In 1861, if you were caught stealing in Liverpool you could be sentenced to four years of "penal servitude". That was the fate of one young woman, Frances Taylor, who was found to have stolen gold and ...

It's time for the "Victorian-era punishment" of smacking children to be banned in England as it "undoubtedly harms children's health", according to a group representing leading doctors. The Royal ...

Doctors are calling for an end to a 'Victorian-era punishment' after research reveals smacking children causes physical and emotional harm and 'has no benefit'. The Royal College of Paediatrics and ...

Smacking puts children at risk of “really significant physical harm”, leading children’s doctors have said as they call for ...

Doctors have warned that smacking children harms their mental health and are demanding an end to the "Victorian" punishment. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) is demanding an ...

There have been many calls over the past few years for a total ban on smacking children, which has been referred to as an outdated, 'Victorian punishment'. Now, doctors have warned about the harm done ...

Smacking children is a "Victorian-era punishment" that "undoubtedly harms children's health" and must be banned, leading paediatricians have said. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is ...

This is the haunting mugshot of an 11-year-old Victorian boy jailed and whipped for stealing sausages. John Collins, from Birmingham, was handed a three day jail term for the petty theft from a shop ...

DURING the 12 years he spent locked up for murder, Jason Warr was shunted between various prisons. The Victorian jails were particularly grim. Arriving at Reading prison, Mr Warr (who has always ...