Legal experts have said the Attorney General's advice to the Government that it is unconstitutional to give adopted people unrestricted access to their birth information is "incorrect".

Some victims of historic child sex abuse were “forgotten by the law”, according to an analysis of more than 50 high court and supreme court decisions relating to a range of cases.

A fitness instructor, whose duties included life-guarding and teaching aqua aerobics, could not swim.

Last week the Government announced the establishment of an ex-gratia redress scheme for women who underwent symphysiotomy.