93 m. ago GMP whistleblower Maggie Oliver slams latest grooming report as 'smoke screen'

The reports conclude that the system in place now is demonstrably different and far stronger than it was when the failings happened

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97 m. ago Greater Manchester Police investigating 1,000 grooming gang suspects, watchdog says

Andy Burnham said ‘never again will any child here be labelled or dismissed’ after a report found significant improvements in the force’s response to grooming gangs

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1 hour ago Police force investigating more than 1,000 grooming gang suspects

Watchdog says Greater Manchester Police has made ‘significant improvements’ following years of failure.

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9 h. ago Revealed: more than 1,000 grooming gang suspects investigated by one of Britain's largest police forces in 59 separate abuse probes

Over 300 police officers in Greater Manchester alone have been conducting live inquiries into whether 714 victims were preyed upon, it says.

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11 h. ago GMP fills gaps in grooming gangs team with retired cops as squad faces training issues

The fourth and final reports into how authorities dealt with child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Greater Manchester found the force had made improvements, but still has work to do. GMP has live investigations involving 714 victims and survivors, and 1,099 suspects.

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11 h. ago GMP better on grooming gangs as more than 1,000 suspects under investigation

Watchdog says Greater Manchester Police has made ‘significant improvements’ following years of failure.

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25 h. ago Schoolboy, 12, steals numerous cars and flogs them for £25 in 'GTA heist gone wrong'

After weeks of investigations, officers have now apprehended a 12-year-old suspected car thief, who allegedly flogged multiple pinched vehicles for less than £25 each

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48 h. ago Fraudster jailed for swindling retired scientist out of £74,000 life savings

Leonard Reeves was swindled out of £74,000 by the fraud gang

Economics

9 d. ago Police officer 'is the reason' prime Madeleine McCann suspect could walk free in a matter of weeks... after cop 'paid sex offender's fine'

Investigators suspect Christian Brueckner, 48, played a part in young Madeleine vanishing from her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in May 2007.

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9 d. ago Police Scotland spend £332,000 on supergrasses as deadly gangland turf war erupts

EXCLUSIVE: The £332,189 spent last year was the highest for some time.

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1 week ago Revealed: Mystery donor who paid £1,300 fine that freed lead Madelaine McCann suspect is a former police officer investigating him

The woman, who has not been named, claims to have been a member of the German equivalent of the FBI who was at one stage wire-tapping the jail cell of convicted rapist Christian Brueckner.

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1 week ago Gangster who filmed himself on TikTok stealing £3,000 from girlfriend's home jailed

"He has admitted the relationship is at an end."

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2 w. ago Minnesota shootings: Suspect Vance Boelter’s religious life in focus as investigators probe motive

Boelter, 57, is suspected of fatally shooting Democratic state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, then leading police on a two-day chase in Minnesota

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2 w. ago Suspect in Harry Dunn crash was prioritised over prompt investigation, report finds

Harry Dunn, 19, was killed in a road crash outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire

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2 w. ago Minnesota shootings latest: Suspect Vance Boelter’s religious life in focus as investigators probe motive

Boelter, 57, is suspected of fatally shooting Democratic state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, then leading police on a two-day chase in Minnesota

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2 w. ago Suspected gas explosion at house sparks Met Police investigation

Suspected gas explosion at house sparks Met Police investigation  BBC

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2 w. ago Police investigating suspected gas explosion at home in Stoke Newington

The London Fire Brigade were called to a suspected gas explosion shortly before 5am in Stoke Newington

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2 w. ago Costa Del Sol dream came crashing down after pictures were taken at Spanish nightclub

Lee Tansey and his gang stole a staggering £500,000 in a string of terrifying heists across the North - but were eventually caught after their 'arrogance' got the better of them

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3 w. ago UK hepatitis outbreak linked to supermarket item as 58 Brits hospitalised

An investigation has been launched after a suspected "contaminated" supermarket item was linked to a hepatitis outbreak that left 58 Brits in hospital

Science

3 w. ago Christian Brueckner timeline: Every clue that nailed paedo as prime Madeleine McCann suspect

Christian Brueckner has been the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann since 2020, and investigators are in a 'race against time' to charge the convicted sex offender

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