Baroness Louise Casey has criticised the government's approach to quashing convictions for child sexual exploitation victims, calling the new legislation a 'lazy option' that fails to address the systemic harm caused to survivors.
Jo Hamilton, a victim of the Post Office Horizon scandal, has been awarded an OBE, which she dedicates to those sub-postmasters who died before seeing justice. Hamilton's conviction was quashed in 2021, revealing further systemic failures.
The parents of seven-year-old Teddy Johnson, who died from Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), are pressing politicians in Westminster for mandatory newborn screening. They argue early detection through a heel prick test could have saved their son, as MLD is treatable before symptoms emerge.
