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According to the latest government figures, there has been a “shocking” rise in the number of homeless children living in temporary accommodation across Britain. Data released by the Department for Communities and Local Government shows that the number of homeless children who will spend Christmas in hostels and bed and breakfast has grown by over 10 percent since last year to 124,000.

The European Court of Justice has ruled that the British government’s “indiscriminate retention” of emails, is illegal. The ruling could trigger challenges against the UK’s new Investigatory Powers Act, also known as the snoopers charter, passed into law in November, allowing the sweeping collection and storage of people’s emails, text messages and internet data. RT reports: According to a long-awaited decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg, only targeted interception of traffic and location data in order to combat serious crime is justified.

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A 101-year-old retired lorry driver has become Britain’s oldest convicted paedophile after having been found guilty of a string of historic sex offences against children. The 101-year-old paedophile was reported to police after his victim’s saw Facebook posts praising his 100th birthday celebration. The Mirror reports: Police fear he may have preyed on others youngsters who had not yet come forward. DC Fennon, who conducted a series of interviews with the paedophile, told the Birmingham Mail : “Throughout my entire service I have never been as affected as I was in this case.