50 h. ago School counsellor fights tears as she's jailed for abusing 'defenceless' student

Emily Nutley admitted to having 'crossed a line' and said she had lost her marriage, home, friends after she had sexual relations with a pupil at her school meant

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3 d. ago Brighton’s trailblazer Aisha Masaka: ‘It was my dream to play in Europe’

Tanzanian’s career has been defined by a series of firsts and the 21-year-old is keen to make a mark at her first WafconAisha Masaka became the first Tanzanian footballer to play in the Women’s Super League (WSL) when she signed for Brighton last summer, and she is a pioneer for her country in several ways. Masaka was the first to play in the Champions League, when she was with the Swedish Club BK Häcken, from 2022 to 2024, and recently launched the AKM Foundation, aimed at fighting poverty and promoting gender equality through sport.Masaka started playing street football as a teenager and dabbled in every other sport available to her including basketball and volleyball, much to her parents’ dismay. “We fought a lot because parents, especially in Africa, find it difficult to allow their girls to play football,” says the 21-year-old. “They wanted me to go to school and not be involved in any sport at all.”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago London travel news LIVE: Circle, Metropolitan and District line trains halted sparking rush

Check here for all travel updates as several London Underground lines are suspended

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3 d. ago London travel news LIVE: Circle, Metropolitan, Windrush and more lines suspended

Check here for all travel updates as several London Underground lines are suspended

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5 d. ago Notorious paedophile jailed for abusing girls allowed to live feet from children's playground with no knowledge from Probation Service

Todros Grynhaus was imprisoned for more than 13 years in 2015, found guilty of seven offences against two young girls between 1996 and 2004.

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5 d. ago Tragic mother's attacker is given a taste of freedom after just one year in prison

A 'violent monster' who was jailed for abusing his partner before her death has been offered a taste of freedom - after serving just one year behind bars.

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5 d. ago Notorious paedophile jailed for abusing girls allowed to live metres from children's playground with no knowledge from probation service

Todros Grynhaus was imprisoned for more than 13 years in 2015, found guilty of seven offences against two young girls between 1996 and 2004.

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5 d. ago Notorious paedophile allowed to live just 24 steps from a children's playground

EXCLUSIVE: Todros Grynhaus was jailed for 13 years in 2015 after a campaign of sexual abuse against two teenage girls - now he's living just yards from a playground. Nicole Wootton-Cane reports.

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5 d. ago He was jailed for 13 years for sexually abusing two girls, now he's living next to a kid's playground

EXCLUSIVE: Todros Grynhaus was jailed for 13 years in 2015 after a campaign of sexual abuse against two teenage girls - now he's living just yards from a playground. Nicole Wootton-Cane reports.

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7 d. ago Two jailed for hurling antisemitic abuse and alcohol at worshippers outside Jewish synagogue in Marble Arch

Worshippers were targeted as they left the synagogue near Marble Arch in central London

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7 d. ago Blow by blow, how Elon Musk tore apart friendship with Trump with one bombshell post after another on X, from endorsing his impeachment to wild claims about Jeffrey Epstein

The public feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk resembles a dispute between two children in the playground - except one is the leader of the free world and the other the world's richest man

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1 week ago Transgender paedophile dodges jail AGAIN after breaching a court order

In June 2022, Peter Selby received a suspended sentence for amassing a vile collection of pictures and videos featuring children as young as three.

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1 week ago Dark true story behind hit drama What It Feels Like For a Girl: Transgender author Paris Lees endured horrific sexual abuse and was jailed at 16

Critics have commended the BBC 's adaptation of journalist Paris Lees' memoir, What It Feels Like for a Girl, which looks at the British writer's tumultuous history and at times dark journey.

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1 week ago Teen trans athlete at center of rightwing attacks wins track events in California

AB Hernandez, 16, ties for first place in two events as Trump administration threatens to withhold federal fundingA teenage transgender athlete in California, who has been at the center of widespread political attacks by rightwing pundits and the Trump administration, won in two track events over the weekend. The 16-year-old athlete, AB Hernandez, tied for first place alongside two other athletes in the high jump, and tied for first place in the triple jump.This comes as the Trump administration threatened to withhold federal funding from California for allowing trans athletes to compete in girls’ sports. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Epstein accuser sues federal government saying FBI did ‘absolutely nothing’ after she reported her abuse

Politically-connected financier and convicted sex abuser died by suicide in a New York jail

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2 w. ago Paedo surgeon who abused 299 kids recorded sick birthday tradition in twisted diary

French medic Joel Le Scouarnec has been sentenced to a maximum term of 20 years in jail for sexually abusing hundreds of patients, mostly children. His diaries were a crucial part of the prosecution's case against him

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2 w. ago Joël Le Scouarnec: France's worst paedophile who sexually abused hundreds of children given maximum jail term

Joël Le Scouarnec was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting 299 children

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2 w. ago Surgeon dubbed 'the worst serial paedophile who ever lived' after sexually abusing hundreds of patients over three decades is jailed for the maximum 20 years in France

Joël Le Scouarnec, 74, admitted at least 299 horrifying crimes against victims who were mostly under the age of 15, with the youngest just four.

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2 w. ago French paedophile surgeon who abused hundreds of children jailed for 20 years

Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, has been at the centre of one of France's largest-ever child sex abuse cases having admitted abusing hundreds of children and he has now been sentenced to 20 years in jail

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2 w. ago Glasgow crime: 'Violent' domestic abuser, Mark Keel who killed partner, Maxine Clark, jailed for 22 years

"Maxine was a beloved mum and daughter. Maxine's family miss her every day and they still feel her loss profoundly.”

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