61 m. ago Mahmoud Khalil requests transfer from Louisiana jail after judge blocks his release

Attorneys for the Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil have asked a federal judge to immediately release him on bail, or else transfer him to New Jersey, where he can be closer to his wife and newborn son

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66 m. ago The Guardian view on violence against women and girls: the grooming gangs inquiry should be part of a wider strategy | Editorial

It is right to confront child sexual exploitation, but this week’s announcement comes against a backdrop of failureThe government’s renewed focus on child sexual exploitation (CSE) gangs is overdue, and the new national inquiry recommended by Louise Casey must deliver justice, not just headlines. All child sexual abuse is horrifying. But the extreme sexual violence and financial incentives involved in gang-based offending demand special scrutiny. So do the institutional failures by police and councils, particularly in northern England, where numerous gangs operated.Past inquiries have exposed these institutional breakdowns. They have also shown that a reluctance to inflame racial tensions played a role in the way that some complaints were mishandled. That doesn’t excuse the inaction – nor justify turning a public safety issue into a culture war. Continue reading...

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72 m. ago 'ChatGPT told me to break up with my lover but what it said next shocked me'

A woman used an AI bot instead of going to therapy sessions, and ended up dumping her 'neglectful' boyfriend while her pals said to give him another go

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91 m. ago Beloved perfume shoppers have been buying for 20 years now less than £17 on Amazon

The Elizabeth Arden Provocative Woman Eau de Parfum has been a hit with shoppers for more than 20 years and Amazon has slashed the price of the fragrance to less than £17

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93 m. ago Moment thugs force their way into family home with fake gun and knuckledusters before fleeing with £12,500

The thugs burst into the property in Devonport, Devon, and repeatedly hit and kicked the homeowner and a friend while two children were upstairs.

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1 hour ago Dancing on Ice star Chelsee Healey watches the father of her 15

Hollyoaks actress Chelsee, 36, who plays Goldie McQueen on the Channel 4 soap, had tried to keep his identity a secret despite describing him as 'The One' for her and 'marriage material'.

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2 h. ago Hunt for mystery killer who stabbed dad to death as he slept in bed with wife

Kevin Childerley was killed in a 'savage attack' at his home in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, 35 years ago - and police have now arrested a 62-year-old woman

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3 h. ago JILLIAN MICHAELS: Why I, a gay woman, can't celebrate Pride Month now that it's been hijacked by leather daddies, drag shows and corporate stunts

I've never been 'proud' to be gay. And that's why I've always had a complicated relationship with Pride Month.

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3 h. ago Kieran Trippier's mystery woman finally revealed as Geordie Shore star amid marriage woes

Newcastle United footballer Kieran Trippier has been spotted partying away with Geordie Shore star Chloe Ferry in Ibiza amid his ongoing marriage woes with estranged wife Charlotte

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3 h. ago Police to collect ethnicity data for all cases of child sexual abuse

Requirement made as review finds ‘over-representation’ of Asian men among grooming gang suspectsYvette Cooper has condemned damning failures by the authorities to protect children from grooming gangs as she announced there would be a formal requirement on police for the first time to collect ethnicity and nationality data for all cases of child sexual abuse and exploitation.The home secretary confirmed the government would accept all 12 recommendations of Louise Casey’s rapid review, including setting up a statutory inquiry into institutional failures, marking a significant reversal after months of pressure on Labour to act. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago UK home secretary apologises over child grooming gang scandal

Yvette Cooper accepts all 12 recommendations from Casey inquiry, including need to collect data on ethnicity

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3 h. ago Mystery donor ensures Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner's freedom from prison

Christian Brueckner, 48, who is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence in Germany for the 2005 rape of an American woman, is set to be released on September 17.

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3 h. ago Edinburgh crime: Man, 26, arrested after alleged ‘firebombing’ linked to violent gang war 

A man has been arrested after a large police presence was reported in part of Edinburgh on Sunday.

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3 h. ago Let me tell you why Pride matters, 40 years after the first parade in Wales

'As a gay woman, Pride means so much more than just a celebration of who we are. It's a direct response to the ever-present danger of regression affecting many in our society'

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3 h. ago Four people given suspended sentences for Vinícius Júnior hate crime

Effigy of Real Madrid forward was hung from a bridgeAll four signed a letter of apology to the BrazilianFour people have been handed suspended jail sentences by a Madrid court after being found guilty of a hate crime related to an effigy of the Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior.They were involved in hanging a banner reading “Madrid hates Real” and an inflatable black effigy in a replica of the Brazilian’s No 20 shirt on a bridge before a Copa del Rey match between Real Madrid and Atlético in January 2023. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Kieran Trippier's mystery woman revealed as newly single Chloe Ferry after they were spotted partying together in Ibiza

Kieran Trippier's mystery woman is none other than Geordie Shore star Chloe Ferry after he was spotted partying in Ibiza with the blonde beauty.

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3 h. ago MI6 has appointed its first female leader. What took it so long? | Zoe Williams

From politics to business, the determination to exclude women is purely emotional – a fact that remains as unspoken as it is obviousMI6 has never had a female head in its 116-year history – until now. How fitting that the first woman should be called Blaise Metreweli. That forename has it all: derring-do (courtesy of Modesty Blaise), onomatopoeia, modernity.Metreweli will take over in the autumn as C, the real-life version of M from James Bond. She currently runs Q branch, MI6’s technology division, which apparently is named after the Bond quartermaster. No fictional Q has ever been female, but in real life at least two women, including Metreweli, are thought to have held the role. M can be male or female, except now they succeed or fail by how much they resemble Judi Dench, so all of them, including the incumbent, Ralph Fiennes, are de facto female. Continue reading...

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3 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...

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3 h. ago Abbey Clancy puts on a racy display in new F&F festival clothing line as she reveals Peter Crouch says he will 'leave' her if she has another baby

Abbey Clancy put on a racy display as she posed up a storm for her new festival edit with F&F on Monday. The Britain's Next Top Model star, 39, proved that she has still got it in the effortlessly chic outfits.

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3 h. ago Grooming gang review finds ‘overrepresentation’ of Asian male suspects – Cooper

The Home Secretary said ‘we cannot shy away’ from findings which let the criminality of a minority of men to be used to marginalise whole communities.

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