on…

Ministers blocked attempts to ban pro-Palestine 'hate marches' last month, despite warning they are fuelling antisemitism.Keir Starmer and Shabana Mahmood have both hinted they will consider a ban on the marches, which have become a feature in towns across the UK following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.The Home Secretary said on Thursday there were 'far too many instances' of hate crimes being committed during the demonstrations – and suggested she is considering new powers to ban them where they are having a…

A British event rider was killed when she was thrown from her horse and it flipped on top of her, an inquest has heard.Georgie Campbell was riding Global Quest when the animal failed to clear a cross-country water jump and somersaulted through the air. The 36-year-old was competing in an equestrian sporting event at the Bicton International Horse Trials at Bicton Arena in Devon in May 2024.An inquest at Devon Coroner's Court heard from witnesses that the 12-year-old horse had jumped the first of the three elements…