BRITISH Home Secretary Theresa May hailed an “important step forward for child protection” as Sarah’s Law, which allows parents to check if someone has a history of child sex offences, was rolled out nationally.

British Home Secretary Theresa May hailed an “important step forward for child protection” as Sarah’s Law, which allows parents to check if someone has a history of child sex offences, was rolled out nationally today.

The killer of British schoolgirl Sarah Payne’s had his 50-year minimum jail term reduced by 10 years by a High Court judge today.

One in 10 calls to British police under a “Sarah’s Law” pilot scheme uncovered the hidden criminal past of someone with access to a child, it was revealed today.

The sister of critically ill Sara Payne said tonight her sibling was “a fighter, not a quitter”.

The mother of murdered British schoolgirl Sarah Payne was in a “life-threatening condition” today after being rushed to hospital with complications after brain surgery.

Parents in some areas of Britain will from today be able to ask police whether anyone with access to their child is a convicted paedophile.

PARENTS in some areas of Britain will be able to ask police if anyone with access to their child is a convicted paedophile.

Proposals to allow the British public open access to information about convicted paedophiles have been ruled out by the UK government today.

MEGAN’S Law was first launched in the US following the death of seven-year-old Megan Kanka, who was raped and killed by a convicted paedophile in New Jersey in 1994.

THE father of murdered British schoolgirl Sarah Payne was given a community order of 24 months and ordered to pay £400 (€585) compensation yesterday after he admitted assaulting the girl’s mother.

THE case of Sarah Payne offers some clues as to how Robert Holohan’s death might be solved.

The minimum period Ian Huntley will stay in jail will not be decided until next year.

The parents of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne have split up, blaming the difficulties of coping with the horrific ordeal.

THE mother of murdered British schoolgirl Sarah Payne has told of her family’s delight that she is expecting another child.

ROY WHITING, the killer of British schoolgirl Sarah Payne, has been caged for at least 50 years, it was confirmed yesterday.

Sarah Payne's killer, Roy Whiting, will be held in jail for at least 50 years.

A jury at Britain's Lewes Crown Court has found Roy Whiting guilty of the murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne.

The jury in the Sarah Payne murder trial in Britain has retired to consider its verdict.

Damning forensic evidence provides the final pieces of the jigsaw which proves the guilt of British schoolgirl Sarah Payne’s alleged killer, a court was told today.

An independent forensic report reinforced crucial links between British schoolgirl Sarah Payne and her alleged killer, a court has heard.

The man charged with the kidnapping and murder of Sarah Payne has been remanded in custody.

A 42-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Sarah Payne.