2 h. 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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12 h. ago Retired fireman sent sickening images of child sex abuse on WhatsApp

Roger Hoiles admitted to being in possession of over 1,000 cruel images and videos of child sex abuse and exploitation.

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12 h. ago Retired fireman, 78, caught with over 1000 child abuse images he stored on phone and memory card

Twisted Roger Hoiles was snared when cops received information that a device linked to his Neilston home was connected to the internet and contained the horrific material.

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16 h. ago Met Police launches massive new grooming gangs inquiry with 9,000 cases probed again after criticism of Sadiq Khan and UK's biggest force

The Mayor of London has repeatedly denied that his city was blighted by the kinds of child abuse seen in towns such as Rochdale and Rotherham.

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29 h. ago Meta found in breach of EU law over ‘ineffective’ complaints system for flagging illegal content

European Commission initial finding says Facebook and Instagram introduced unnecessary steps for users to submit reportsInstagram and Facebook have breached EU law by failing to provide users with simple ways to complain or flag illegal content, including child sexual abuse material and terrorist content, the European Commission has said.In a preliminary finding on Friday, the EU’s executive body said Meta, the $1.8tn California company that runs the social media services, had introduced unnecessary steps in processes for users to submit reports. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Instagram and Facebook found in breach of EU law over flagging of illegal content

European Commission initial finding says mechanisms to report and remove illegal content may be ineffectiveInstagram and Facebook have breached EU law by failing to provide users with simple ways to flag illegal content including child sexual abuse material and terrorist content, the European Commission has said.In preliminary finding on Friday, the EU’s executive body said Meta, the $1.8tn California company that runs the social media services, had introduced unnecessary steps in processes for users to submit reports. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins died from stab wound to the neck, inquest told

Coroner reveals postmortem cause of death of child sexual abuse offender at HMP Wakefield earlier this monthThe former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins died from a stab wound to the neck, an inquest has heard.Watkins, 48, died after an alleged attack at HMP Wakefield, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Search underway for piano teacher to Hollywood kids who slipped out of country after child sex abuse conviction

John Kaleel is accused of fleeing the country on October 8, the same day he was found guilty

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46 h. ago Labour's grooming gangs inquiry plunges deeper into chaos as it could 'still take MONTHS' to find a chair

Sir Keir Starmer in June bowed to intense pressure to implement a full national probe into group-based child sex abuse.

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56 h. ago 'I was kidnapped, tortured, raped and had 6 children by my stepdad over 28 years'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTEN Lydia Gouardo escaped from her abuser as a child, but the police just delivered her back to him every time

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3 d. ago Baby P's mother Tracey Connelly says 'I was a crap mum' as she makes fresh bid for jail release

Tracey Connelly speaks publicly for the first time since her conviction over death of her child Peter who suffered horrific abuse

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3 d. ago Sicko couple made animal sex videos in flat above vet practice

Sick paedophile Daniel Rochford recorded his wife sexually abusing their dogs and shared them online for like-minded perverts to enjoy. He was also found with more than 150 sick child abuse images

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3 d. ago Grooming gangs inquiry in chaos: Labour probe into child sex abuse falling apart as potential chairman and three victims pull out amid 'cover

In a farcical development, a candidate to lead the child sexual abuse review pulled out at a late stage. Three victims have also resigned from an advisory group, labelling it a 'cover-up'.

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3 d. ago Grooming gangs inquiry in chaos: Labour probe into child sex abuse falling apart as potential chairman and three victims pull out amid 'cover

In a farcical development, a candidate to lead the child sexual abuse review pulled out at a late stage.

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3 d. ago Bradley Wiggins speaks out on childhood abuse by cycling coach

Sir Bradley Wiggins has spoken about the trauma he endured after he was sexually abused as a child by his cycling coach.

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3 d. ago Bradley Wiggins opens up on abuse by childhood cycling coach

Sir Bradley Wiggins has spoken about the trauma he endured after he was sexually abused as a child by his cycling coach.

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4 d. ago Third survivor of child sex abuse quits grooming gangs inquiry panel

The survivor said she was ‘deeply concerned that there still isn’t a genuine understanding of the grooming gangs scandal’.

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4 d. ago Labour's grooming gangs inquiry is plunged into chaos: Potential chairwoman pulls out as third abuse survivor quits panel

The departure of senior social worker Annie Hudson comes after two victims of child sexual abuse resigned from a liaison committee attached to the inquiry, citing a 'toxic, fearful environment'.

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4 d. ago Two further arrests made after death of Ian Watkins in prison

The Lostprophets singer, a convicted child sex abuser, was killed in an attack earlier this month

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4 d. ago Lostprophets' Ian Watkins murder investigation update as more arrests made

Lostprophets frontman and convicted child abuser Ian Watkins was found dead at HMP Wakefield earlier this month, where he was serving 29 years for a string of sex offences – including the attempted rape of a fan’s baby

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