12 h. ago Hero soldier who was injured in IED blast in Afghanistan and retrained as a teacher faces jail after admitting relationship with pupil

Former Light Dragoons sergeant Simon Taylor, 43 - who broke multiple bones in the blast and had a leg amputated - admitted five offences, including sexual activity with a child while in a position of trust.

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31 h. ago Girl 'had sex with Rochdale grooming gang member who she thought she was in relationship with up to 15 times in his car', court hears

Sucklane Shah, 46, is one of six men on trial at Manchester Minshull Street Court accused of various sexual offences against Girl C and/or Girl A on various dates between 2003 and 2006.

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53 h. ago Motherwell joiner facing jail after being caught with cocaine worth £125,000

Police acting on a tip-off found 1.5kg of the Class A drug in a rucksack at Steven Scott's home.

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5 d. ago Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins died from stab wound to the neck, inquest told

Coroner reveals postmortem cause of death of child sexual abuse offender at HMP Wakefield earlier this monthThe former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins died from a stab wound to the neck, an inquest has heard.Watkins, 48, died after an alleged attack at HMP Wakefield, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Disgraced rock star Ian Watkins died from stab wound to the neck, inquest hears

The 48-year-old died after an alleged attack at HMP Wakefield, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences.

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7 d. ago MSP Colin Smyth in court accused of voyeurism and possession of indecent images

No pleas were entered as the South Scotland MSP appeared in private at Dumfries Sheriff Court to face two charges.

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8 d. ago Killer jailed for 18 years and six months for murder of Jamie Lucas in Airdrie town centre

Jamie was attacked by Brandon McLachlan, 22, following an argument between the two men.

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9 d. ago LIVE Six men face trial accused of historic sexual offences in Rochdale

Allegations made by one girl are said to have happened in the late 1980s and early 1990a

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1 week ago He took young girl to secluded locations after sending her thousands of messages

Social media predator Christian Sollitt, 46, was found guilty of 13 sexual offences against a child

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1 week ago Drunk passenger jailed for four months after 'disgraceful' behaviour on train

Aaron Achter, 35, threatened to stab a woman he was sitting beside and threw bottles into the aisle of his carriage.

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1 week ago Ian Watkins' prison life exposed as ex prisoner claims he was a 'dead man walking'

Ian Watkins, the former Lostprophets frontman, was jailed for 29 years in 2013 for a string of horrific sexual offences - but even behind bars, the twisted paedophile continued to manipulate and exploit women

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1 week ago 'Monster' uncle who abused his niece, 15, in hospital bed dies behind bars

Andrew Temple was jailed for eight years in 2019 for historic sexual offences against children, including his own niece, has now died in HMP Edinburgh at the age of 60

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2 w. ago More than 730 police officers sacked for misconduct like sex offences and dishonesty

The most common reasons given for dismissal were dishonesty, discriminatory behaviour, unlawful access or disclosure of information, inappropriate communications and sexual offences or misconduct

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2 w. ago Young girl sexually abused by three generations of her own family

Six people from the same family have been found guilty of 39 offences - including rape, sexual assault and child cruelty - against two young sisters

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2 w. ago Man accused of killing daughter’s rapist says he’s running for sheriff because the ‘system failed’

Aaron Spencer is accused of shooting and killing 67-year-old Michael Fosler, who had been allegedly charged with sexual offences against his daughter

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2 w. ago TfL cinema campaign encourages Londoners to 'befriend' passengers being harassed on the Tube

679 hate crimes, 500 sexual offences and 271 cases of sexual harassment on public transport in London in first half of 2025

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2 w. ago Lostprophets paedo Ian Watkins killed in brutal prison 'attack over protection money'

Rock pervert Ian Watkins, 48, died after being attacked in prison where he was serving a 29-year jail term for multiple sexual offences, including serious crimes against young children and babies

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2 w. ago Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies after being attacked in prison

Forty-eight-year-old was serving 29-year prison sentence after admitting multiple child sex offencesThe convicted child sexual abuser and former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has died after being attacked in prison.The 48-year-old was serving a 29-year prison sentence at HMP Wakefield, with a further six years on licence, after admitting a string of sex offences including the attempted rape of a baby. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tim Westwood charges in full as former Radio 1 DJ accused of string of sexual offences

Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood, 68, has been charged by police with sexual offences against seven women between 1983 and 2016, including four counts of rape

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2 w. ago Tim Westwood is charged with four rapes as former Radio 1 DJ is accused of multiple sex attacks over the course of 33 years

Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with sexual offences against seven women, including four counts of rape, between 1983 and 2016, the Metropolitan Police said.

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