Man who fuelled hotel fire given joint highest riot-related sentence so far
A rioter who helped fuel a fire outside a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed for nine years – the joint highest sentence passed down so far for the
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Webwatch: Social media ban for children ‘brilliant idea’ for tackling abuse – charity boss
A social media ban for young children is “a brilliant idea” for tackling abuse, the chair of a domestic violence charity has said. Hetti Barkworth-Nanton, chair of Refuge charity, emphasised
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Rioter who lit fire in hotel car park during mob violence jailed for six years
A rioter who set fire to a generator as a mob besieged a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed for six years. Scott Greenwood (pictured), 34, was filmed throwing
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Parents of sextortion victim urge others not to feel ashamed and to seek help
The parents of a teenager who took his own life after becoming a victim of sextortion are urging other victims not to be ashamed and to seek help. Murray Dowey,
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Care worker jailed after livestreaming armed group following post-Southport riot
A care worker who joined a group of masked and hooded men and livestreamed them making racist comments on TikTok after a Southport-related riot has been jailed for nine months.
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Covid denier jailed for online posts encouraging violence against Chris Whitty
A Covid denier has been jailed for five years after encouraging violence against Professor Sir Chris Whitty on social media. Patrick Ruane, 55, was found guilty at the Old Bailey
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Prolific catfishing abuser believed to have targeted 3,500 child victims across world
A Northern Ireland man at the centre of a global web of catfishing, blackmail and sexual abuse is believed by police to have targeted about 3,500 children. From the bedroom
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Employers urged to establish zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment
Employers and their staff are being urged to create a zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment at work ahead of a forthcoming change in the law. The Worker Protection (Amendment
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Webwatch: X accused of ‘lack of care’ for women and girls over blocking feature change
Elon Musk’s X has been accused of having a “lack of care” about its responsibility to protect users from abuse over its plans to change how blocking works on the
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Tory councillor’s wife jailed over asylum hotels racial hatred tweet
The wife of a Conservative councillor who used Twitter to stir up racial hatred against asylum seekers on the day of the Southport attacks has been jailed for 31 months.
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