Another 10 women come forward to accuse Tim Westwood of sexual misconduct
Another 10 women have claimed they are victims of sexual misconduct by DJ Tim Westwood, with one alleging he had sex with her when she was 14. The teenager, who
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Abortion law impacts self-worth of disabled people, appeal court hears
Abortion law is impacting the self-worth of disabled people, a lawyer representing a woman with Down’s syndrome has told the Court of Appeal. Heidi Crowter (pictured), 27, from Coventry, brought
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Bereaved criticise axing of free testing as UK Covid death toll passes 200,000
A man who lost his grandmother to coronavirus has said free testing and other measures should never have been axed, as he reflected on the “absolutely heart-rending and tragic” milestone
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God was ‘weaponised’ by priests to silence victims and justify abuse, inquiry report finds
God was “weaponised” by priests to help silence their victims and justify their abuse, an inquiry report has found. A report into the psychology of people who abuse children was
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Government report calls for NHS to ‘redouble’ efforts to vaccinate vulnerable
A Parliamentary committee has called for increased efforts to vaccinate people in vulnerable groups against Covid-19 as infection rates continue to rise again. A report by the Public Accounts Committee
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All ambulance services in England under ‘extreme pressure’ and on highest level of alert
All ambulance services in England are on the highest level of alert and are under “extreme pressure”. A combination of Covid absences among staff, difficulty caused by the hot weather
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Older men used ‘loverboy’ method to abuse children in Telford, says report
Children in Telford were brainwashed for years by men who bought them alcohol and cigarettes in what was described as a “loverboy” method to sexually exploit them, a report found.
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‘Too politically incorrect’ to target Asian men for child sexual abuse in Telford – report
The inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Telford was told Asian men were not targeted as part of the investigation because it would have been “too politically incorrect”. Witness evidence
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Police and council apologise ‘wholeheartedly’ to Telford child sex abuse victims
West Mercia Police has apologised to the victims of child sex abuse in Telford – saying its actions “fell far short of the help and protection you should have had
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Shocking failings saw child sexual exploitation ‘thriving and unchecked’ for decades in Telford
More than a thousand children were sexually exploited over at least 30 years in Telford amid “shocking” police and council failings, an inquiry has concluded. Unnecessary suffering and even deaths
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