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Lanterns for Philpott children

Lanterns were lit in Derby on Sunday in remembrance of the six Philpott children who were killed in a house fire started by their father. The house is be demolished, councillors have announced yesterday.

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Psychologist: Mick Philpott is a 'psychopath'

Psychologist Dr Glenn Wilson described Mick Philpott as a "psychopath" who was a "control freak" and "exhibitionist".

He told ITV's Daybreak: "Clinically I suppose you would call him a psychopath, anti-social personality disorder.

"There's a lot of narcissism as well, a bit of an exhibitionist. He liked to appear on television, on the Jeremy Kyle show, there was a documentary about him and his super-dad performances."

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