A judge in England has made a personal apology to a victim of a former children's home worker and Catholic priest who sexually abused 12 children dating back to the 1970s, and slipped through the British justice system before admitting his crimes.

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg has been dramatically released after being cleared of a string of terrorist offences linked to the civil war in Syria.

A teenager is facing jail for attacking a Malaysian student in an “exceptional” act of violence during the summer riots.