Childminder who left 27 children in her home alone and unsupervised is jailed for two years

Daily Mail - Nov 6, 2026

Amanda Mathewson, 55, looked after many more children than the eight she was allowed, and at one point 27 were found at her home in Dunfermline, Fife.

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The Democratic US Congress may push for faster arms sales to Taiwan following the party’s resounding midterm election victories, but there will be no fundamental shifts in broader US policy towards the island, according to analysts. And if the likely next House speaker, Hakeem Jeffries – a long-time supporter of Taiwan – “crosses the red line” on the issue, Beijing was expected to take strong countermeasures, one analyst said. “A Democratic-controlled Congress will ramp up pressure on Trump to...

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Katherine Ryan says she feels 'grief and relief' as Russell Brand faces jail for rape after she accused him of being 'sexual predator' on show

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Royal Navy petty officer who murdered two young sailors is jailed for a further 22 years for sexually assaulting four others in the 1990s

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Paedophile teacher, 37, who posed as teenage boy on Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram to groom and rape schoolgirls is jailed for a total of 25 years

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Progressive podcaster Jennifer Welch jokes about 'digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again' in wake of Democrats huge midterm victories

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