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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Former teacher and Scout leader is jailed for child sex offences
A former primary school teacher and Scout leader has been jailed after having a sexual conversation with what he thought was a 13-year-old girl. Unbeknown to Samuel Robinson, of Butt
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‘Monster’ social worker who sent explicit Snapchat messages to teenagers jailed
A social worker was described as a “monster” as he was jailed for sexually messaging two young teenagers on Snapchat and accessing records of another teenager he had a relationship
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Huw Edwards spared jail but ‘long-earned reputation in tatters’, judge says
Huw Edwards’ “long-earned reputation is in tatters”, a judge has said as he sentenced the former BBC presenter for accessing indecent images of children. The disgraced ex-newsreader (pictured) was spared
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Ex-BBC presenter Huw Edwards admits having images of children as young as seven
Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards has admitted accessing indecent photographs of children as young as seven after a man he met online sent him hundreds of sexual images on WhatsApp.
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Security guard jailed for life over ‘depraved and vile’ Holly Willoughby murder plot
A security guard has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 16 years after hatching “depraved and vile” plans to kidnap, rape and murder TV star Holly Willoughby.
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Online child abuse and exploitation increases by a fifth in a year – Police Scotland
Reports of online child sexual abuse and exploitation in Scotland increased by 21% in a year, according to Police Scotland. According to data obtained by the force, between April 1
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Webwatch: Online safety rules don’t go far enough, bereaved parents say
A group of bereaved parents have warned that the Online Safety Act does not yet go far enough to protect children on social media. Bereaved Families for Online Safety have
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Webwatch: Meta announces new tools to tackle sextortion and intimate image abuse
Meta has unveiled a range of new safety features designed to protect users, in particular young people, from “sextortion” and intimate image abuse. The social media giant – which owns
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First person convicted of cyber-flashing in England and Wales jailed for 66 weeks
The first person in England and Wales to be convicted of a cyber-flashing offence has been jailed for 66 weeks. Nicholas Hawkes was convicted under the Online Safety Act after
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