15 h. ago Sexual misconduct allegations in UN missions topped 100 in 2024, UN says

A U.N. report says allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation in U.N. peacekeeping and political missions topped 100 for the third time in the last 10 years in 2024

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51 h. ago Police launch investigation into allegations of sexual abuse at a Scottish secondary school

Anyone who believes they may have been a victim is urged to come forward

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5 d. ago Police launch investigation after 'unacceptable' car meet blocks Manchester Airport tunnels amid roads mayhem

Drivers gathered for an 'illegal' car meet

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5 d. ago Bone discovered by pensioner while digging in garden as police launch investigation

The bone was discovered in a garden in the south of Scotland

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5 d. ago Manslaughter probe at Lucy Letby hospital: Staff could face prosecution over babies' deaths as police launch gross negligence investigation

Detectives have upgraded their investigation from a corporate manslaughter inquiry against the Countess of Chester Hospital to include those employed during Letby's killing spree.

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5 d. ago Staff at hospital where Lucy Letby murdered babies could face prosecution over deaths as police launch gross negligence manslaughter investigation

Detectives have upgraded their investigation from a corporate manslaughter inquiry against the Countess of Chester Hospital to include those employed during Letby's killing spree.

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6 d. ago Met Police launch investigation after two found dead in Thamesmead home

Two people were declared dead after emergency services were called to a Thamesmead property

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6 d. ago Thamesmead police investigate mystery deaths of man and woman found with serious injuries

Emergency services found the bodies of a man and a woman inside a property in Greater London leading police officers to launch an investigation into their deaths

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6 d. ago Trump administration drops lawsuit against company over alleged abuse at its child migrant shelters

The Trump administration says it is dropping a civil lawsuit against the largest provider of housing for unaccompanied migrant children over alleged sexual abuse and harassment of minors at its facilities

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7 d. ago North Sea collision: ship’s master arrested as fears grow for marine life

Police launch criminal investigation while local leaders call on Starmer to prevent environmental catastrophePolice have detained the master of the container ship Solong as experts voiced growing fears over the environmental impact of the collision in the North Sea.The 59-year-old was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after the search was called off for a sailor onboard the Solong, which drifted ablaze off the coast of Yorkshire on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago North Sea collision: man arrested as experts warn of ‘disaster’ for marine life

Police launch criminal investigation as local leaders call on Starmer to prevent environmental catastrophePolice have launched a criminal investigation into the collision between two ships in the North Sea, with one man arrested, as experts voiced growing fears over the environmental impact of the crash.A 59-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after the search was called off for a sailor onboard the Solong cargo ship, which drifted ablaze off the coast of Yorkshire on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Ayrshire assault: Police Scotland launch investigation as two teenagers and a man found with serious injuries

"Officers are following a positive line of inquiry.”

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9 d. ago Talbot Green shooting: Everything we know as police launch murder investigation

Investigators for South Wales Police have been working around the clock to understand the circumstances surrounding the tragic incident

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1 week ago Mormon church rocked by child sexual abuse allegations in California

Look-back window results in nearly 100 allegations against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) in the US has been rocked by a slew of sexual abuse allegations launched against it in California in the latest scandal to hit the organization that is better known as the Mormon church.A three-year look-back legal window that allows adult survivors of sexual assault to file claims in California has produced almost 100 allegations of childhood sexual abuse by Mormon leaders. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Disabled actor let go by Globe theatre after alleging sex abuse settles

A disabled playwright and actor whose contract was not renewed by Shakespeare’s Globe theatre after she alleged sexual abuse by another actor has said she feels “relieved” to have reached a legal settlement with the playhouse.

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2 w. ago Heartbroken dad of glamorous college student, 18, breaks silence on fake sex rumor that stunned America

Mary Kate Cornett's father spoke about the trauma his 19-year-old daughter is going through as the police and FBI launch dual investigations into her viral nightmare.

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2 w. ago Heartbroken dad of glamorous college student, 18, breaks silence on wild sex rumor that stunned America

Mary Kate Cornett's father spoke about the trauma his 19-year-old daughter is going through as the police and FBI launch dual investigations into her viral nightmare.

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2 w. ago West Lothian police launch investigation after spate of 'linked' vehicle thefts

A number of thefts have taken place over the last few weeks.

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2 w. ago Russell Brand faces High Court lawsuit over 'sexual abuse' allegation

Russell Brand is being sued in London’s High Court over ‘sexual abuse’

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2 w. ago Unbearable cruelty! Hunt for callous thieves who stole Paddington monument from bench as police launch investigation

A sculpture of the character written about by Michael Bond and featuring in a trilogy of hit films had been unveiled in the author's home town of Newbury, Berkshire.

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