10 h. ago Olympian convicted of raping child in UK banned from Beach Volleyball World Championships

Steven van de Velde of the Netherlands, who is a convicted child rapist, has had a visa application to enter Australia for the Beach Volleyball World Championships rejected

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12 h. ago Dutch Olympian convicted of child rape banned from world championships

Steven van de Velde has been denied a visa by Australia, with the world championships set to take place in Adelaide next month

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17 h. ago Australia denies visa to Dutch Olympian convicted of child rape

Dutch Olympian Steven van de Velde has been denied a visa to compete in the beach volleyball world championships in Australia

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3 d. ago Brave grooming gang victim who was drugged and raped as a child says she 'doesn't trust Keir Starmer' after quitting 'toxic' inquiry

Ellie-Ann Reynolds, 24, from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, has spent 11 years trying to get people to hear her as she has bravely opened up about the horrific abuse she suffered as a child.

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9 d. ago Paedo Ian Watkins' last sick love note to secret fiancée before he was killed in jail

Watkins was serving a 29 year jail sentence for a string of sick child sex crimes, including the attempted rape of a baby, but still had hundreds of women writing him letters

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1 week ago Feuding brothers in rock bands that were torn apart by Gallagher

Oasis stars Noel and Liam Gallagher aren’t the first rockers to have fallen out with their sibling bandmates. From The Kinks to The Beach Boys, it’s been going on for a while

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2 w. ago Former Olympic coach and I'm A Celebrity star's husband appears in court on rape and child sex charges

Jose Vicente Leiva-Modahl, 65, who also goes by the name Vicente Modahl, is charged with 19 offences against one woman, dating back to when she was a child.

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2 w. ago Young girl sexually abused by three generations of her own family

Six people from the same family have been found guilty of 39 offences - including rape, sexual assault and child cruelty - against two young sisters

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2 w. ago Former Olympic coach and I'm A Celebrity star's husband is charged with the rape and sex assault of a child

Vicente Modahl, 65, is accused of a string of sex offences alleged to have taken place between 2012 and 2024, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

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2 w. ago Former Olympic coach, 65, is charged with the rape and sex assault of a child

Vicente Modahl, 65, is accused of a string of sex offences alleged to have taken place between 2012 and 2024, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

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2 w. ago Former Olympic coach charged with rape and sexual assault of a child

Vicente Modahl will appear at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

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2 w. ago Two evil brothers raped schoolgirl, 12, and fathered her child while HIV positive

A 12-year-old schoolgirl was horrifically raped by two sick brothers and impregnated by her 'predator' abuser - who attacked her while knowing he was HIV positive

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3 w. ago Police believe London paedophile and serial sex attacker may have other victims

Vruj Patel, 26, was jailed for 22 years for a string of sexual offences including the rape of a child under the age of 13

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3 w. ago When Tanya lost her wedding ring in the surf, she thought it was gone forever. Then she met the detectorists

There’s a global network dedicated to recovering lost jewellery. They say ‘if it’s there, we will find it’ – even under 50cm of sand in waist-deep waterGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTanya Pelly thought her wedding ring had vanished forever when it flew off her finger while she was swimming at Sydney’s Freshwater beach, far out in the surf.The gold band, originally exchanged by Tanya’s grandparents in 1930s Germany, flicked through the sky in “a perfect parabolic arch” before disappearing into the waves. Continue reading...

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