Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond is due to appear in court on a series of sexual assault and attempted rape charges. The preliminary hearing is to take place at
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The Duke of York “must cooperate” with US authorities investigating Jeffrey Epstein, a lawyer for some of the American sex offender’s alleged victims has said. The demand came after Andrew
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The criminal justice system will receive an extra £15 million to speed up prosecutions for rape if the Conservatives win the General Election, the party has pledged. The package of
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Victims of stalking, harassment, child sexual abuse and other sex crimes will be able to appeal against the sentence given to their perpetrators if they think it is too lenient.
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The Queen gave her approval for the Duke of York’s “disastrous” interview about the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal, Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis has said. As calls grew for Andrew to
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A coalition of women’s groups has written to political leaders asking what they will do to end violence against women and girls if they win the General Election. The UK-wide
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A youth worker murdered a convicted sex offender in an act of “revenge or retribution”, police believe, following an inquest into a double homicide in December 2017. Nathaniel Henry, 37,
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The Duke of York has spoken about his relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein in a “no holds barred” interview. Andrew has faced questions about his links with the disgraced financier,
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The Crown Prosecution Service has insisted it has never made decisions on whether to charge rape suspects based on performance targets. The body was forced to defend its position after
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Society needs to “wake up” to child sexual exploitation, Dame Esther Rantzen has said, after figures showed the Childline service carried out 12 counselling sessions on the subject every day
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