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Scott Luke sits on a distressed wooden bench in a park with vibrant green grass and woodland behind him. He's wearing a grey quarter-zip fleece and has black browline-style glasses. In his arms he's cradling his daughter who looks about 12 months old, she's sat on his lap with her head resting on his chest. She's wearing a pink stripy raincoat and pastel pink trousers with a yellow dummy in her mouth.

Campaigners call for better paternity leave

Scott Luke says he did not feel ready to return to work four weeks after his daughter's birth.

A screenshot of a video circulating online of the attack. It shows a girl sat on the floor of the train, covering her face while another person stands next to her.

Teens arrested after girl, 13, attacked on Metro

Two girls are released on bail in connection with the assault, which left a girl badly bruised.

Mugshot of Alan Dugdale. He has stubble, a tattoo on his neck and several cuts on his face with a shaved head.

Robber stabbed 'good Samaritan' who saved his life

Alan Dugdale's victim previously came to his aid after a drug overdose, a court hears.

Mugshots of three men. Irving is older with thick dark hair and a thick grey and brown beard. Morrison is younger, with ginger stubble and short fair hair. Burrows has faint black stubble and thick black hair.

Couple feared death in masked gun-point raid

A man and his stepson burst into a home and demanded money over a drugs debt, a court hears.

Mugshot of Moralee. He has short dark hair and a thin beard, with a large tattoo covering the entirety of his neck.

'Bully' tried to stop woman reporting he raped her

Preston Morlaee grabbed the woman by the throat a day after he raped her, a court hears.

Mugshot of moore. He has thick brown hair and a thin wispy moustache

Teenager strangled and stabbed girlfriend

Taylor Moore, 19, is sentenced to a year's detention for the "terrifying" attack.

Mugshot of Ness. He has short dark hair shaved at the sides, some stubble and a moustache and his face is scarred and pockmarked.

Murderer of break-in intervention 'hero' jailed

The court hears John Smyth was killed as he tried to stop George Ness breaking into a woman's flat.

Mugshot of Asim Kayani. He has a spaced out expression with his eyes partially closed, is clean shaven with short black hair and wearing a black top.

Thief breached curfew to steal vapes and chocolate

Asim Kayani, whose electronic tag recorded him leaving his house to commit the crime, is jailed.

John Smyth, a well-built man with short, dark hair, wearing a black suit with white shirt and blue tie. He appears to have confetti scattered on his shoulders and a white flower in the lapel of of his jacket.

Man guilty of murdering intervention 'hero'

John Smyth, 63, was battered to death as he tried to stop a drug addict attacking a woman's flat.