17 h. ago Church of England reviewing complaint against incoming archbishop of Canterbury

Sarah Mullally accused of mishandling abuse complaint against priest in London, where she serves as bishopThe Church of England is reviewing a complaint against the incoming archbishop of Canterbury over her handling of an abuse allegation.Dame Sarah Mullally is due to take up the role next month, after Justin Welby was forced to resign over the way he dealt with a safeguarding scandal. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Incoming Archbishop of Canterbury faces complaint over handling of abuse allegation

Dame Sarah Mullally was not informed of the complaint at the time, church authorities confirmed.

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28 h. ago Now the new Archbishop of Canterbury 'is accused of mishandling an abuse claim'

A complainant, known only as N, has claimed The Right Rev Dame Sarah Mullally dealt with an abuse claim against a London priest improperly.

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43 h. ago Met Police accused of ‘brushing under carpet’ claim officer ran grooming gang abusing girls in care

The Metropolitan Police is reviewing allegations a retired officer was involved in a London VIP paedophile ring

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45 h. ago John Smyth: Timeline of abuse scandal that led Archbishop of Canterbury to resign

The independent Makin report concluded that Smyth’s abuse was covered up within the Church of England for years

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5 d. ago Pressure grows on ‘reckless’ Hegseth as twin scandals engulf Pentagon chief

Defense secretary defiant but allegations of war crimes and blistering watchdog report increase calls for him to goPete Hegseth is facing the most serious crisis of his tenure as defense secretary, engulfed by allegations of war crimes in the Caribbean and a blistering inspector general report accusing him of mishandling classified military intelligence. Yet despite the long list of trouble and as lawmakers from both parties call for his resignation, Hegseth shows no signs of stepping down and still holds Donald Trump’s support.The twin crises have engulfed the former Fox News personality in separate but overlapping allegations that lawmakers, policy experts and former officials say reveal a pattern of dangerous recklessness at the helm of the Pentagon. Democratic legislators have reignited calls for his ouster after revelations that survivors clinging to wreckage from a September boat strike were deliberately killed in a “double-tap” attack, while a defense department investigation...

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2 w. ago Starmer calls on Farage to apologise to his alleged victims of racial abuse at school

Prime minister says Reform leader’s explanations about alleged comments are ‘unconvincing to say the least’Keir Starmer has called on Nigel Farage to apologise to his school contemporaries who claim the Reform leader racially abused them while at Dulwich College.The Guardian reported last week the testimony of Peter Ettedgui, who said a 13-year-old Farage “would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right’ or ‘gas them’, sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago New Orleans archbishop apologizes to survivors who claim they were abused by clergy

Gregory Aymond testified in archdiocese bankruptcy case, which will determine how much compensation survivors receiveThe New Orleans Roman Catholic archbishop, Gregory Aymond, has apologized to a group of survivors who have claimed they were abused by clergymen as children.“I know you have been through a lot of pain,” he said on Thursday in a federal courtroom while looking directly at survivors Tim Trahan and Richard Coon. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Man United facing sexual abuse claim in the High Court as historical allegation is filed against former kit man

Manchester United have been accused of failing to protect a claimant from sexual abuse by former employee Billy Watts in a High Court legal case.

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4 w. ago New Archbishop of Canterbury says churches SHOULD baptise asylum seekers amid fears of fake conversions to stay in the UK

Dame Sarah Mullally argued that due to the persecution faced by millions of Christians around the world, people may wait until they are in the UK to publicly declare their faith.

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