14 m. ago Revealed: Paedophile who raped schoolgirl, 15, and livestreamed abuse poses with children at sports club while on BAIL for sex attack

Michael Linfoot, 24, trained at a gym in Chorley, Greater Manchester after being arrested and bailed on charges of sexual abuse against the girl when he was 18.

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29 h. ago Over 1,000 children in Australia urged to undergo STI tests after childcare abuse charges

Sex crime squad detectives said Joshua Brown had worked at 20 different childcare centres

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36 h. ago Melbourne childcare worker charged with sexual abuse offences as 1,200 children to be tested for infectious diseases

Victoria police allege Point Cook man Joshua Brown sexually assaulted infants and children in his care at a western suburbs childcare centreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictorian health authorities are recommending 1,200 children get tested for infectious diseases after a Melbourne childcare worker was charged with allegedly sexually abusing infants and children in his care.Police on Tuesday confirmed Point Cook man Joshua Brown, 26, was charged last month with more than 70 offences relating to eight alleged victims aged between five months and two years old.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Melbourne childcare worker charged with more than 70 offences against children in his care

Victoria police allege Point Cook man Joshua Brown sexually abused eight children at a western suburbs childcare centreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Melbourne childcare worker has been charged with more than 70 offences after allegedly sexually abusing eight children in his care.Victoria police issued a statement on Tuesday confirming they charged 26-year-old Point Cook man Joshua Brown last month with offences including sexual penetration of a child under 12, attempted sexual penetration of a child under 12, sexual assault of a child under 16 and producing child material for use through a carriage service. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago ‘I don’t think my brain should have gone through that’: five young people on their experience of smartphones as teens

What do people who got – and one who didn’t get – internet-connected phones in their adolescence actually think about the impact they had on them?Debate and anxiety about teen and preteen access to smartphones and social media is raging. One paper has likened smartphones to a “parasite” on our brains, while another study suggests moderate use of social media does not have a harmful effect on young people. In the US more than 100,000 parents have joined an online pledge to delay giving children smartphones until at least the eighth grade and in Australia a ban on under-16s using social media will come into effect in December. Despite all this, OECD figures released in May show 70% of 10-year-olds and 98% of 15-year-olds have internet-connected smartphones.So is giving teenagers smartphones that big a deal? Continue reading...

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5 d. ago British and Irish Lions urged to ‘create moments’ ahead of Australia tour opener

Western Force await in Perth on Saturday.

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5 d. ago ‘Basically impossible to get them back’: Russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children is a war crime, say experts

As territories shift and divide families, desperate parents are travelling to Russia to find their children, many of whom have been moved into military camps or orphanagesAs many as 35,000 Ukrainian children are still missing and thought to be held in Russia or Russian-occupied territories, according to an American team of experts, with families saying they are being forced to take desperate and risky measures to try to rescue them.As Russian forces began their invasion in February 2022, children were abducted from care homes, from the battlefield after the death of their parents, or under coercion directly from their families. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco found guilty in sex abuse case, receives 2

Wander Franco, the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop, has been found guilty of sexual abuse charges

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6 d. ago Sue and Noel Radford branded 'cruel' after taking their children to 'exploit animals for entertainment' on trip to Florida just weeks after their £52,000 Orlando holiday

Sue and Noel Radford have come under fire after animal lovers accused them of partaking in a 'cruel' tourist excursion while holidaying in Florida.

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8 d. ago Disgraced MLB star Wander Franco learns fate amid sexual abuse trial

The former Tampa Bay Rays shortstop is on trial in his native Dominican Republic, facing charges of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation against a minor and human trafficking.

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9 d. ago Tom Curry urges Lions to make most of Australia tour after Argentina setback

The squad arrived in Perth on Sunday smarting from a 28-24 loss at the Aviva Stadium.

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1 week ago GBBO's Briony May reveals secrets to getting children involved in cooking

A study of 1,000 parents with children aged 2-10, found the majority agreed that getting their kids involved in the kitchen is important but four in ten struggled to do so

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1 week ago Scots lawyer charged with child abuse appeared on TV as 'legal expert'

Attendees only discovered his ­conviction via an internet search after he became embroiled in a heated debate with Mike Pilbeam, a former McClure’s client and lead campaigner on the issue.

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2 w. ago Scottish duo help 200,000 children annually with surgery network

Scottish charity leaders recognised in King’s Honours for life-saving work

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2 w. ago Disgraced consultant had 'paedophile manual' and indecent images of children

Dr Matthew Isles faced number of charges including the movie which contained "guidance" about sexual abuse

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2 w. ago Groomers who abuse children will automatically face rape charges as Government scrambles to tighten laws to prevent older predators escaping punishment

The Home Secretary promised to tighten the law on rape yesterday to stop grooming gang cases being dropped or downgraded.

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2 w. ago The trial that has gripped Norway like a soap opera has ripped apart track and field’s most famous family | Sean Ingle

A court cleared Gjert Ingebrigtsen of many of the abuse charges made against him but the father and coach’s hope of reconciliation seems remoteThe moment that ripped apart track and field’s most successful and eccentric family came in January 2022, after the 15‑year‑old sister of the Tokyo Olympic 1500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen was grounded by her father after school.At that point, Jakob and his brothers Filip and Henrik, were all European, world or Olympic champions, having trained like professionals since before they were teenagers. They were also major TV stars in Norway thanks to the docuseries Team Ingebrigtsen, where they appeared alongside their coach and father Gjert. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The trial that gripped Norway like a soap opera has ripped apart track and field’s most famous family | Sean Ingle

A court cleared Gjert Ingebrigtsen of many of the abuse charges made against him but the father and coach’s hope of reconciliation seems remoteThe moment that ripped apart track and field’s most successful and eccentric family came in January 2022, after the 15‑year‑old sister of the Tokyo Olympic 1500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen was grounded by her father after school.At that point, Jakob and his brothers Filip and Henrik, were all European, world or Olympic champions, having trained like professionals since before they were teenagers. They were also major TV stars in Norway thanks to the docuseries Team Ingebrigtsen, where they appeared alongside their coach and father, Gjert. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father convicted of assaulting daughter and acquitted of other abuse charges

The father of Norwegian track star Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been convicted of assaulting his daughter and handed a suspended prison sentence

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2 w. ago Stuart Hogg complies with community payback order in domestic abuse case

The 32-year-old pleaded guilty to a single charge of domestic abuse of his ex-partner, Gillian Hogg, over the course of five years

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