The chief constable of England’s third biggest police force said it was “borderline incompetent” in the way it dealt with grooming gangs in the past. Stephen Watson, the top officer
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A Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism officer has been found guilty of three child sex offences, after he arranged to a meet a 13-year-old girl for sex when he was “on duty
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Three victims of grooming gangs in Rochdale have received “substantial” damages and a personal apology from the chief constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP). The women met Stephen Watson, the
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A Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism officer packed two condoms, a bottle of lubricant and pills for erectile disfunction in his bag when he attempted to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex,
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Staffordshire Police “urgently needs to make fundamental changes” so it can properly protect children, according to a watchdog. Inspectors made a series of recommendations for the force to improve its
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A man has been found guilty of murdering his partner’s three-year-old son, after inflicting more than 20 rib fractures, during weeks of “horrendous” beatings, including some using force similar to
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Convicted MP Imran Ahmad Khan has been thrown out of the Conservative Party after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy. A spokesman for the Tories said Khan,
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A mother accused of killing her child shouted at his stepfather to “tell the truth” while being questioned in court over her role in his death. Under cross-examination on Thursday,
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A stepfather accused of murdering a five-year-old boy has denied killing him or being violent and abusive to him, a court heard. John Cole, 40, denied he had punched Logan
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The Justice Secretary said he plans to appeal against the Parole Board decision which recommended the mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse, should be freed from
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