68 m. ago Failure to collect ethnicity data on grooming gangs has been a ‘bloody disaster’, Baroness Casey fumes

The author of a damning report also hit out at Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, saying she was ‘disappointed’ by the Conservatives’ response to her review of the scandal

Events

90 m. ago Labour's lack of control over illegal immigration 'risks fuelling new grooming gang crisis' as report says non

Chris Philp said abuse of teenage girls was a 'border security issue' after a damning report said foreign nationals are involved in a 'significant proportion' of ongoing police investigations.

Events

15 h. ago Real Housewives star's care home gets damning Ofsted report and and is forced to close

Moss Farm Children's Home in Altrincham, Cheshire, was run by Real Housewives of Cheshire star Ampika Pickston and her company AP Care Homes Limited, but it's been forced to close

Society

15 h. ago Real Housewives star's care home gets damning Ofsted report and is forced to close

Moss Farm Children's Home in Altrincham, Cheshire, was run by Real Housewives of Cheshire star Ampika Pickston and her company AP Care Homes Limited, but it's been forced to close

Society

16 h. ago Conspiracy of silence over grooming gangs' race doomed thousands of girls to abuse: Sickening evidence covered up 'for fear of appearing racist', damning report finds

Baroness Casey last night hit out at 'do-gooders' who tried to bury the facts of such cases, yet only ended up giving racists 'more ammunition'.

Events

21 h. ago The victims of grooming gangs deserve justice – at long last, they may get it

Editorial: The government’s decision to launch a full statutory inquiry into historic grooming cases is long overdue. Thousands of girls were failed not only by their abusers but by the very institutions and individuals meant to protect them. At last, a national reckoning is underway

Events

21 h. ago Greater Manchester Police issues statement after 'damning' grooming gangs report

'We still have a way to go'

Events

22 h. ago Children and teenage girls were blamed for crimes against them, ‘damning’ grooming gangs report finds

A ‘deeply disturbing’ report found organisations avoided race for fear of appearing racist or inflaming community tensions, Yvette Cooper said

Events

23 h. ago Authorities were in denial over Asian grooming gangs for fear of appearing racist, damning report finds as Yvette Coper apologises to victims... and FINALLY orders national inquiry

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said that those who had suffered 'despicable crimes' had been 'let down' by the authorities.

Events

23 h. ago Audit found ‘clear evidence of representation’ of Asian and Pakistani men in grooming gang cases in local data, MPs told – UK politics live

Yvette Cooper tells parliament that Louise Casey audit found ‘organisations avoided topic for fear of appearing racist or raising community tensions’Starmer launches new grooming gangs investigationIn his interview on the Sky News this morning Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said that Keir Starmer should apologise for saying in January that those calling for a national inquiry into grooming gangs were jumping on a far-right bandwagon. Kemi Badenoch, his party leader, is also quoted today in an Daily Express splash story saying Starmer should apologise, but she is saying he should apologise for not agreeing to hold a national inquiry earlier.At the Downing Street lobby briefing this morning the No 10 spokesperson was asked if Starmer still thought that people who backed a national inquiry in January were joining a far-right bandwagon. In response, the spokesperson defended the phrase, and insisted that it only applied to Tories who were now demanding an inquiry they never set...

Politics

24 h. ago Grooming gangs have 'nowhere to hide' Yvette Cooper vows as damning report published

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has told MPs the Government supports Baroness Louise Casey's call for a full national inquiry into grooming gangs to ensure lessons are learned

Events

31 h. ago Damning report into grooming gangs failures set to be released TODAY after Keir Starmer's humiliating U

The review by Baroness Casey is expected to conclude that years of warnings about abuse of white girls were 'institutionally ignored for fear of racism'.

Events

6 d. ago Land Rovers and Jeeps growing bonnet heights ‘a clear threat to children’

SUVs pose ‘no benefit to society and mounting evidence of harm,’ a damning report has claimed

Events

6 d. ago Scotland's jails at 'breaking point' as prison officers demand urgent action on overcrowding

A damning new report from the prison warder’s union has laid bare staff fears after jail numbers reached record levels.

Events

8 d. ago UN demands major action as damning report shows child poverty impact in England

A report by UNICEF has called on Keir Starmer to lift the two-child benefit limit and recruit hundreds of health visitors as data shows the grim impact on childrens' health and learning

Politics

1 week ago The TikTok influencers promoting fare dodging on the Tube: Viewers shown 'hacks' to get through barriers without paying after damning report reveals the criminality has become 'normalised'

Young men are filming themselves laughing and joking with each other as they push through the wide-aisle gates at Tube stations in London in videos liked by hundreds of thousands of viewers.

Technology

1 week ago Seven clergy could be banned from ministry over CofE sex abuse scandal

It comes after the damning abuse report that prompted Justin Welby’s resignation

Events

1 week ago Fare evasion has become 'normalised' and is costing the taxpayer £400m every year, damning report reveals

Rail passengers are using 'a range of techniques to persistently' underpay or avoid paying and see it as a 'victimless crime', according to the Office of Road and Rail (ORR).

Economics

2 w. ago London council leader steps down following a damning report by housing regulator

Councillor Kieron Williams has resigned after months of criticism of his administration at Southwark Council

Politics