4 h. ago Seven men from Syria, Iran and Britain appear in court accused of more than 40 offences against 11 teenage victims after grooming gang investigation in Bristol

The men were charged with offences including rape and the supply of drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy, following a police investigation into group-based child sexual exploitation in Bristol.

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10 h. ago Rape probe launched after attack in Glasgow city centre lane

The area has been taped off to the public for around eight hours following the early morning attack.

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10 h. ago Girl, 10, charged with rape and attempted murder of child, 5, in horror attack

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A distraught mum found her young daughter, 5, in such a state that she did not recognise her, heard court, as she made a tearful plea

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11 h. ago Seven men charged in Bristol child sexual exploitation investigation

Men appear in court accused of more than 40 offences against teenage girlsSeven men have been charged with alleged offences against 11 teenage girls as part of an investigation into what police have called “group-based child sexual exploitation” in Bristol.The men are accused of more than 40 offences between 2022 and 2025. The investigation began in November 2023 after concerns were raised about the sexual exploitation of a teenage girl.Mohamed Arafe, 19, of Speedwell in Bristol. He has been charged with five counts of arranging or facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child, one of causing or inciting the sexual exploitation of a child, one of sexual assault, one of being concerned in the supply of cocaine and a further count of being concerned in the supply of ecstasy.Sina Omari, 20, of Fishponds in Bristol. He has been charged with two counts of rape, four counts of arranging or facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child, one of causing or inciting the sexual exploitatio...

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12 h. ago Woman raped in lane in Glasgow city centre as cops seal off area after horror attack

POLICE have sealed off a lane in Glasgow city centre after a woman was raped in a horror sex attack. Police rushed to Sauchiehall Lane at around 3.10am this morning after reports of a "serious sexual assault". The street has been cordoned off and cops are currently investigating the terrifying attack. Emergency vehicles were situated...

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52 h. ago Girl, ten, appears in court charged with rape and attempted murder of 5

The victim's mother says she found her daughter 'unresponsive, bloody with her hair pulled from her scalp [and] her body covered in bruises' in Cleveland, Ohio.

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52 h. ago Girl, 10, appears in court charged with rape and attempted murder of 5

The victim's mother says she found her daughter 'unresponsive, bloody with her hair pulled from her scalp [and] her body covered in bruises'.

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57 h. ago Former BBC broadcaster Tim Westwood granted bail after court appearance on rape charges

The former Pimp My Ride UK host returned to the UK from Nigeria last week

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58 h. ago DJ Tim Westwood appears in court accused of 'grope at BBC studio' and multiple rapes

Tim Westwood is accused of sexual abuse at the BBC Studios in the 1990s

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59 h. ago DJ Tim Westwood in court accused of 'grope at BBC studio and rapes at London hotel and music festival'

Tim Westwood is accused of sexual abuse at the BBC Studios in the 1990s

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59 h. ago Former BBC DJ Tim Westwood appears in court to face rape charges

The 68-year-old accused of 15 charges, including three indecent assaults at BBC studios in the 1990s

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59 h. ago Tim Westwood appears in court charged with four counts of rape

The former BBC Radio 1 DJ appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on Monday.

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59 h. ago Tim Westwood appears at court in £2.4k coat as he's charged with four counts of rape

The former BBC Radio 1 DJ appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on Monday.

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59 h. ago Former BBC DJ Tim Westwood arrives at court to face rape charges

The 68-year-old is accused of sexually assaulting seven different women

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60 h. ago Tim Westwood arrives at court to face rape and sex abuse charges including claims of abuse at BBC studios

Tim Westwood is accused of sexual abuse at the BBC Studios in the 1990s

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60 h. ago BBC Radio 1's Tim Westwood arrives in court over multiple charges of rape and sexual assault

Former BBC Radio 1 broadcaster Tim Westwood has appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court, just weeks after being charged with rape and sexual assault against seven women

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64 h. ago Tim Westwood due in court over rape and sex abuse charges including at BBC studios

Tim Westwood is accused of sexual abuse at the BBC Studios in the 1990s

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67 h. ago Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood to appear in court over rape charges

The alleged offences are said to have taken place between 1983 and 2016.

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4 d. ago ‘The fear is real’: how Midlands attacks have changed Sikh women’s daily lives

Many women are afraid to go out, particularly on their own, after religiously aggravated rapes and assaultsSikh women in the Midlands have told how a spate of religiously motivated attacks have caused fear in their community, forcing some to “change everything” about their daily routines.Two rapes of Sikh women, both in their 20s, in Walsall and Oldbury, have been reported in recent weeks. John Ashby, 32, has been charged in connection with a religiously aggravated rape in relation to the alleged Walsall attack. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The curse of Gossip Girl: The biggest scandals involving the stars of the hit series including THAT bitter legal battle, rape charges and even a drug arrest

When Gossip Girl launched in 2007, it propelled the likes of Blake Lively, Leighton Meester and Penn Badgley into superstardom and made them instant household names.

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