20 h. ago Nigel Farage appears alongside grooming gang victim to declare Labour's sex abuse inquiry 'dead in the water' as he calls for MPs to set up their OWN commission

The Reform UK leader claimed the public were 'running out of patience' with the Government's promised inquiry, which is yet to get up and running.

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20 h. ago Moment Romanian grooming gang ringleader sings to 50 Cent's 'P.I.M.P.' while driving

Ringleader Marian Cumpanasoiu, 38, and four associates drugged their victims, aged between 16 and 30, at flats across Dundee between 2021 and 2022.

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21 h. ago Nigel Farage appears alongside grooming gang victim to declare Labour's sex abuse inquiry 'dead in the water' as he calls for MPs set up their OWN commission

The Reform UK leader claimed the public were 'running out of patience' with the Government's promised inquiry, which is yet to get up and running.

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21 h. ago Romanian grooming gang led by 'smirking pimp' are jailed for grooming vulnerable women and forcing them to take part in 'sex games'

Ringleader Marian Cumpanasoiu, 38, and four associates drugged their victims - aged between 16 and 30 - at flats across Dundee between 2021 and 2022.

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21 h. ago Chilling image shows knife seized from sick grooming gang leader

Photos released after the trial show the long, sharp knife the ringleader used to threaten vulnerable victims in Dundee.

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21 h. ago Gang which ‘ruthlessly’ exploited vulnerable women in brothels jailed

Ring-leader described as ‘smirking, winking pimp’ given extended sentence comprising 20 years in custody and four years of supervision

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22 h. ago Ringleader of Romanian grooming gang filmed smirking and winking to 50 Cent song 'PIMP'

Mircea Marian Cumpanasoiu, 37, Christian Urlateanu, 41, Alexandra Bugonea, 35, Remus Stan, 35, and Cataline Dobre, 45, gave victims drugs and alcohol at brothels in Dundee.

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22 h. ago Romanian grooming gang led by 'smirking pimp' are jailed for grooming vulnerable Scottish women and forcing them to take part in 'sex games'

Ringleader Marian Cumpanasoiu, 38, and four associates drugged their victims - aged between 16 and 30 - at flats across Dundee between 2021 and 2022.

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22 h. ago Inside filthy brothel where grooming gang members plied vulnerable woman with drugs and whisky

Pictures released after the trial show a dirty bed with a stained mattress and what appears to be a glass with alcohol on the floor.

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23 h. ago Grooming gang who sexually exploited 10 vulnerable women caged for 68 years

Mircea Cumpanasoiu, 37, Christian Urlateanu, 41, Alexandra Bugonea, 35, Remus Stan, 35, and Cataline Dobre, 45, were convicted following a six-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

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24 h. ago London Mayor Sadiq Khan accused of covering up massive grooming gang problem: As Met Police reviews 9000 cases, Mayor Khan’s repeated denials now under scrutiny

London Mayor Sadiq Khan accused of covering up massive grooming gang problem: As Met Police reviews 9000 cases, Mayor Khan’s repeated denials now under scrutiny  OpIndia

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45 h. ago Met Police to review 9,000 cases of child sexual exploitation

The force said many of the cases did not fit the common understanding of grooming gang offending.

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47 h. ago The child abuse inquiry was meant to move the dial. Three years on, nothing has changed

As the row surrounding the future Grooming Gang Inquiry deepens, Bryony Gooch reflects on the third anniversary of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, as those who were involved warn key recommendations still haven’t been implemented

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47 h. ago Grooming gangs DO exist in London. I know, because my daughter was a victim': Grieving mother tears apart Sadiq Khan's claims Asian men don't prey on young girls

When Sadiq Khan claimed that his city does not have the same grooming gang culture seen in other cities and towns across the UK, it caused anger and incredulity.

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48 h. ago Sadiq Khan's London...grooming gang victims forced into prostitution aged 9 and hooked on drugs

Sadiq Khan's London...grooming gang victims forced into prostitution aged 9 and hooked on drugs  The Sun

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63 h. ago We have been stripped of our voices, say grooming gang survivors as they demand two things over ‘shambolic’ inquiry

FOUR grooming gang survivors say the “shambolic” government inquiry into their abuse feels like the “final insult”. Ellie-Ann Reynolds, Fiona Goddard and another two survivors known as Elizabeth and Jessica all walked away from the inquiry in “disgust” this week — telling The Sun on Sunday they feel “stripped of their voices”. Today they are...

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64 h. ago Grooming gang victims who quit inquiry hit back at joint letter sent by Sir Keir Starmer

Fiona Goddard (pictured) and Elizabeth Harper were among the four women who left the national probe's victim and survivors liaison panel this week.

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2 d. ago Brave grooming gang victim who was drugged and raped as a child says she 'doesn't trust Keir Starmer' after quitting 'toxic' inquiry

Ellie-Ann Reynolds, 24, from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, has spent 11 years trying to get people to hear her as she has bravely opened up about the horrific abuse she suffered as a child.

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3 d. ago Starmer stands by Jess Phillips as grooming gang survivor threatens to sue minister

Jess Phillips is coming under increasing pressure to resign as safeguarding minister with the grooming gang inquiry in crisis

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3 d. ago Grooming gang survivor threatens to sue minister in row over inquiry’s focus

Solicitors for Fiona Goddard wrote to minister Jess Phillips on Friday demanding an apology.

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