15 h. ago Rotherham rapists who groomed and attacked vulnerable teenage girls they called 'fresh meat' are jailed for total of nearly 40 years

Romulad Stefan Houphouet and Absolom Sigiyo have been jailed at Sheffield Crown Court for 20 years and 18-and-a-half years respectively.

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15 h. ago Rotherham rapists jailed for grooming girls who were ‘vulnerable in the extreme’

Two men who groomed and raped girls in Rotherham who were “vulnerable in the extreme”, have been jailed.

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41 h. ago 1980s rock guitarist and wife arrested as teen girl steals his phone to call for help

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Marc Piovanetti, who played guitar in various successful 1980s thrash metal band, has been charged with the sexual assault of a minor

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41 h. ago Heavy metal guitarist and wife arrested as teen girl steals his phone to call for help

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Marc Piovanetti, who played guitar in various successful 1980s thrash metal band, has been charged with the sexual assault of a minor

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55 h. ago Grooming gang pair raped two teen girls for months, calling them "fresh meat"

"The defendants gained the girls' trust and confidence by plying them with alcohol and giving them cigarettes at house parties, and offering them flirtatious attention."

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58 h. ago Rotherham grooming gang duo raped two teens regularly for MONTHS with sick 'fresh meat' slur

Romulad Stefan Houphouet, 37, and Absolom Sigiyo, 41, have been found guilty of rape after befriending their two victims, living in a children's home, in Rotherham,. South Yorkshire

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4 d. ago Brit Awards host Jack Whitehall's life with partner and showbiz father

The comedian made a name for himself in Bad Education, Channel 4 series Fresh Meat and Travels with My Father

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6 d. ago Princess Eugenie's grief as Michelle Trachtenberg dies aged 39: Gossip Girl star called royal 'one of the dearest, kindest and most genuine friends' after pair met while living in New York

The Gossip Girl star was a close friend of Princess Eugenie 's after the pair bonded while Queen Elizbeth II's granddaughter, 34, was living and working in New York in 2013.

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6 d. ago Gossip Girl's Michelle Trachtenberg called friend from hospital bed shortly before death

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg, best known for her roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, has died at the age of 39.

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7 d. ago Attacked, annulled, arrested: How one groom’s drunken mistake sparked an all

Enraged bride slaps groom, storms off and cancels wedding at the ceremony in India

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8 d. ago Tim Westwood inquiry report: what new allegations against him have emerged?

The document contains a series of previously unpublished claims, including 22 from members of the publicThe independent inquiry into what the BBC knew about the former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood’s conduct has been published almost three years after a joint investigation by the Guardian and BBC News.The investigation told the stories of a number of women who accused the 67-year-old of sexual misconduct and predatory behaviour.“Hounded” a 17-year-old Black woman with phone calls and texts.Invited a girl who was 15 or 16 back to his home following an under-16 night, after she had added him on Blackberry to get information about the event.Contacted a woman who had shared her business card, and appeared agitated when she did not want to meet late at night.“Hurled” a can of drink at a woman who was serving in a club.A former BBC staff member told the corporation their son had witnessed Westwood propositioning a 15-year-old girl in a night club in around 2007. The BBC reported the complaint t...

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9 d. ago Hero yoga teacher reveals desperate attempts to save children from Southport attacker despite being stabbed five times

Speaking publicly for the first time since the massacre Leanne Lucas described helping young girls flee to safety and calling 999 as child killer Axel Rudakubana chased after them.

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1 week ago Moment bar thugs launch attack so savage it left their victim with a bleed on the brain

Lulzim Sinimati, 27, and Fatos Kertolli, 36, were this week jailed for a total of 10 years after assaulting a man during a 3am brawl at Bar 42, in Peterborough, on July 20 last year.

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1 week ago Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann charged with stalking

Julia Wandel allegedly sent letters, calls, WhatsApps and visited family of missing girl A woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann has been charged with stalking the parents and siblings of the missing girl by turning up at the family home, leaving voicemails and sending messages.Julia Wandel, also known as Julia Wandelt, was arrested at Bristol airport on Wednesday and appeared in Leicester magistrates court on Friday, Leicestershire police said. Madeleine went missing in 2007 shortly before her fourth birthday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Teenage leader of feral gang who killed vulnerable homeless man, 53, as he slept could soon be freed from jail

Connor Doran (pictured), 17, was convicted alongside his younger brother Brandon, 14, in 2013 of killing Kevin Bennett, 53, as he slept rough outside a supermarket in Liverpool.

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1 week ago Mum of teen girl 'murdered and turned into kebab meat' calls for grooming gang inquiry

Charlene Downes went missing from her hometown of Blackpool in Lancashire on November 1, 2003 – over 20 years later and police are still no closer to solving her murder

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2 w. ago Jailing an asylum seeker, 39, who sexually assaulted a teenager after driving around looking for vulnerable drunk women could breach his human rights, court hears

Hassan Abou Hayleh attacked the 19-year-old girl when he found her sitting alone on a kerb as she waited for her father to give her a lift home.

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2 w. ago Baffling optical illusion tricks the mind into seeing black and white photo in colour

The exhibit called The Girl with a Pearl Earring has left people dumfounded as to why they see it in black and white

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2 w. ago Parents who let teenage ballerina shrink to 4st claim she 'wanted to be vegan'

The parents of a teenage ballerina who allowed her weight to plummet have been jailed for neglect - but the girl called for their sentences to be overturned.

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