8 h. ago CHRIS PHILP: PM's weakness has left victims of crime unprotected and criminals emboldened

Theft from the person is up five per cent, while robberies targeting businesses have rocketed by 55 per cent, leaving shopkeepers and small traders exposed. Pictured: File photo

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63 h. ago Third survivor of child sex abuse quits grooming gangs inquiry panel

The survivor said she was ‘deeply concerned that there still isn’t a genuine understanding of the grooming gangs scandal’.

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65 h. ago Claims of grooming probe ‘dilution’ is false, minister says after victims quit

Jess Phillips rejected concerns, adding the probe will ‘remain laser focused on grooming gangs’ after two survivors quit their roles in the process.

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2 d. ago Nicholas Rossi: US fugitive who faked his own death and fled to Scotland jailed for rape

One victim said Rossi had left a “trail of fear, pain and destruction” behind him.

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3 d. ago Tories told to ‘stop throwing mud’ over collapse of China spy case

Home Office minister Dan Jarvis said the Prime Minister and other ministers were powerless to stop the Crown Prosecution Service shelving the case.

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3 d. ago Ministers to respond to Commons urgent questions on China spy case and Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban – UK politics live

Home Office minister to respond to UQ from Chris Philp about the China spy case before question on Maccabi Tel Aviv fansThere will be two urgent questions in the Commons this afternoon, followed by a statement. Here is the running order.3.30pm: A Home Office minister will respond to a UQ from Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, about the China spy case.The family of Virginia Giuffre, whose life was destroyed, are angry and aghast. The public across these isles are angry and aghast and they both deserve to know that some MPs share their outrage.So I won’t sit silent. If an act of parliament is required to strip the likes of Peter Mandelson and Prince Andrew of their titles then there can be no justification from this Labour government as to why that is not immediately happening.Public funds, police protection and royal privilege have long buffered Prince Andrew from the consequences of his actions. And we’ve paid for all this.I will support any efforts to hold royals to the same ...

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3 d. ago BBC star, 75, emotional after being 'targeted by heartless and cruel scam'

Songs of Praise presenter Pam Rhodes has been left 'devastated' after falling victim to a scam, which has cost her and her husband £14,000

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9 d. ago Cannibal 'ritual' killer arrested after victims were left 'mutilated and eaten'

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The man was arrested after a series of grim cannibalistic ritual killings had taken place in the village, the details of which have been kept private

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1 week ago Mass school stabbing as two rushed to hospital in 'critical condition' with SWAT arriving

A suspect was taken into custody after they entered a school and stabbed three members of staff, with the victims rushed to hospital as they were left in 'critical condition'

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1 week ago Man with 'very important job' left victim with multiple fractures after he bumped into him in pub

A judge told the 42-year-old defendant that while he has a 'very responsible and very important job', he had 'behaved like a teenager who had had his first drink' and he should be ashamed of himself

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1 week ago Abusers deserve harsher sentences after child victim left broken by monster

Record View says Scotland’s prisons may be fit to bursting, but that cannot be allowed to influence how long convicted abusers are sent down for.

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1 week ago Former attorney general says Starmer could have prevented officials holding back China spy documents

The former home secretary, who was in charge of MI5 at the time, said she wanted the case prosecuted and was ‘deeply frustrated’ when it collapsed

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1 week ago Foreign Secretary refuses to say if she saw dossier branding China a ‘threat’

The document could have been key to the collapsed trial of two men accused of spying for China.

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1 week ago Yvette Cooper claims she wanted China spies prosecuted but could not intervene

Yvette Cooper, who was in charge of MI5 at the time, said she wanted the case prosecuted and was ‘deeply frustrated’ when it collapsed

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1 week ago Spy case prosecutors weren’t given MI5 papers on China threat, claims ex

The case against two men accused of spying for Beijing collapsed last month

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2 w. ago Torture, blackmail, extortion: the dangers of queer online dating in Ghana

Attacks against the LGBTQ+ community have increased as criminals – who use social platforms to lure victims – are emboldened by openly homophobic politiciansWhen a friend introduced Delali* to the dating app Grindr, she was wary. The 25-year-old Ghanaian-Nigerian chef knew online dating in Accra, Ghana’s capital, was treacherous for transgender women. Despite this, she decided to create a profile in February 2019. Messages started flooding in. One man caught her attention and they decided to meet up.At the meeting place, he led her to a secluded building. Inside a room lit by a blue light, he locked the door. She sat, nervously waiting for him to make the first move. Suddenly, two people with torches appeared out of nowhere, filming her. “It felt like I was in a dream,” she says, recalling the realisation that something terrible was about to happen. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Starmer’s team had access to ‘multiple’ papers showing China threat – Philp

The shadow home secretary claimed the Government could have handed the papers over to prosecutors, but they ‘chose not to’.

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2 w. ago Tories promise negative net migration and 10,000 more police if elected

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said that the days of mass, low-skill migration have to end.

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2 w. ago Tories urge stop and search blitz in crime hotspots: Police to get powers to carry out checks WITHOUT grounds for suspicion under Chris Philp plan

Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, announced the policy in a speech to the Conservative conference in Manchester this morning.

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2 w. ago Tories are the only ones that have 'the strength and resolve' to tackle small boats crisis, says Shadow Home Secretary

The Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick, has been campaigning hard for the anti-migration measures that Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has been setting out to The Mail on Sunday.

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