25 h. ago Ghislaine Maxwell hinted at Epstein’s ties to Trump officials – why wasn’t she pressed for names?

Experts raise questions about the DoJ’s interview with the Epstein associate that left questions remainingAs deputy US attorney Todd Blanche announced last week that the justice department would release transcripts of his interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, he described this disclosure as being “in the interest of transparency”.“Except for the names of victims, every word is included. Nothing removed. Nothing hidden,” Blanche also said of his two-day sit down with Maxwell, who was convicted sex trafficking in relation to Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of teenage girls. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Hero Scots schoolboy praised for raising alarm as lifeboat rescues drifting boat

RNLI North Berwick launched their lifeboat after a 10-year-old member of the public dialled 999 to report concerns for a person at sea.

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63 h. ago Gym owner says she reported grooming concerns about coach years before arrest in sex abuse case

Parents, athletes raised red flags about GardnerChow, USA Gymnastics slow to act on complaintsSafeSport sanctioned coaches who failed to reportLong before his banishment from gymnastics and arrest after accusations he abused girls he coached, warning signs about Sean Gardner were coming from several directions – his former boss, his gymnasts and their parents.The former boss says she brought her concerns about Gardner’s “grooming” behavior to USA Gymnastics, the sport’s national governing body. The parents and girls described telling coaches of inappropriate behavior at Gardner’s new job, an academy that produced Olympians and is owned by renowned coach Liang “Chow” Qiao. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Takeaways from AP's reporting on concerns about gymnastics coach before arrest in sex abuse case

Concerns about a banned gymnastics coach arrested amid allegations he abused girls he coached surfaced years before police or sports authorities took action

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2 d. ago Sheep survives after being stranded in middle of Welsh pond for whole week

Concerned locals reported the incident after spotting the stricken sheep on a tiny island in the centre of a pond

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2 d. ago Girls, parents and gym owner reported concerns about gymnastics coach years before sex abuse case

Concerns about a banned gymnastics coach arrested amid allegations he abused girls he coached surfaced years before police or sports authorities took action

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3 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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4 d. ago 'My family has cast me out since I exposed Dad as my sexual abuser'

Coleen Nolan speaks to a reader who was sexually abused as a child, and Coleen opens up about how her own family coped when her big sister, Anne, revealed she had been abused by their father

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5 d. ago Mystery of 'missing' Five Guys waitress last seen with ancient tribe in Scottish woods unravels... as family reveal troubling final texts and break silence on sex abuse claims

Kaura Taylor, who was found living among a 'lost' Hebrew tribe in a Scottish woodland, abruptly left the USA with her baby daughter without telling her family, her aunt has revealed.

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6 d. ago Australia shooting UPDATES: 'Sex offender' kills cops and takes kids hostage

Dezi Freeman allegedly killed two police officers in Porpepunkah, Australia before he fled into bushland - police were visiting his home execute to execute a warrant relating to sex abuse allegations

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6 d. ago Bitpanda rules out London IPO over liquidity concerns: Report

Bitpanda rules out London IPO over liquidity concerns: Report  Cointelegraph

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6 d. ago Trump puts South Korea's leader on the spot about mysterious 'purge' going on in his country in uncomfortable Oval Office moment

President Donald Trump met with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday and raised concerns about reports of ongoing violence in the country during their meeting in the Oval Office.

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6 d. ago ‘Gigi's story is not just about one individual, it's about a system that failed her’

The Lullaby Trust has joined forces with the parents of a baby girl who was killed at her nursery to call for improved safety measures

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7 d. ago Ice is processing Kilmar Ábrego García for deportation, Kristi Noem says – US politics live

US homeland security secretary says Ábrego García is being processed for deportation but doesn’t say where he will be sent amid concerns he will go to UgandaKilmar Ábrego García detained after reporting to US immigration agentsThe justice department is alleging in a new court filing that three Smartmatic executives who were indicted last year on bribery and money-laundering charges transferred money from a 2018 voting machine contract with Los Angeles county into slush funds that were originally set up to pay bribes to election officials in Venezuela and the Philippines between 2012 and 2016 to obtain and retain lucrative election contracts.Prosecutors say one of the executives transferred an undisclosed amount from the $282m LA county contract into the slush funds in 2019 but did not say if anyone actually received bribes from the county’s money at that point. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago London Celebrates Notting Hill Carnival Amid Concerns Over Event's Future

London Celebrates Notting Hill Carnival Amid Concerns Over Event's Future  U.S. News & World Report

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7 d. ago Cruz Beckham, 20, shares an intimate moment with girlfriend Jackie Apostel, 29, after joining shirtless dad David aboard their lavish yacht during Italian family getaway

The youngest Beckham son, 20, jetted off on a luxury trip with his family, including his brother Romeo, 22, and sister Harper, 14.

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7 d. ago Cruz Beckham, 20, shares an intimate moment with girlfriend Jackie Apostel, 30, after joining shirtless dad David aboard their lavish yacht during Italian family getaway

The youngest Beckham son, 20, jetted off on a luxury trip with his family, including his brother Romeo, 22, and sister Harper, 14.

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7 d. ago Virginia Giuffre is to publish a memoir from beyond the grave: Prince Andrew's sex abuse accuser's autobiography called 'Nobody's Girl' is to hit shelves in a matter of weeks

The self-penned autobiography called 'Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice' is expected to hit the shelves on October 21.

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8 d. ago Fury of family of Virginia ­Giuffre over Ghislaine Maxwell interview as they claim sex trafficker is 'rewriting history'

Mother-of-three Ms Giuffre, who claimed she was abused by Jeffrey Epstein and trafficked three times to have sex with Prince Andrew when she was 17, committed suicide in April.

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9 d. ago Lanarkshire man caught with more than 1500 child sex abuse photos and videos

Thomas Closs, 36, admitted downloading the vile material and sending dozens of images to other paedophiles online.

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