Child sexual exploitation in Telford has received a “relative lack” of reporting compared to “more gossipy types of scandal”, Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom has said. Concerns about the “priorities and
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The mother of tragic toddler Poppi Worthington is “extremely disappointed” lawyers have ruled out a prosecution over her daughter’s death, her solicitor said. Paul Worthington, 50, the child’s father, will
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Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding knew that sexual activity with their alleged victim was not consensual, the jury in their rape trial was told. But the two rugby stars “carried
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Child sexual exploitation is a vile crime not exclusive to any one community, race or religion, the Government has said. Tory frontbencher Lord Young of Cookham was responding to claims
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The leader of Telford and Wrekin Council will call for the Home Secretary to launch an independent public inquiry into child sexual exploitation amid claims of up to 1,000 abuse
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The Government would be acting unconstitutionally if it stepped in to pay compensation to abuse victims in Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley has insisted. The Secretary of State said an intervention
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Victims of black cab rapist John Worboys begin a High Court challenge against what they describe as the “irrational” decision to release him from jail. Three judges in London will
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Officers investigating child sexual exploitation in Telford have said their approach has been “subject to independent scrutiny” after it was estimated up to 1,000 children could have fallen victim to
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Young white working class girls are being traded for sex in “a routine way”, Telford’s MP has told ministers. Tory Lucy Allan made the comment after it was estimated up
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A man married a woman who had suffered a severe head injury when attacked and raped in a bid to improve his immigration status, a judge has concluded. Mr Justice
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