3 h. ago Labour accused of 'sabotaging' grooming gangs inquiry after abuse victims quit panel

The resignations have triggered renewed calls for the inquiry to be scrapped and replaced with a fully independent, judge-led process

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4 h. ago Grooming gang victims deserve justice, says minister as two survivors quit probe

Fiona Goddard and Ellie-Ann Reynolds resigned from the inquiry’s victims and survivors liaison panel on Monday, levelling heavy criticism at the Home Office’s handling of the issue

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5 h. ago Second grooming gang survivor quits inquiry panel over claims ministers will 'shy away' from racial or religious motives behind sexual abuse

Fiona Goddard accused the Home Office of watering down the probe and the government of creating a 'toxic environment' for fellow survivors.

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19 h. ago The Guardian view on Ukraine peace talks: Europe must ensure Zelenskyy can resist Trump’s bullying | Editorial

The US president’s attempts to broker a deal fail to distinguish between the aggressor and the victim. No just agreement is possible on that basisIt wasn’t quite the calamity of February, when Volodymyr Zelenskyy was publicly humiliated in the Oval Office by Donald Trump and his vice-president, JD Vance. But the Ukrainian president’s latest visit to the White House on Friday was, by all accounts, a disquieting experience. Mr Trump’s public musings before the meeting suggested that his stance had hardened towards Vladimir Putin, to the strategically significant extent of being willing to sell long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv. But by the time Mr Zelenskyy arrived in Washington, the US president had changed his mind, instead lecturing his guest on the need to make territorial concessions to Russia.So far, so familiar. Since being re-elected, Mr Trump has repeatedly resiled from following up tough talk on Russia with meaningful action. Faux deadlines for Mr Putin to make substa...

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20 h. ago Grooming gang survivor quits national inquiry citing ‘toxic environment’

Fiona Goddard said there had been instances of ‘condescending and controlling language’ used towards survivors.

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21 h. ago Asian grooming gang in Rochdale that 'humiliated and degraded' vulnerable schoolgirls saw them as 'easy prey', court told

Alleged ringleader Tahir Rashid, 54, is said to have abused two teenagers and also to have raped a girl, 12, in the late 1980s. The prosecution said two alleged victims were friends in Rochdale.

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24 h. ago Grooming gang victim quits 'toxic' inquiry panel and accuses government of watering down probe into scandal

Fiona Goddard, one of the first to go public about abuse she endured in Bradford, has shared a letter criticising how the UK-wide probe is being handled by officials.

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6 d. ago Five members of Gateshead grooming gang guilty of sexual exploitation of teen girls

Northumbria Police launched a wide-ranging inquiry into reports of offending against six victims between 2014 and 2019 in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

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6 d. ago Eastern European grooming gang raped vulnerable teenage girls they met in a park

Codrin Dura, 27, Leonard Paun, 23, Stefan Ciuraru, 22, Bogdan Gugiuman, 44, and Klaudio Aleksiu, 28, have all been found guilty of committing serious sex offences against a total of six teenagers.

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9 d. ago Here’s to the birdwatchers! Optimistic, slightly eccentric custodians of wonder and joy and passion and love

At its heart, birdwatching is an act of quiet rebellion, says Natalie Kyriacou. It is the gentle act of noticing – the willingness to see the world around youThey are the most curious creature of all. Hyper-focused. Single-minded. Intense. Devoted. Often single. They speak in reverent tones and hushed whispers and can walk with preternatural silence across a bed of leaves. They wield binoculars with the nonchalance of a sommelier sampling a Dom Pérignon. They can crouch in shrubbery for endless hours. They speak in code and use hand signals. They have lists and notebooks and write with lead pencils. They dress with military precision: khaki pants, fitted belt, cedar-brown shirt, wide-brimmed hat, waterproof boots. Their social calendars are governed by migration patterns and their conversations are peppered with whispered phrases like “Was that the trill of a reed warbler?”They are bearers of universal mysteries. Holders of ancient wisdom. They are birdwatchers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Nobel Peace Prize embroiled in betting scandal: Probe launched after outsider beat Trump

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was an obscure candidate just 12 hours before she was announced as winner on Friday.

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1 week ago Horizon inquiry heads to Scotland as postmasters call for justice for 'silent victims'

The UK-wide probe into the Post Office IT scandal is holding a session in Edinburgh to understand the wider impact on Scottish families and communities.

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2 w. ago Campaigners urge MPs not to cave in to 'Beijing bullies' as China turns off water taps for British diplomats in bid to force UK government to approve London 'mega

The ploy is said to be the latest tactic by President Xi Jinping to ensure he gets approval for his plans to build a complex at Royal Mint Court in the City.

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2 w. ago Rochdale grooming gang among those locked up this week in Greater Manchester

The Manchester Evening News has looked back on the cases before our courts this week

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2 w. ago How victims are learning to trust again as Rochdale grooming gang members jailed

The Manchester Evening News has spoken to Detective Superintendent Alan Clitherow and Assistant Directorate Manager of Manchester’s Saint Mary’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre to discover what is being done to ensure victims are listened to, believed and trusted

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2 w. ago Emmerdale fans 'work out' who takes Ceila Daniels down and it's not who you'd expect

Celia Daniels has been revealed as the mastermind behind the drugs gang grooming youngsters Dylan Penders and April Windsor but fans think she will be taken down very soon

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2 w. ago Thames Water lenders propose new rescue deal to prevent collapse

London & Valley Water hope to eventually float Thames Water on the stock market after turning around the firm’s fortunes.

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2 w. ago Rochdale grooming gang's 'depraved' crimes treating schoolgirls as 'sex slaves'

Mohammed Zahid, 65 Mushtaq Ahmed, 67, Kasir Bashir, Mohammed Shahzad, 44, Naheem Akram, 49, Nisar Hussain, 41 and Roheez Khan were jailed for a total of 174 years

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2 w. ago Rochdale grooming gang victims ‘seriously let down’ by authorities, says judge

Seven Asian men received lengthy jail sentences for committing various sexual offences against the then schoolgirls between 2001 and 2006.

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2 w. ago Asian grooming gang who raped two white schoolgirls and passed them around as 'sex slaves' in Rochdale are jailed for 174 years

Mohammed Zahid, 65, gave free underwear from his lingerie stall at Rochdale Indoor Market to both teenagers, with money, alcohol and food.

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