18 h. ago MPs receive reports on Charity Commission’s failings in sexual abuse probes

The Charity Commission was told to review its handling of cases, risk assessment guidance and communication.

Events

25 h. ago Children are hacking their own schools' IT systems 'for fun'

The Information Commissioner's Office said teachers are failing to understand the 'insider threat' that students pose.

Politics

37 h. ago As the Epstein case shows, Trump’s Maga faithful care about only one kind of sex

E Jean Carroll won her case, but in Trumpland the only sex offences that matter are committed by paedophiles with links to DemocratsOn Monday, Donald Trump appeared in two, unrelated stories involving the sexual abuse of women. The first was a ruling by the US federal court of appeals, upholding an earlier judgment in which the president was found liable for $83.3m in damages for defaming the writer E Jean Carroll – a woman whom, it was ruled in civil court in 2023, had been sexually abused by Trump. On the same day, Trump’s alleged contribution to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s “birthday book” was shared by Democrats on social media in the form of a lewd drawing the president denied having made. The E Jean Carroll news caused no public inconvenience for Trump; the Epstein story went up like a mushroom cloud in what has become the most politically dangerous episode of his presidency.What, exactly, is the difference then between the sexual abuse of E Jean Carroll, for which ...

Politics

59 h. ago Children under five and more working households facing hunger in UK

About three in 10 (31%) children aged five and under were likely to be in this situation, according to the charity's latest Hunger in the UK report

Society

3 d. ago Gucci heiress with a 'shattered soul' was sexually abused as a child for years

Alexandra Gucci Zarini, the 40-year-old great-granddaughter of the founder of the luxury Italian company, said she was abused for years by her then stepfather, Joseph Ruffalo, now 85.

Events

3 d. ago Nuns vs the Vatican: documentary alleges sexual abuse and misconduct in the Catholic church

Toronto film festival: a new film follows women who claim to have been abused by a former Jesuit priestA complicated stain on Pope Francis’s legacy is further explored in Nuns vs the Vatican, a sensitive and unsettling documentary following women whose sexual abuse allegations were long ignored by the Catholic church, and the broader system that protects and enables predators within.Nuns, which is directed by Emmy winner in Lorena Luciano and executive produced by Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Mariska Hargitay and premiered at the Toronto film festival on Saturday, largely centres around Gloria Branciani and Mirjam Kovac, who are among dozens allegedly victimized by Marko Rupnik, a former Jesuit priest currently awaiting canonical trial for sexual, spiritual and physical abuse. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Report points to alarming rates of sexual and physical violence in Hong Kong prisons

Report finds juvenile detainees subjected to rampant sexual violence while in prison

Events

3 d. ago New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to $230 million settlement in clergy sex abuse case, attorneys say

The New Orleans Archdiocese has agreed to a $230 million settlement for survivors of clergy sexual abuse

Economics

5 d. ago Prince Harry 'wants to bring his children back to the UK and show them where he grew up', friends say

Prince Harry, who moved to the US in 2020, is returning to his homeland for a string of charity events in a rare four-day visit next week. He reportedly wants to bring his children back to the UK

Politics

7 d. ago Sexual deviant sexually abused two young girls by grooming and exploiting them

Rocci Malanti, 51, was told by one of his victims he had 'used her as a piece of meat to satisfy his deviant sexual desires'

Events

7 d. ago Charlie Sheen claims he was extorted by male sexual partners during the height of his drug abuse

Sheen charts the valleys in his life in his new memoir, ‘The Book of Sheen’

Events

7 d. ago Lena Dunham's 'insane' new memoir slammed by fans who resurface star's 'sexual abuse' controversy on sibling

Lena Dunham has been slammed for announcing a new memoir - 11 years after her first tell-all sparked claims she had molested her sibling.

Events

8 d. ago Charity watchdog launched legal action to stop MPs seeing sexual abuse report

A Charity Commission investigation into sexual abuse complaints at charities is set to be presented to MPs next week.

Events

9 d. ago US House committee releases batch of Epstein records as White House fights release of all files – live

Republican-led oversight committee releases over 33,000 pages of files related to investigation of late sex offenderDonald Trump’s “exciting announcement” expected at 2pm ET will be “related to the Department of Defense”, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna plan to hold a news conference tomorrow with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse as the political fallout from the saga continues to engage Congress on several fronts. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Trump announces Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama – live

The president declared Huntsville, Alabama, would ‘forever be known from this point forward as Rocket City’ in his first public appearance in several daysDonald Trump’s “exciting announcement” expected at 2pm ET will be “related to the Department of Defense”, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna plan to hold a news conference tomorrow with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse as the political fallout from the saga continues to engage Congress on several fronts. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago OnlyFans is 'world's biggest pimping empire' and 'playground for abuse' warning

Labour MP Joani Reid said OnlyFans creators like Bonnie Blue do not represent the majority of women on the site, which she called 'a playground for child sexual abuse'

Events

1 week ago Emily Atack: 'I've been sexually assaulted on film and television sets throughout my acting career'

The Rivals and Inbetweeners actress revealed she has been the target of sexual abuse in the workplace

Events

1 week ago ‘Trump loses again’: California governor reacts to judge ruling that national guard in LA violated federal law – live

Democratic governor Gavin Newsom takes shot at Trump after ‘the courts agree’ that deployment of national guard during LA immigration protests was illegalTrump illegally deployed national guard during LA Ice protests, judge rulesDonald Trump’s “exciting announcement” expected at 2pm ET will be “related to the Department of Defense”, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna plan to hold a news conference tomorrow with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse as the political fallout from the saga continues to engage Congress on several fronts. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Trump’s ‘exciting announcement’ related to the Pentagon, White House says – US politics live

It’s still unclear what the announcement will be, but White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says it’s related to the department of defenseDonald Trump’s “exciting announcement” expected at 2pm ET will be “related to the Department of Defense”, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna plan to hold a news conference tomorrow with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse as the political fallout from the saga continues to engage Congress on several fronts. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Leading female politicians and artists reject attempts to link migration and sexual abuse

The letter accuses the right of exploiting ‘violence against women to fuel hate and division’

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