The Duke of York has spoken about his relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein in a “no holds barred” interview. Andrew has faced questions about his links with the disgraced financier,
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Society needs to “wake up” to child sexual exploitation, Dame Esther Rantzen has said, after figures showed the Childline service carried out 12 counselling sessions on the subject every day
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The number of children in England abused due to belief in witchcraft has risen by more than 30% in the last three years, according to new data. Abuse of children
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The brother of Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr has been found guilty of stalking two “superfans” of the band. Paul Kerr threatened to murder John Fagan and drag his wife
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The Catholic Church and other religions must “take a moral lead” in tackling child sexual abuse online, a charity has said. The Internet Watch Foundation made the call ahead of
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A training resource aimed at enhancing child-centred responses to violence against children, co-designed with children and young people, has been launched by academics from Queen’s University Belfast and Include Youth.
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A family friend has described outside court how Tristan and Blake Barrass were “beautiful, confident and outgoing boys who both had a bright future ahead of them”. Matthew Saunders said
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One of the surviving children of Sarah Barrass and Brandon Machin fears they will also become a murderer “because that’s what mum and Brandon did”. The two older children –
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A mother who murdered two of her sons and plotted to kill four more out of fear they would be taken into care has been jailed for at least 35
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A convicted rapist sexually assaulted a five-year-old girl on a train just hours after being released from prison, a court has heard. Darren Rothwell, 42, committed the attack shortly after
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