A public inquiry into alleged child abuse will turn its attention today to a residential home run by evangelical Anglican missionaries in Ireland. The Irish Church Missions was established to
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Simon Danczuk’s membership of the Labour Party has been suspended following allegations he sent sexually explicit messages to a 17-year-old girl, the party has announced. The Rochdale MP is being
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The death of Lord Janner is “extremely sad” both for his family and for the alleged victims of sexual abuse who will be denied justice, a campaigner said. Labour MP
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Teenagers aged 16 and 17 should receive special legal protection to deter those who want to sexually exploit them, a Tory MP has said. Kit Malthouse said victims of sex
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A woman has told the Rotherham child sexual exploitation trial that a police officer she confided in had sex with girls at houses where she was staying and would pass
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Teenage girls in Rotherham were “targeted, sexualised and in some instances subjected to acts of a degrading and violent nature”, a jury has been told. Five men and two women
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Only three police forces are well prepared to tackle honour-based violence, a landmark report has found. Inspectors said urgent improvement is needed in the understanding, investigation, and recording of offences
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Lord Janner is unfit to stand trial for a string of sex offences against boys dating back 50 years due to “deteriorating and irreversible” dementia, a High Court judge has
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Institutions facing investigation in the independent abuse inquiry are set to be identified. Justice Lowell Goddard, who is leading the probe, will make a statement on its progress later. It
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An in-depth review of the multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) in Scotland has found they are working effectively and making a critical contribution to public protection. In the review carried
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