Sanchia Berg

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Sanchia Berg |Levi Jouavel

The most senior judge in the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, said there had been confusion in the previous decision. "We have become more and more concerned as to the exercise the judge undertook," he added. "For those reasons - we are agreed remittal should be allowed."He urged the family to find a solution through constructive dialogue. At the hearing, the boy's barrister, Deirdre Fottrell KC, said he is "desperate" to return to the UK. "He is culturally displaced and alienated," she said.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Sanchia Berg

Family criticises law change on paedophiles' parental rightsBBCA family who went to court to protect a young girl from her paedophile father have criticised government legislation intended to help others in a similar position. The Victims and Courts Bill includes an amendment which would remove parental responsibility from convicted paedophiles - but only if they have abused their own children. In 2023 the BBC reported on a mother who had to spend more than £30,000 to protect her small daughter.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Sanchia Berg

Police going door-to-door in DNA hunt for parents of abandoned baby Elsa and siblingsPASiblings Harry (left), Roman (right) and Elsa were all abandoned as newbornsPolice searching for the parents of three newborn babies, all abandoned in east London minutes after their birth, say they are now focusing on about 400 nearby houses. Despite police appeals, the parents of the three babies have still not been identified.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Sanchia Berg

1 day agoUK: Tom Cruise Shocks London With Daring Rooftop Stunt On BFI Imax CinemaLondon, United Kingdom - May 11, 2025 On May 11, social media user Honey posted a video showing Hollywood actor Tom Cruise standing on the roof of the BFI IMAX cinema in central London. They reported, “Tom C. stood on the roof of the BFI IMAX cinema in central London filming something with a drone yesterday (11th May) evening at 8pm.

2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Sanchia Berg |Tara Mewawalla

The court heard that on June 20 2023, Ossai and Olasanoye unlawfully brought Lucy to the UK from Lagos, via Addis Ababa. Olasanoye had a visa to work in the UK and agreed to travel with Ossai and Lucy. When the couple were sentenced in criminal court, it was believed that Lucy was the child of Ossai and his Nigerian-born British wife. Ossai met his British wife in Kenya and married her in Nigeria in 2017 – but he had never been to the UK.