3 d. ago Woman reveals nightmare of being groomed by teacher and raped by paedophile gang

Samantha's ordeal mirros thousands of girls raped by grooming gangs in towns and cities across the UK

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3 d. ago 'I was groomed at 12 and raped by a teacher, 34, before being snared by paedophile gang'

Samantha's ordeal was similar to thousands of girls raped by grooming gangs in towns and cities across the UK

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5 d. ago ‘Monuments of a disappearing past’: moody midwestern nights – in pictures

A new exhibition highlights three Illinois photographers whose work captures the after-dark life of midwest cities and towns. Robin Bailey, Jim Hill and Dave Jordano capture unusually compelling contrasts and independent businesses that have survived decades of change, from Michigan to Ohio. Midwestern Nights is on display at the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, until 8 September Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Police in England brace for disorder as far right promote anti

Restrictions in place on Friday in areas including Norwich and officers will monitor at least 12 other towns and citiesPolice are braced for potential disorder in towns across England this weekend amid the far right’s promotion of a range of protests against asylum seekers, with anti-racism activists planning counter-protests.Restrictions will be in place on Friday at locations including Norwich while officers will police at least 12 other towns and cities that evening. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Dark, dingy and dangerous? Manchester's pedestrian subways in decades past

Subways and underpasses were popular with planners in the mid-20th century, but many have now disappeared from our towns and cities

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3 w. ago UK weather: Maps turn scorching red as 31C forecast to hit Britain

The UK is set to be hit by another heatwave in just a few weeks' time, with weather maps showing a huge Iberian plume will blast 31C air across 12 cities and towns

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3 w. ago Huge swarm of LADYBIRDS hits the UK: Terrified Brits are forced to hide in their cars as thousands of beetles descend on towns and cities

Britons have been forced to take shelter in their cars as thousands of ladybird beetles descend on towns and cities.

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3 w. ago Towns and cities to benefit from £15.5m investment in access to green spaces

Natural England, National Trust and The National Lottery Heritage Fund have launched a new programme to bring millions of people closer to nature.

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4 w. ago High street store closures: the worst and best high streets for UK shops closing revealed by new report

Towns are losing shoppers to cities and retail parks — but some are bouncing back 🍽️

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4 w. ago Tourists and residents evacuated as volcano erupts on Iceland, with magma bursting through half

Public broadcaster RUV said people had been evacuated from the Blue Lagoon, a luxury geothermal spa resort, and the nearby town of Grindavik, citing police.

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4 w. ago ‘A relentless, destructive energy’: inside the trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon

An intimate account of an unprecedented trialIf we believe her parents, Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, a baby girl was born on Christmas Eve, 2022, in the upstairs bedroom of Woodcutters Cottage in Haltwhistle, Northumberland. Her mother knelt against the double bed and gave birth without assistance or complication. The baby spent the first days of her life in the small stone-terraced cottage and then began her travels, mostly carried by her mother in a sling, hidden under a burgundy puffer jacket. She travelled far for a newborn, passing through bus stations and port towns, hotels and cafes, cities and fields, from north to south, west to east. We know she lived for at least two weeks, but we don’t know, and can never know, precisely how she died. She was called Victoria. Continue reading...

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