10 h. ago Lucy Powell apologises to grooming gang victims over ‘dog whistle’ remarks

The minister was accused of ‘dismissing concerns’ of victims in comments she made during a BBC radio appearance.

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10 h. ago Cabinet minister forced to apologise for 'dog whistle' remark on grooming gangs

The Labour MP faced criticism for her reply on BBC Radio 4's Any Questions programme when asked about the issue

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10 h. ago Cops dismantle huge drugs gang as over 100 arrested and 11 kids saved from grooming

Detectives rescued 11 children who were at risk of being groomed for so-called county-line activities.

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13 h. ago Australia mushroom murders trial: Erin Patterson’s daughter describes eating ‘leftovers’ of fatal lunch in police video

Court also hears from nurse who says triple murder accused told Leongatha hospital staff ‘I don’t want any of this’ in relation to treatment for suspected poisoningWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s daughter told police she ate leftovers of the deadly mushroom meal with her mother and brother for dinner the day after the meal, a court has heard.A video of Patterson’s daughter’s evidence was played on Thursday during her mother’s triple murder trial. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Crimes of 'Asian grooming gangs' should not affect jury's considerations, Rochdale sexual abuse trial told

A defence barrister said jurors should only consider the evidence heard in court

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27 h. ago Satchwell murder trial told timing of search for quicklime ‘extremely important’

A superintendent said she could not comment on why an invasive search of the Satchwells’ Cork home was not carried out in 2017.

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27 h. ago 'Bravery' of alleged victims 'puts their abusers to shame', Rochdale sex abuse trial told

Prosecutors argued that the two complainants are 'credible, honest, accurate and reliable'

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31 h. ago Boardwalk Empire star Michael Pitt arrested on sexual abuse charges

Pitt played Jimmy Darmody on the hit HBO show

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33 h. ago Downing Street says grooming gangs scandal is being 'weaponised' as Labour minister faces calls to resign after branding it a 'dog whistle' issue

One of the victims of the Rotherham grooming gangs abuse today told MailOnline of her dismay at the remarks by Commons Leader Lucy Powell.

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37 h. ago Erin Patterson discharged herself five minutes after doctor warned she may have death cap mushroom poisoning, court hears

Doctor tells Victorian triple murder trial he called the police in a bid to have Patterson return to the hospitalWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA doctor who treated Erin Patterson has told her triple murder trial that he was surprised she discharged herself from hospital five minutes after being told she may have been exposed to potentially fatal mushroom poisoning.Dr Christopher Webster, who was working at the Leongatha hospital two days after Patterson served beef wellington to her in-laws for lunch, gave evidence on Wednesday at the Latrobe Valley law courts in Morwell.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Deadly lunch victims' son reveals what accused told him about the mushrooms that killed his parents

Follow Daily Mail Australia's live coverage of accused mushroom chef Erin Patterson's murder trial here.

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48 h. ago Jurors in Michigan officer's murder trial are struggling to reach a verdict, told to keep trying

A jury in Michigan is struggling to reach a verdict in the murder trial of a police officer who shot a Congolese immigrant after a routine traffic stop

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55 h. ago Gerry Adams tells libel case he will not ‘speculate’ on who was in the IRA

The former Sinn Fein leader told the defamation trial that an attempt is being made to ‘smother’ the jury in history.

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56 h. ago Five retired Greater Manchester Police officers arrested for alleged sexual abuse of woman who was pimped out as a child

EXCLUSIVE: Two other suspects are deceased, Neal Keeling reports

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56 h. ago Mark Gordon to represent himself in trial over death of baby girl, court told

Judge Mark Lucraft KC told jurors at the Old Bailey that Gordon’s previous barrister John Femi-Ola KC has ‘withdrawn’ from the case.

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62 h. ago Mushroom lunch’s sole surviving guest details deadly meal and its aftermath as trial of Erin Patterson continues

Ian Wilkinson, whose wife was among three who died, tells Victorian court the triple murder accused ‘just seemed like a normal person to me’Who are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?The only surviving guest of the beef wellington lunch at Erin Patterson’s house has told her triple murder trial he was happy and excited about being invited for the meal.Ian Wilkinson, the pastor at the Korumburra Baptist church, is the sixth witness in the supreme court trial at the Latrobe Valley law courts in Morwell.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Apologetic Lucy Powell 'deeply regrets' upset over 'dog whistle' putdown during grooming gangs debate

The Manchester Central MP appeared to describe the grooming gangs issue as a ‘dog whistle’ during a Radio 4 debate.

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3 d. ago Jury selection begins in Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial

At the trial, prosecutors will cast the entertainer as a criminal sexual deviant who exploited his fame to abuse women at gatherings held far out of public view

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3 d. ago Maga media mob: meet the new rightwing faces in the White House briefing room

A banjo player and a Black Maga influencer, among others, now attend Trump administration press briefingsA disgraced ultra-conservative banjo player ousted from his Grammy-winning band; a far-right conspiracy theorist with alleged ties to Russia; a TikTok creator known as “Maga Malfoy” for his resemblance to the Harry Potter character; and an extremist social media “influencer” once banned from Twitter for posting a video depicting sexual abuse of a child.These are just some of the “new media” personalities courted by the White House to take part in a series of alternative briefings championed by Donald Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial to begin in New York

At the trial, prosecutors will cast the entertainer as a criminal sexual deviant who exploited his fame to abuse women at gatherings held far out of public view

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