One of the most promising young stars of the 1980s quit fame after one hit movie to follow her dreams of being a school teacher. Carrie Henn was just 12 when she starred as Newt in 1986 sci-fi horror ...

A six-year-old girl was rescued by police after being stripped almost naked and poured with icy water from a well. The child was tortured by her mother and grandmother who later explained their ...

A man who dropped his three-year-old daughter from a bridge told witnesses she had been taken over by aliens, police said. The girl survived the 30ft (9m) fall from Astley Bridge, Bolton, into shallow ...