3 d. ago MATT GOODWIN: Lucy Connolly was given a longer sentence than some members of a Pakistani grooming gang who sexually abused children. A very ugly authoritarianism is rising in this country

Sometimes, something happens that is so truly shocking, so deeply disturbing, that it makes you ask: 'What kind of country am I living in?'

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8 d. ago Starmer pays tribute after death of journalist who exposed grooming gang scandal

Andrew Norfolk died at the age of 60

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8 d. ago Reporter who exposed the Rotherham grooming gang scandal dies aged 60

Andrew Norfolk, the former Times reporter who exposed the Rotherham grooming gang scandal, has died aged 60.

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9 d. ago Grooming gang who plied young teenage girl with alcohol and drugs then raped her have 'pathetically short sentences' increased

Ibrar Hussain, now 47, and brothers Imtiaz and Fayaz Ahmed, 62 and 65, were convicted in the 1990s of sexually abusing the teenager.

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2 w. ago Lucy Powell apologises to grooming gang victims over ‘dog whistle’ remarks

The minister was accused of ‘dismissing concerns’ of victims in comments she made during a BBC radio appearance.

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2 w. ago Cops dismantle huge drugs gang as over 100 arrested and 11 kids saved from grooming

Detectives rescued 11 children who were at risk of being groomed for so-called county-line activities.

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2 w. ago Inside the monsters' lair: How paedophiles raped underage girls in 'filthy hovel'... and the sick nickname they gave it

The abuse mostly took place in the Blackrod area near Bolton in what was described as a 'lawless den of iniquity' by a judge.

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2 w. ago Calls for Labour minister to resign for 'disgusting' rape gang comments after she suggested Channel 4 grooming gangs documentary was a 'dog whistle' issue

Lucy Powell, the leader of the House of Commons, was speaking on BBC Radio 4's Any Questions to Tim Montgomerie, the founder of ConservativeHome.

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3 w. ago I'm a victim of the vile grooming gang and I kept going back because they made me feel special

Jade was one of hundreds of girls who was trafficked, groomed and raped by gangs across the UK and one who is still fighting for justice while living with the horrors of her abuse on a daily basis.

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3 w. ago Rotherham grooming gang rapist who tried to escape justice by fleeing to Pakistan could be freed early after a bid to move to an open prison

Basharat Hussain was part of a grooming gang who were jailed in 2017 for the sexual abuse of girls in Rotherham, their list of victims included Sammy Woodhouse who gave evidence against the men.

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3 w. ago 'Drug takers, drinkers and and wastrels': The Greater Manchester house that became a 'lawless den of iniquity'

These pictures show the 'filthy hovel' where a Bolton grooming gang carried out unspeakable crimes against underage girls

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3 w. ago 'Malign' members of Bolton grooming gang who raped and sexually assaulted vulnerable under

Victims of the gang described the men as 'monsters' led by ringleader Ashley Darbyshire, 28, as one said she would 'rather be dead' than be forced to live with the memories.

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3 w. ago The shocking protest groups that claim grooming gang trials are 'racist' and call victims 'dirty b******'

The organiser of a campaign group that says many offenders have been wrongly imprisoned has now condemned the derogatory phrases used by others in online chats.

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3 w. ago Government confirms funding for Oldham grooming gang inquiry

The Home Office minister Jess Philips also said she expects local inquiries into grooming gangs will 'go further' than the five already announced

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3 w. ago Local grooming gang inquiries will ‘go further’ than five towns, says Phillips

The Government has faced pressure to act on grooming gangs and child sex abuse.

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3 w. ago Grooming gang rapist moans from prison that he is 'innocent' and jailing of vile predators is 'really unfair'

Irfan Khan, 37, from Batley, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, with a five-year extended licence, for three offences of rape and making threats to kill.

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3 w. ago Grooming gang leader jailed for 15 years after raping and abusing underage girls

One victim described her abusers as 'monsters'

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3 w. ago Shouts of ‘shame’ after Lee Anderson asks Jess Phillips if she is part of child grooming gang cover up

There were shouts of “shame” in the Commons after Reform’s Lee Anderson asked Labour’s Jess Phillips if she is part of child grooming gang cover up.

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3 w. ago Grooming gang rapist moans from prison that is he is 'innocent' and jailing of vile predators is 'really unfair'

Irfan Khan, 37, from Batley, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, with a five-year extended licence, for three offences of rape and making threats to kill.

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4 w. ago 'I was born after mum was covered in curry and raped by gang

Jodie Sheeran was targeted by a grooming gang from the age of 12, and conceived her son Jayden after a brutal gang rape aged 15

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