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article 09 May 2013 UK
Lionel Shriver joins Mark Williams Thomas in the Channel 4 studio
'We need to tell children what happens' - debate

With the Cleveland kidnappings, Tia Sharp and April Jones, audiences have been assailed with cruelty and horror. Author Lionel Shriver joins Mark Williams Thomas to discuss how we handle such stories.

article 07 May 2013 UK
The trial into the alleged murder of April Jones hears from a friend how April got into a 'grey Landrover'
April Jones' friend tells trial 'she got into Land Rover'

A seven-year-old friend of April Jones describes seeing the missing schoolgirl "get into a grey Land Rover", on the fifth day of the trial of her alleged murderer Mark Bridger.

article 03 May 2013 UK
April Jones' mother tells of her frantic search for her missing daughter, as the trial of Mark Bridger proceeds for a fourth day
Mother's last moments with April Jones

The mother of murdered schoolgirl April Jones tells a court of her "frantic" search for her daughter, as the jury hears details of the five-year-old's last known movements.

article 02 May 2013 UK
The house where traces of April's blood are alleged to have been found
April Jones - jurors visit house where blood was found

Photographs showing the inside of a house where traces of schoolgirl April Jones' blood were found are released as a jury visits the key locations in the case.

article 01 May 2013 UK
Mark Bridger looked at images of child pornography on his computer just hours before abducting and murdering five-year-old April Jones, a court hears (Reuters)
Mark Bridger accused of lying over April Jones' death

Mark Bridger is accused of making up a story that he killed five-year-old April Jones in a car accident to cover up what really happened.

article 30 April 2013 UK
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April Jones murder trial: court hears of 'sexual motive'

Mark Bridger, the former abattoir worker accused of abducting and murdering schoolgirl April Jones, had "a clear interest in child pornography and in child murder cases", a court hears.

article 14 January 2013 UK
The barrister for Mark Bridger, accused of murdering missing five-year-old April Jones, tells a court his client was
April Jones: Bridger 'probably responsible' for death

The barrister for Mark Bridger, accused of murdering missing five-year-old April Jones, tells a court his client was "probably responsible" for her death.

article 01 November 2012 UK
April Jones one month on: police search continues (G)
Andy Davies by Andy Davies April Jones one month on: police search continues

A month on from the evening that April Jones disappeared a few hundred yards from her home in Powys, Wales, Andy Davies reports that a major police operation continues.

post 10 October 2012
News Read more on FactCheck with Cathy Newman FactCheck: Are children less safe now?

Strangers who abduct children are difficult to spot in a crowd and hard to profile. Most of the tabloid cliches about "monsters" are untrue.

article 08 October 2012 UK
Mark Bridger, who is accused of the murder of April Jones, leaves Aberystwyth magistrates court (Getty)
April Jones murder suspect Mark Bridger in tears in court

Mark Bridger weeps during his appearance before Aberyswyth magistrates, charged with the murder of five-year-old April Jones.