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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Health Secretary criticises ‘failures’ in care of boy who died week after hospital visit
There are no excuses for the “series of failures” in the care of a five-year-old boy who died a week after he was sent home from hospital, the Health Secretary
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Family welcomes start of new investigation into death of boy sent home from A&E
A fresh investigation into the case of a five-year-old boy who died a week after he was sent home from a hospital emergency department has been welcomed by his family
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Former limo driver jailed for 24 years for grooming and sexually abusing teens
A former limousine driver who used his stretch Hummer to groom and sexually abuse teenage girls in Rotherham has been jailed for 24 years. David Saynor, 77, plied his victims
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Asylum seeker feeling ‘lost’ while refugee feels ‘unwelcome and unwanted’
An Afghan asylum seeker who was inside a hotel targeted by rioters said people are “traumatised” by what happened and described feeling “lost” when it comes to what his future
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Seven found guilty of grooming and sexual abuse of girls in Rotherham
Seven men have been found guilty of a string of sex offences against two teenage girls in Rotherham, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has confirmed. The girls were aged between
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NCA has done ‘all we realistically can’ to identify child abuse victims in Rotherham
The National Crime Agency (NCA) says it is confident it has done “all we realistically can” to identify victims of the Rotherham child sexual abuse scandal after identifying more than
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Ex-police officer ‘failed to investigate child abuse claims’ believing them ‘a matter for social services’
A police officer in charge of a unit tasked with investigating child abuse in Rotherham failed to investigate information that teenage sisters were having sex with workers from a car
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Disgraced peer jailed after being found guilty of attempted rape and sexual assault of children
A disgraced peer found guilty of trying to rape a young girl and sexually assaulting a boy aged under 11 in the 1970s has been jailed for more than five
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Home Secretary pledges to avoid repeat of Rotherham child-grooming scandal
Priti Patel has insisted no part of the state should turn a blind eye to grooming of children, to avoid a repeat of the Rotherham scandal. The Home Secretary said
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