18 h. ago Attempted rape charges against Romanian teens whose arrests sparked riots dropped

The alleged incident took place in June this year, but prosecutors said there had been "significant evidential developments"

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21 h. ago Teenagers accused of rape that led to Ballymena riots have charges dropped

Public Prosecution Service was granted permission to end criminal proceedings against the pair due to ‘significant evidential developments’

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22 h. ago Prosecutors drop charges against two Romanian teenagers accused of attempting to rape schoolgirl that sparked days of rioting in Ballymena

The boys, aged 14 and 15, have been held in custody since the alleged sexual assault which led to sustained racially-motivated rioting in the Country Antrim town during the summer.

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66 h. ago Prosecutors drop Trump’s election interference case in Georgia, ending last criminal case against president

Judge ends sweeping RICO case against Trump and more than a dozen allies

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67 h. ago Georgia prosecutors drop election interference case against Trump and others

Newly appointed prosecutor calls on judge to end sweeping RICO case against Trump and more than a dozen allies

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3 d. ago Sex crimes including rape and revenge porn at four year high

New Scottish Government figures show sex crimes in Scotland at a four year high including rape, attempted rape and revenge porn

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4 d. ago Nigel Farage responds to racism claims saying he never ‘tried to hurt anybody’

Reform leader denies engaging in racist or antisemitic behaviour ‘with intent’ at school, but says he can’t remember everything from 49 years agoNigel Farage has broken his silence nearly a week after he was accused by about 20 people of racism and antisemitism as a teenager, by saying he “never directly, really tried to go and hurt anybody”.His remarks came after the publication of a detailed investigation by the Guardian in which many of his school contemporaries claimed to be victims of, or witnesses to, repeated incidents of deeply offensive behaviour. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Jogger's screams save her from rape attempt as residents chase down predator

Michael Wanless, 41, was found guilty following a trial at Teesside Crown Court after brave residents intervened when they heard the victim's screams

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5 d. ago Sex attacker guilty of attempted rape of jogger on morning run

Michael Wanless, 41, has been found guilty of attempted rape.

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7 d. ago Germany to classify date rape drugs as weapons in attempt to ensure justice for survivors

Classification will create basis for ‘significantly stricter’ prosecutions, minister saysGermany plans to treat the use of date rape drugs like the use of a weapon in prosecutions as part of measures to ensure justice for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.“We classify date rape drugs, which are increasingly used as a widespread tool in crimes, as weapons. This creates the basis for significantly stricter prosecutions,” , Alexander Dobrindt, the interior minister, said on Friday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Teenager appears in court accused of murdering 'beautiful' 17

Cameron Cheng has been remanded in custody and will appear again before a higher court tomorrow, Tuesday, November 18

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1 week ago Trial of teenage boys accused of murdering loving dad begins

Kamran Aman, 38, died following an incident in Barry Road, Barry, just before midnight on June 30

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1 week ago Dad attacked by two young men fuelled by drink and rage court hears

Kamran Aman, 38, died following an incident in Barry Road, Barry, just before midnight on June 30

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2 w. ago Seven men from Syria, Iran and Britain appear in court accused of more than 40 offences against 11 teenage victims after grooming gang investigation in Bristol

The men were charged with offences including rape and the supply of drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy, following a police investigation into group-based child sexual exploitation in Bristol.

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2 w. ago Girl, 10, charged with rape and attempted murder of child, 5, in horror attack

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A distraught mum found her young daughter, 5, in such a state that she did not recognise her, heard court, as she made a tearful plea

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2 w. ago Seven men charged in Bristol child sexual exploitation investigation

Men appear in court accused of more than 40 offences against teenage girlsSeven men have been charged with alleged offences against 11 teenage girls as part of an investigation into what police have called “group-based child sexual exploitation” in Bristol.The men are accused of more than 40 offences between 2022 and 2025. The investigation began in November 2023 after concerns were raised about the sexual exploitation of a teenage girl.Mohamed Arafe, 19, of Speedwell in Bristol. He has been charged with five counts of arranging or facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child, one of causing or inciting the sexual exploitation of a child, one of sexual assault, one of being concerned in the supply of cocaine and a further count of being concerned in the supply of ecstasy.Sina Omari, 20, of Fishponds in Bristol. He has been charged with two counts of rape, four counts of arranging or facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child, one of causing or inciting the sexual exploitatio...

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2 w. ago Girl, ten, appears in court charged with rape and attempted murder of 5

The victim's mother says she found her daughter 'unresponsive, bloody with her hair pulled from her scalp [and] her body covered in bruises' in Cleveland, Ohio.

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2 w. ago Girl, 10, appears in court charged with rape and attempted murder of 5

The victim's mother says she found her daughter 'unresponsive, bloody with her hair pulled from her scalp [and] her body covered in bruises'.

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3 w. ago Asylum seeker accused of sexually assaulting two teenage girls escapes from custody during medical appointment

Pirouz Mofrad, 22, absconded from a health facility in Bexhill yesterday morning while on a Sexual Risk Order and was missing overnight before being found today.

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3 w. ago Rats, overcrowding and urgent riot warnings — my day inside a London jail

Britain’s jails are “on the precipice of failure”, with warnings that jails could run out of space within days. As Keir Starmer announces emergency measures to fix the crisis, Katie Strick spends a day on the frontline

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