Police today charged a 45-year-old man over allegations of sexual abuse relating to the Haut de la Garenne former children’s home on Jersey.

Detectives investigating allegations of abuse at a former Jersey children’s home said new tests had proved “beyond doubt” that the remains of more than one child had been found.

A 68-year-old man was arrested in Jersey today in connection with the island’s ongoing investigation into historical child abuse.

Police investigating abuse claims at a former children’s home on Jersey began accessing the final pair of four secret underground chambers today.

The first pictures of a second “punishment room” at a former a Jersey children’s home where 100 people claim they were abused were released today showing more graffiti written on a wall.

Hi-tech military radar equipment is being used today in the search for more bodies at a former care home where human remains were found buried in a stairwell.

The names of high-profile Government officials and senior staff at Haut de la Garenne who were working during the time of the child abuse claims have been released.