9 h. ago Chaos as 100 youths fight and throw fireworks in huge UK town brawl

There will be a huge police presence in Oldham, greater Manchester, this weekend following massive brawl involving more than 100 youths as extra officers are called

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3 d. ago Sarah Everard's unimaginably cruel final journey and why 'little progress' has been made since

Experts warn that police complacency and inadequate reform mean women are still relying on "keys in hand" rather than a functioning system to survive while out in public spaces as new findings into sexual violence are released

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4 d. ago Grenoble drug war with kids shot in the streets and unaccompanied minors used as gangs' foot soldiers in the battle to supply skiing tourists with cocaine

The once-idyllic 'Capital of the Alps' - visited by tens of thousands of UK holidaymakers every year - is now battling a ruthless drug war fought with military-grade weapons.

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1 week ago One in four unconcerned by sexual deepfakes created without consent, survey finds

Senior UK police officer says AI is accelerating violence against women and girls and that technology companies are complicitOne in four people think there is nothing wrong with creating and sharing sexual deepfakes, or they feel neutral about it, even when the person depicted has not consented, according to a police-commissioned survey.The findings prompted a senior police officer to warn that the use of AI is accelerating an epidemic in violence against women and girls (VAWG), and that technology companies are complicit in this abuse. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Former Reform leader in Wales is jailed for 10 years for accepting pro

Russia is seeking to bribe Britain's MPs to undermine our democracy, police warned today as the former head of the Reform UK party in Wales was jailed for taking cash to back Putin's allies.

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2 w. ago Hundreds of motorists are trapped on North Yorks moors as blizzards leave roads impassable and temperatures plunge in

Footage posted online shows long queues of vehicles inching along the white-out route, prompting police to warn drivers to avoid the road.

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2 w. ago Wes Streeting admits he is not comfortable deporting kids under new asylum plan

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he is not comfortable with the prospect of families with children being deported following a backlash - but insisted it is the 'right thing' to do

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2 w. ago Oil giant accuses Labour of 'deliberately' crippling business ahead of Budget as firms warn over exodus of young talent and slate 'crazy' policies

Paul Greenwood, chairman of petrochemical giant ExxonMobil, blamed 'undermining' policies after confirming that an ethylene manufacturing plant in Fife will close next year.

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2 w. ago My kids start sentences in one language and end in another. I hope school doesn’t shrink their joyous, noisy worlds | Shadi Khan Saif

Maybe there’s room for something gentler: letting children know they don’t need to change any part of themselves to belongMost mornings in our house feel like a friendly little language carnival spinning through the kitchen. Before the kids even put on their shoes for school, they’ve already cycled through three languages – joking in Hindi, arguing in Pashto and sprinkling English on top like chocolate chips tossed over their cereal.We don’t plan it or rehearse it: it just happens. Pashto is the language of feelings and family business like complaints, alliances, who stole whose pencil, who touched the remote. Hindi came to us through the back door: Bollywood songs and movies playing in the background, cousins in Karachi and the kind of street-style banter the kids pick up from YouTube faster than I can keep track of. And English, of course, is the language that binds the whole day together with school notices, breakfast negotiations, reminders about homework. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Pair guilty of killing vulnerable drug addict 'kidnapped' from the street

Jemma Marshall and Jason Wadsworth were found guilty of manslaughter

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3 w. ago Police warn 'do not approach' man with distinctive arm tattoo

Police are hunting Kevin McAteer, 34, who absconded from prison on September 22

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3 w. ago Pregnant woman dies at home as police warn against 'potentially hurtful' online speculation

Cops said rumours were "unhelpful and potentially hurtful to those involved"

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3 w. ago Police warn parents after 'warzone' on streets as kids throw fireworks

Police officers in Bolton, Manchester have issued a stark warning to parents after kids were seen lighting fireworks and throwing them at members of the public and police in the street

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4 w. ago Probation Service being 'set up to fail' under Labour soft justice bill, warn Lords

The Probation Service is being 'set up to fail' under Labour's soft justice bill raising fears about monitoring of violent criminals set loose on the streets, Lords warned today.

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