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Convicted paedophile, 23, attacked a sleeping five-year-old girl

A paedophile molested a sleeping five-year-old girl after his sex-offenders treatment was cancelled. Daniel Veness, 23, was ordered to get urgent help after he was caught with 600 vile child pornography pictures on his computer. But a lack of 'resources' meant that the scheme was scrapped. Veness, of Lowestoft, Suffolk, filmed himself carrying out the sickening sex attack on the little girl as she slept. He was jailed for two years eight months yesterday. Judge David Goodin branded the pervert a danger to young girls. The judge said it was 'a matter of great regret' that two years in to a three-year order Veness's treatment programme had not started. Judge Goodin said this was initially because the offender had been on holiday. But since then Veness had been given two start dates in March and October 2012 which had been called off because of 'insufficient resources'. The paedophile was arrested in January after a shocked friend told police he had seen porno

Judge attacks porn websites after rapist, 14, hooked on online sex sites attacks a four-year-old girl

A judge yesterday condemned online porn after a 14-year-old boy who was ‘obsessed’ with sex websites raped a four-year-old girl. The boy was given free rein by his parents to watch graphic material on hi-tech gadgets such as his Xbox console and iPod. But in an unusual move, Lord Burns directly linked the teenager’s exposure to porn to the sex attack. He also criticised the boy’s parents who, even after the offence, allowed their son to carry on accessing the internet with virtually no form of restriction. The case comes amid the Daily Mail’s on-going Block Online Porn campaign to protect children from graphic images. Scotland’s top sex crimes prosecutor, Alison Di Rollo, has recently warned that online filth is fuelling a rise in sex offending by children. The 14-year-old, who was spared a custodial sentence, forced the girl to perform a sex act on him at his home during the school holidays. She later told the boy’s mother, a childminder, what had happened. The youth initially denied

Man obsessed with pipe bombs lost several fingers

A man lost several fingers when a home-made pipe bomb exploded, causing the entire street to be evacuated. Martin Middleton, 26, called 999 and was later picked up by paramedics after apparently fleeing the house he shares with his fiancee. About 40 homes had to be evacuated after the explosion in Bolton, Greater Manchester, in January this year, while police and bomb disposal teams searched the area. His fiancee Kay Emerson escaped uninjured. Previously, Middleton had posted a pencil drawing of a tattoo design that he wanted, depicting an exploding bomb with the word 'kaboom' in the middle, on his Facebook page. But he told friends: 'mum wont let me have a pipe bomb on my arm i get it done'. Middleton, from the Tonge Fold area of the town, yesterday pleaded guilty to causing an explosion likely to endanger life or injure property. David Toal, defending, said: 'He acknowledges that there was some forseeability for harm, but there was no intention that is in the par

'Inspirational, dignified fighter': Hillsborough justice

One of the leading campaigners in the fight for justice for the Hillsborough victims has died aged 62. Anne Williams, whose 15-year-old son Kevin was one of the 96 Liverpool fans who perished in the 1989 tragedy, had been suffering from cancer. It was her 24-year fight to get her son’s inquest verdict of accidental death overturned that is credited with leading to fresh hearings for those who died. Campaign: Anne Williams helped fight for justice over the Hillsborough disaster, which killed her son Kevin Long-running battle: Anne Williams in 1999 when she published her book about the Hillsborough disaster Tireless campaigner: Mrs Williams with Lord Justice Stuart Smith on the steps of the Maritime Museum in Liverpool She established from witnesses at the Sheffield stadium that – despite the coroner’s assertion that all fans were dead by 3.15pm – Kevin was still alive and could have been saved. She appealed to three different attorney generals for a new inquest, only to

The moment TV anchors break down in fits of laughter

A live TV interview with Ryan Lochte left a pair of morning news anchors doubled-over in tears after what could only be a new low for the star athlete. The 11-time Olympic Medalist appeared live on Good Day Philly to advertise his new show, What Would Ryan Lochte Do?, before his inability with words caused both anchors to fall over in laughter. The interview starts out simple and straight forward enough while discussing his new program. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO Poking fun: Anchors of Good Day Philly weren't able to contain themselves after capping an interview with Ryan Lochte that left them practically falling out of their chairs with laughter Out of control: Sheinelle Jones buckles over in laughter beside co-anchor Mike Jerrick after finishing their interview with Ryan Lochte over his new show ‘There's so much more to me than swimming,’ he says of what his viewers will be treated to while watching his every-day life. ‘I like to go and have fun, like to go dancing, hang ou

Beaten by a baying mob: Shocking video shows schoolgirls

A vicious street fight between a gang of New York schoolgirls was caught on video as a baying mob urged on the violence. The footage, filmed on a smartphone, is believed to show two pupils from a school in Queens being attacked by several older girls. The shocking scenes show the girls throwing punches and kicking each other, pulling each others' hair and even wrestling on the ground as the crowd shouts encouragement. Scroll down for video: Fight: The video shows a girl with red hair being attacked (left) and dragged to the ground where she is kicked and punched (right) Mob: Other girls join in the fight, kicking and punching her as she lay on the ground - urged on by a watching crowd of youngsters One red-haired youngster is seen being dragged to the ground where two other girls appear to attack her. More... Horrifying footage emerges of four men beating Indian woman with sticks ¿ while police did nothing Bangladeshi man beaten at Applebee's in 're

Duchess of Cambridge follows family tradition

The Duchess of Cambridge has at long last decided to take on more public duties by agreeing to become patron of three charities. Kate, 31, who is expecting her first child in July, will support and carry out public engagements on behalf of Place2Be, SportsAid and The Natural History Museum. It is traditional for members of the Royal Family to take on charitable patronages in the UK as part of their public work. In effect, they become a figurehead for that organisation which can, particularly in the Duchess’s case, have an enormous effect on its public profile and ability to fundraise. Since she married Prince William two years ago, organisations the length and breadth of the country have clamoured to get the glamorous royal on board. But Kate has resisted calls for her take on a large number of patronages - the Queen Mother, for example, represented more than 800 charities at the time of her death - in favour of selecting a handful that she feel she can get to know intimately. She fee