7 h. ago Man charged with further child sex offences as part of Rochdale investigation

He is due to appear in court

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9 h. ago Maggie Oliver launches legal proceedings against government over child sex abuse

The former GMP detective wants the government to implement all 20 recommendations from a 2022 report 'without further delay'

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10 h. ago Gary Glitter bragged about 'best time of his life' during sick trips to Asia

Vile Gary Glitter 'showed no remorse' during a hospital stay as he talked about having 'the time of his life' while living in Asia wheen he was convicted of child sex attacks.

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10 h. ago Winking Gary Glitter's 'chilling' boasts about trip abroad to UK hospital carers

Paedophile ex-rocker Gary Glitter 'showed no remorse' during a hospital stay as he talked about having the 'time of his life' while living in Asia when he was convicted of child sex attacks

Science

33 h. ago Everything the judge told Christopher Oates before jailing him for 13 years

Christopher Oates pleaded guilty to a raft of child sex offences

Events

38 h. ago Men arrested on suspicion of rape by police investigating historic child sex abuse

Both arrests were made in Oldham

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58 h. ago Briton accused of staging Disneyland mock wedding with child is charged with fraud offences in France

Sex offender was arrested after alleged hiring of Disneyland Paris for fake ceremony with nine-year-old ‘bride’A British sex offender accused of staging a mock wedding with a child at Disneyland Paris has been charged with money-laundering and fraud offences in France.Jacky Jhaj, 39, who in 2016 was found guilty of sexual activity with two 15-year-olds, was arrested this weekend at Disneyland Paris after the theme park was hired for a private wedding. Staff are said to have called police when they saw that the “bride” in a wedding dress was a nine-year-old girl. Continue reading...

Society

62 h. ago 'Malignant' football coach convicted of nearly 60 child sex offences

"On the outside William Woods looked to be a respectable member of the community; a coach of the local youth football team"

Sport

5 d. ago Euan McColm: Issue of child sex exploitation must be put ahead of party politics

Point-scoring over public inquiry is petty, while Scotland must also face the issue head on

Politics

7 d. ago LA protests: US court allows Trump to keep control of California national guard while lawsuit proceeds

Appeals court in San Francisco extends pause on district judge ruling that president called troops into federal service unlawfullyA US appeals court has let Donald Trump retain control over California’s national guard while the state’s Democratic governor proceeds with a lawsuit challenging the legality of the Republican president’s use of the troops to quell protests and unrest in Los Angeles.A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th US circuit court of appeals on Thursday extended a pause it had placed on US district Judge Charles Breyer’s 12 June ruling that Trump had called the national guard into federal service unlawfully. Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago Texas megachurch in ‘ruin’ following former Trump spiritual adviser Robert Morris’ child sex scandal

Gateway Church says donations, or tithing, have dropped significantly since the scandal involving its former pastor, Robert Morris

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9 d. ago Teacher 'framed over good looks' has husband stand by her in student sex scandal

Christina Formella, 30, was pictured walking into court to face 52 new charges – including child sex and grooming – as she may be locked up for 60 years in 'appalling' case

Society

9 d. ago Mastercard compensation payments DELAYED as new legal challenge launched

The payment card provider has agreed to pay £200million to settle a case against it - with millions of people due up to £70 each

Politics

9 d. ago What the national grooming gang inquiry means for Oldham's local investigation

The government will need to discuss with the council how to proceed

Events

1 week ago Andy Burnham's child sex abuse inquiry team 'resigned' after authorities 'lawyered up', MPs told

Baroness Louise Casey said that authorities in Greater Manchester were 'lawyering up' to fight over what data would be shared

Events

1 week ago Asylum seekers and foreign nationals are behind 'significant proportion' of child sex grooming gang cases, Casey report warns

The long-awaited review by Whitehall troubleshooter Louise Casey was released yesterday after being commissioned at the start of the year.

Events

1 week ago Vodafone terminates contracts of 12 franchisees who joined £120m lawsuit

Telecoms group says it strongly refutes claim by 62 franchisees that it ‘unjustly enriched’ itself at their expenseVodafone has terminated the contracts of 12 franchisees who have continued running the brand’s high street stores while also being part of a £120m high court claim against the telecoms group.The legal case was launched in December, when 62 franchisees claimed Vodafone had “unjustly enriched” itself at the expense of scores of vulnerable small business owners by slashing commissions to franchisees operating the mobile phone company’s retail outlets. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Alleged child sex abuse victim of Gateway Church founder Robert Morris sues him for defamation

The disgraced televangelist has made millions ‘preaching about sexual immorality’ while attempting to downplay allegations that he raped 12-year-old Cindy Clemishire, a new lawsuit claims

Events

2 w. ago Man charged with murdering baby, serious sex offences and child cruelty

Preston Davey died in July 2023 at 13 months old

Events

2 w. ago Trump’s travel ban could cement racism as his most dangerous legacy

From his so-called ‘Muslim ban’ to slashing DEI measures, the US president has turned taboo behaviour into normsThis month marks exactly 10 years since Donald Trump coasted down an escalator at Trump Tower, declared his run for US president and accused Mexico of sending drugs, criminals and rapists into the homeland. The past decade has been exercise in normalising.When Trump threatened to terminate Elon Musk’s government contracts, and Musk linked Trump to the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, all because of a petty clash of egos, people were riveted but unsurprised. Likewise, when Trump ordered a travel ban on a dozen countries, many reacted with a collective shrug: well, of course he did. Continue reading...

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