16 m. ago Asylum seeker charged with sexually assaulting male while staying at protest

Mohammed Sharwarq has been charged with seven offences and has been remanded into custody

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22 m. ago Syrian asylum seeker, 32, is charged with sexually assaulting male while staying at protest

Mohammed Sharwarq, a Syrian national living at the Bell Hotel in Epping, faces seven charges linked to offences alleged to have been committed between July 25 and August 12.

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66 m. ago Sha’Carri Richardson apologizes to boyfriend Christian Coleman after airport domestic violence arrest

Sprinter Richardson was arrested on a domestic violence offence for allegedly assaulting Coleman at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

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2 h. ago Sha’Carri Richardson apologises to boyfriend Christian Coleman after airport domestic violence arrest

Sprinter Richardson was arrested on a domestic violence offence for allegedly assaulting Coleman at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

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3 h. ago Surrey police pose as joggers to catch men harassing women out exercising

Undercover female officers deployed in pilot scheme to tackle catcalling, resulting in 18 arrestsEighteen people have been arrested after a police force sent out female undercover officers posing as joggers to catch men harassing women while they are out exercising.A pilot operation from Surrey police deployed female officers in running gear during rush hour to expose how often women are harassed. The pilot has resulted in 18 arrests for offences such as harassment, sexual assault and theft. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Gregg Wallace hits back at sexual misconduct claims in latest online rant as sacked MasterChef star insists no one came forward during BBC investigation

Wallace faces an uncertain professional future after his 19-year tenure on the show was curtailed by his BBC employers in 2024.

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26 h. ago Man arrested following alleged sexual assault at London mall

Man arrested following alleged sexual assault at London mall  CBC

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46 h. ago Two officers and man 'attacked' after 'sexual assault' on Edinburgh street

The male was also charged in connection with the assault of a man, along with resisting arrest and an assault on two police officers on Sunday, August 10.

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49 h. ago Small boats migrants from Muslim countries pose sexual assault risk – Reform UK

The party’s only female MP claims a quarter of sexual assault convictions last year were committed by foreign nationals.

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55 h. ago Met Police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman while on holiday to appear in court

PC Hubert Kokoszko was charged with sexually assaulting a woman while on holiday in Romania

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3 d. ago Marius Borg Høiby has diplomatic passport revoked following sexual assault charges

Marius Borg Høiby, the stepson of Crown Prince Haakon, who is heir to the Norwegian throne, has had his diplomatic passport revoked, according to reports.

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4 d. ago ‘Attacks every 8 minutes’: Uber upped passenger safety features but sexual assault reports keep flooding in

More than 400,000 Uber trips in the U.S. from 2017 through 2022 resulted in reports of sexual assault and sexual misconduct, documents show

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4 d. ago Targeted by the right, Britain’s asylum hotels are places of fear and disorder. Bad political decisions made it so | Daniel Trilling

In the frenzy of racism and culture warring, the issue of why hotels are used gets overlookedA broad section of Britain’s right has spent the summer behaving as if it would like a repeat of last year’s racist riots. As politicians and commentators cry “tinderbox Britain” – are they warning us, or willing it on? – far-right extremists have been actively trying to stoke violence. This year, they have pinned their hopes on asylum hotels, an issue where public fears over crime, immigration and the welfare state conveniently converge.In some places, far-right activists have piggybacked on protests prompted by local grievances. The most significant this year was in Epping, Essex, after an alleged sexual assault by an asylum seeker led to demonstrations that turned violent when they were joined by members of various far-right groups. A similar pattern has unfolded in London’s Canary Wharf, after untrue rumours that some of the Epping hotel residents were being moved there. In other cases, ...

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4 d. ago ‘Gross abuse of state power’: defiance grows over UK ban on Palestine protest group

More than 200 have been arrested for alleged support of Palestine Action – and hundreds more are expected to protest on Saturday At 81, Deborah Hinton, a former British magistrate who was honoured by the late Queen Elizabeth II for services to the community, seems an unlikely terrorist suspect. In the quiet town in south-west England where she lives, much of her retirement is spent walking along the cliffs, raising funds for the nearby cathedral choir, and supporting local charities.But last month she was detained in a police cell for seven hours, fingerprinted and had a DNA swab taken from her mouth. It was the first time she had ever been arrested, and the experience left her “in a state of trauma” and “shaking uncontrollably”. She could face a jail sentence of six months under UK terrorism legislation. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Pakistani cricket star Haider Ali is arrested by British police over rape allegation

The 24-year-old batsman is accused of carrying out the sexual assault while on tour with Pakistan 's A team against England last month. He is accused of raping a person in Manchester.

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5 d. ago Man, 64, is arrested after 'making sexual comments to children at playpark'

A man has been arrested after allegedly making lewd comments to children at a park.

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5 d. ago Wednesday star Percy Hynes White has very ordinary new job after sex assault allegations got him cancelled

Axed Wednesday star Percy Hynes White has a very normal new job almost two years after he was dropped from the hit show amid sexual assault allegations.

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5 d. ago Villarreal confirm Partey signing and address sexual offence charges in statement

Midfielder signs in week when he appeared in courtClub says it ‘firmly condemns gender-based violence’Villarreal have confirmed the signing of Thomas Partey on a free transfer after the expiry of his contract with Arsenal. The move was announced two days after the 32-year-old appeared in court charged with six sexual offences.Partey was bailed to appear at the Old Bailey for trial later this year, charged with five counts of rape relating to two women and a charge of sexual assault against a third woman. The alleged offences are said to have taken place in 2021 and 2022 when Partey was playing for Arsenal. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Man living in south Manchester asylum hotel denies sexual offence

The 22-year-old was accused of a sexual assault on a woman

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6 d. ago Police search for 'shirtless man' after sexual assault on Jubilee line

Police search for 'shirtless man' after sexual assault on Jubilee line  Richmond & Twickenham Times

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