59 h. ago A hidden life in the era of social media can still change history, as the story of Jesus shows

I see in Christmas an invitation to see differently: God in the social outcast, life on the margins reimagined as the centre of gravityDo you want to be influential?So do 57% of Gen Zs in the US who aspire to be influencers, presumably lured by money and fame. But say you also want to make the world a better place. In that case, maybe the spiritual instruction you need emerges in the famous final lines of George Eliot’s 1871 novel Middlemarch:Justine Toh is senior research fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago A hidden life in the era of social media can still change history, as the story of Jesus shows | Justine Toh

I see in Christmas an invitation to see differently: God in the social outcast, life on the margins reimagined as the centre of gravityDo you want to be influential?So do 57% of gen Zs in the US who aspire to be influencers, presumably lured by money and fame. But say you also want to make the world a better place. In that case, maybe the spiritual instruction you need emerges in the famous final lines of George Eliot’s 1871 novel Middlemarch:Justine Toh is senior research fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Met Police rapist David Carrick survivors urged to 'speak up'

The woman was just a 12-year-old schoolgirl when she was attacked by Met Police rapist David Carrick - and has now urged other survivors to 'speak up' after he was handed a 37th life sentence

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2 w. ago Victim of Met Police rapist David Carrick urges other survivors to 'speak up'

A woman who was assaulted by Met Police rapist David Carrick when she was just 12-years-old has bravely spoken out about her horrific

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2 w. ago Youngest victim of Met Police rapist David Carrick urges other survivors to 'speak up'

A woman who was assaulted by Met Police rapist David Carrick when she was just 12-years-old has bravely spoken out about her horrific

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2 w. ago ITV I'm A Celebrity star Ruby Wax's name change explained after tragic history

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! star Ruby Wax's family changed their surname after a tragic past event.

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3 w. ago Chilling photos from JFK's assassination as 62nd anniversary of attack that changed history is marked

Sixty-two years ago today, President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. Pictures before, during and after the tragedy show a nation forever changed.

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3 w. ago Police chief apologises for failing to catch serial rapist armed cop as he gets 37th life sentence

A POLICE chief apologised yesterday for failing to catch a serial rapist armed officer as he got a 37th life sentence. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Valentine said of prolific predator David Carrick: “His actions bring shame on the uniform he should never have been allowed to wear. “We heard how he grossly misused the position...

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3 w. ago Police failed to act on historic sex abuse claims against 'Monster in Met' rapist David Carrick

Carrick’s youngest victim has spoken to the BBC, saying the way police handled the case was ‘disgraceful’

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3 w. ago Rapist police officer David Carrick jailed for life over 'horrific' sex crimes spanning 35 years

'He was aggressive, abusive, violent, and yet he appeared to be charming and charismatic'

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3 w. ago Serial rapist Met cop David Carrick is handed his 37th life sentence after being convicted of molesting girl, 12, and raping former partner

'Predatory and controlling' former London cop David Carrick, 50, attacked the 12-year-old girl over two years while he was aged between 14 and 16.

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3 w. ago Rapist Met Police officer David Carrick jailed for life over 'horrific' sex crimes spanning 35 years

Carrick was described in court as a 'manipulative, controlling and abusive man'

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3 w. ago Serial rapist Met cop David Carrick is jailed for life after being convicted of molesting girl, 12, and raping former partner

'Predatory and controlling' former London cop David Carrick, 50, attacked the 12-year-old girl over two years while he was aged between 14 and 16.

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3 w. ago ‘Dangerous’ sexual predator David Carrick jailed for life for further abuse offences

David Carrick has been jailed for life over the ‘horrific’ abuse

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3 w. ago Former Met officer David Carrick sentenced for rape and molesting child

Convicted serial offender given further life sentence for crimes against 12-year-old girl in 1980s and former partnerFormer police officer and convicted sex offender David Carrick has been sentenced at the Old Bailey to life with a minimum of 30 years for molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner. Carrick, 50, who served as an armed officer in the Metropolitan police, sexually assaulted the child in the late 1980s, his trial heard. More than 20 years later, he repeatedly raped a woman and subjected her to “degrading and humiliating” abuse during the course of a toxic relationship.Mrs Justice McGowan sentenced Carrick for the fresh convictions on Thursday after he was found guilty of two charges of rape, one of sexual assault and coercive and controlling behaviour towards the woman between 2014 and 2019, and five counts of indecent assault relating to the girl in the late 1980s. Carrick’s offences came to light after he pleaded guilty in 2022 and 2023 to 71 sexual offe...

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3 w. ago Rapist Met Police officer David Carrick already in prison for sex crimes is jailed for life

Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick has been found guilty of molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner at the Old Bailey. He was already a convicted sex offender before the allegations came to light

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3 w. ago Serial rapist Met Police officer David Carrick already in prison handed 37th life sentence

Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick has been found guilty of molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner at the Old Bailey. He was already a convicted sex offender before the allegations came to light

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3 w. ago Rapist Met cop David Carrick learns fate after letter exposed what he did to girl, 12

Ex-Met officer David Carrick has been handed an additional life sentence with a minimum term of 30 years for molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner

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3 w. ago David Carrick victims sue Met Police for string of failures that left monster free

'Line of Duty' anti-corruption detectives cleared Carrick to continue working as a gun carrying officer when accused of rape after failing to check his shocking history

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3 w. ago David Carrick confession undiscovered for 35 years 'could have changed history'

Carrick, 50, penned a letter admitting to abusing a 12-year-old girl before going on to commit a string of sexual offences while serving as an officer with the Met Police

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