8 h. ago More than 7,300 Afghans to be resettled in UK after MoD data leak, says National Audit Office

Watchdog’s report says government is unable to calculate exact cost of response to data breach, raising doubt over £850m estimateMore than 7,300 Afghans are expected to be resettled in the UK as a result of a major government data breach, according to a National Audit Office report that raises doubts over officials’ claims of a £850m cost.The accidental leak by an MoD official in 2022 of 18,700 Afghans’ details who had worked with or for the British government led to the opening of a new route by which those endangered could seek relocation to the UK from their home country. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Family of Arthur's Seat murder victim hold memorial amid crackdown on ‘honour’ abuse

Fawziyah Javed, 31, was murdered by Kashif Anwar at the Edinburgh landmark in September 2021 after he learned she planned to leave him.

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39 h. ago Domestic abuse victims told to opt out of emergency alert drill

The drill will mark the second time the national emergency alert system has been tested

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41 h. ago Domestic abuse victims advised how to opt out of emergency alert drill

On Sunday September 7 at around 3pm, mobile phones connected to 4G and 5G networks will vibrate and emit a siren sound for up to 10 seconds.

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42 h. ago Retired Church of England vicar involved in ‘Eunuch maker’ extreme body mutilation group jailed

A retired Church of England vicar has been jailed for three years after admitting to carrying out an extreme body modification.

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68 h. ago Richard Tice hits back at C of E criticism of Reform immigration policy

Deputy leader says archbishop should stay out of matter after Stephen Cottrell calls policy isolationist and kneejerkReform UK has engaged in a war of words with the Church of England over the party’s plans to deport all asylum seekers who arrive in small boats, after the church’s most senior bishop called the proposal “isolationist, short-term [and] kneejerk”.Richard Tice, the party’s deputy leader, hit back against the archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, on Sunday, accusing him of interfering in domestic politics. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Church of England’s most senior bishop accuses Nigel Farage of ‘kneejerk’ response to migrant crisis

Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell says Reform UK leader is not offering a solution to the ‘big issues’ which lead to the small boat crossings

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3 d. ago Church of England's most senior bishop attacks Nigel Farage again over small boats crisis as he blasts Reform leader's 'isolationist, short

Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, branded the Reform UK leader's proposals for mass deportations as being 'isolationist, short-term' and 'kneejerk'.

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3 d. ago Nigel Farage criticised by senior Church of England bishop after chaotic Scotland visit

Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell said the Reform UK leader, who has promised mass deportations, was not offering a solution to the “big issues” driving people to risk the English Channel crossing.

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4 d. ago Predator who drugged victims and recorded sexual abuse on camera hidden in air freshener admits 24 attacks on women

Police are appealing for more victims of businessman Chao Xu to come forward after finding hundreds of pictures and videos on his phone

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4 d. ago Former police officer who had sex with 'vulnerable' abuse victim is jailed

A former detective constable has been jailed for more than two years after 'exploiting' a woman whose case he had been working on.

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6 d. ago John Smyth survivor tells of ‘physical reaction’ over redress scheme data breach

Nearly 200 abuse survivors’ details were mistakenly shared in an email.

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6 d. ago John Smyth survivor calls for bishop to quit after Church of England data breach

Nearly 200 abuse survivors’ details were mistakenly shared in an email.

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6 d. ago Church leaders face fury after almost 200 victims of clergy abuse see personal details shared in major data breach

The unredacted names and email addresses of almost 200 people who registered for the Church's new abuse compensation scheme were shared in a mass email on Tuesday evening.

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6 d. ago Church of England abuse victims’ details leaked in email, survivors say

The Church said it had been made aware of the ‘deeply regrettable data incident’

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7 d. ago Vile sex beast caged indefinitely for raping vulnerable teenagers on same night in Edinburgh

Raymond Nyiam, who is also known as Otu Nyiam, abused both of his victims at a flat.

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8 d. ago With a disaster this devastating, there was no need for hyperbole, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS

The first hour of this three-part documentary recounted the details almost in real time, from the first warnings of gas leaks on the North Sea oil rig, to the explosions that destroyed it, in July 1988.

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1 week ago Former priest ‘instilled culture of fear’ enabling him to sexually abuse women

Christopher Brain, 68, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, was the leader of the Nine O’Clock Service, part of the Church of England, in Sheffield.

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1 week ago Rave culture, lycra ‘nuns’ and ‘sexual healing’: Inside the evangelical cult left unchecked in the Church of England

Inspired by 80s rave culture and radical evangelical preaching, Christopher Brain and his acolytes developed a revolutionary type of worship which brought young people flocking to the Church of England. Thirty years after the ‘cult’ collapsed in controversy, its leader has been convicted of abusing vulnerable young women who ‘viewed him as almost a God’, Amy-Clare Martin reports

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1 week ago Former evangelical priest guilty of sexual offences against nine women

Christopher Brain was the leader of evangelical movement the Nine O’Clock Service between 1986 and 1995

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