7 d. ago Kemi Badenoch insists she is ‘not doing politics’ on grooming gangs after Baroness Casey criticism

Baroness Louise Casey told the BBC she was ‘disappointed’ by the Opposition’s response to her review of the grooming gangs scandal

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8 d. ago Grooming gangs: Children in London being sexually and criminally exploited, damning Casey review reveals

Baroness Casey found ‘deep-rooted failures’ to protect children from rape, exploitation, and violence, with continued fragmentation in the authorities' response

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8 d. ago Grooming gangs scandal: Damning key findings from the Casey review

The Government has now ordered a new national inquiry into grooming gangs after the shocking findings

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8 d. ago Grooming gangs: 'No hiding' for police, councils and social services who failed 100s of young girls, says No10

Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new inquiry into the scandal after a U-turn

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8 d. ago 'How could so many people turn a blind eye?': The question UK must answer after grooming gangs inquiry U

Sir Keir Starmer has agreed to a new national inquiry after a review by Baroness Louise Casey

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8 d. ago Grooming gangs: Nationwide police operation announced as Baroness Casey’s review findings to be published

Earlier this year, the Government dismissed calls for a public inquiry

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8 d. ago Grooming gangs: Baroness Casey’s review findings to be published after Keir Starmer U

Earlier this year, the Government dismissed calls for a public inquiry.

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2 w. ago Married At First Sight groom under fire over 'misogynistic' post about 'high standards'

After Adrian Araouzou published an Instagram video about his 'high standards' when it comes to relationships, some people branded his post misogynistic and criticised him online

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2 w. ago Straw review – Taraji P Henson rises above Tyler Perry’s tortured Netflix thriller

The Oscar nominated actor gives a powerhouse performance as a woman pushed to the edge but the punishing film around her does a disserviceTyler Perry is not beating the allegations. For decades, the content-creating studio chief has been roundly criticized for making the traumatization of Black women a persistent theme in his work. In Straw, his latest exercise in misogynoir for Netflix, he pulls out all the stops to break the camel’s back.The guinea pig for this cultural stress test is Janiyah (Taraji P Henson), an apex Perry caricature who is past the point of exhaustion. Her loud, hot and dumpy apartment isn’t all that keeps her in perennial discomfort. There’s also a precocious young daughter (Gabrielle E Jackson) with nagging medical issues, and that eviction notice on the dining table. She can’t make ends meet despite working three jobs, and her cashier’s position at the local food desert grocery store is especially thankless. When an angry customer spikes a bottle of fizzy dr...

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2 w. ago Horrors of addiction detailed in Tim MacGabhann's 'blisteringly brilliant' memoir

Irish writer Tim MacGabhann has lived many lives, as an acclaimed novelist and journalist writing on the cartels. His latest book The Black Pool lays his past addictions bare, he tells critic Aimee Walsh

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2 w. ago Better Call Saul actor unloads on ‘simpleton’ Jesse Watters after Fox host calls Karine Jean

The MAGA favorite is being heavily criticized after attacking the first Black American to serve as White House press secretary

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3 w. ago Former WWE star says issues with Triple H are 'personal' and 'nothing to do with race'

EXCLUSIVE: MVP previously criticised the way Triple H books black wrestlers, but told the Daily Star his issues with the main honcho are personal and 'nothing to do with race'

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3 w. ago County lines blitz on drug gangs exploiting children as young as nine at London rail station

Vulnerable youngsters enticed with vape pens after being recruited on social media apps such as Snapchat and TikTok

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4 w. ago New grooming standards in the Marines will target Black men, critics charge

A US Marine Corps guidance released in March states that people who suffer from skin conditions like PFB may be discharged; critics argue the policy is ‘racist.’

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