24 h. ago Galatasaray star among 1,024 players suspended in Turkish football betting scandal

Galatasaray defender Ern Elmali is among those to have been suspended

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24 h. ago 1,024 footballers suspended in 'purge on filth' betting scandal and police probe

More than 1,000 footballers have been suspended in an ongoing investigation into a massive betting scandal involving alleged gambling on games

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26 h. ago Over 1000 footballers BANNED amid huge police probe into massive betting scandal

Turkish football is in a “moral crisis” according to its president, after a betting scandal saw over 1000 players suspended whilst a number of officials could also be in hot water

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45 h. ago Turkish authorities arrest eight people and suspend 1,024 players in betting investigation

Eyupspor chairman reportedly among those arrested27 Super Lig players suspended over alleged bettingTurkish authorities formally arrested eight people, including a top-tier club chairman, on Monday as part of an investigation into alleged betting on football matches. The Turkish football federation (TFF) has also suspended 1,024 players pending disciplinary investigations.The TFF suspended 149 referees and assistant referees earlier this month, after an investigation found officials working in the country’s professional leagues were betting on football matches. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Met Police sergeant who was filmed saying detainee 'deserves to be beaten up' becomes yet another officer sacked after BBC Panorama undercover documentary about scandal

The footage, which was aired in a BBC Panorama documentary, showed Sergeant Lawrence Hume calling a detainee a 'prick', a misconduct hearing in south London was told on Friday.

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9 d. ago From the childcare scandal to regressive ‘tough on crime’ policies, Australia is failing to protect its children | Anne Hollonds

There is an urgent need to make child safety, rights and wellbeing a national priority and to fix the accountability gaps putting them at riskLooking back at the past five years since I began in the role of national children’s commissioner, I am struck by how difficult it has been throughout this time to get political attention on the unmet needs of our most vulnerable children, who continue to be “left behind”.Far too many of these children end up in the overwhelmed child protection and justice systems because of poverty, disabilities, health and learning problems, discrimination and disadvantage. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Prince Harry's blistering feelings on Prince Andrew laid bare after Meghan vow

Prince Harry was left seething after his disgraced uncle, Prince Andrew, was allowed to keep his police security despite being engulfed in scandal and his associations with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

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1 week ago 'It's not enough...Andrew should be behind bars': Mounting calls for police probe over Epstein scandal as King's confidant says Charles has been 'embarrassed and angry' over his brother's behaviour

Virginia Giuffre's brother Sky has called for Prince Andrew to be prosecuted, saying that while he 'commends the King' for his action, 'we need to take it one step further - he needs to be behind bars'.

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2 w. ago King Charles heckled over Prince Andrew during cathedral visit

Protester asks whether monarch pressed police to ‘cover up’ for his brother as pressure grows on palace to take further actionKing Charles was heckled by a protester who asked whether he had “asked the police to cover up” for his scandal-ridden brother, as pressure mounts on the monarchy to take further action against Prince Andrew.During a visit to Litchfield Cathedral today, a man in the crowd asked the king a string of questions, including: “How long have you known about Andrew and Epstein?” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Fourth Met officer at scandal police station sacked after being filmed boasting about how he 'whacked the s*** out' of a suspect

The undercover footage shows PC Jason Sinclair-Birt tell a colleague he 'whacked the s**t out of the back of his legs' while discussing the use of force on a detainee.

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