2 h. ago Mayor Sadiq Khan 'in close touch' with Met leaders after day of violent incidents in London

There have been three killings and a double shooting on the streets of the capital in less than 24 hours

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5 h. ago Female survivors of grooming gangs demand apology from Nigel Farage

Exclusive: Five women said Reform leader’s comments that they were victims of other types of sexual abuse were ‘degrading’Five women have asked for an apology from Nigel Farage after he suggested they were not victims of grooming gangs.Last week, they wrote to Keir Starmer saying they would only remain on a panel advising the government’s inquiry into the issue if the safeguarding minister Jess Phillips stayed in post and “anyone who believes their evidence should be included” could contribute. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Urgently set up taskforce to tackle grooming gangs, Ash Regan tells Government

The independent MSP raised a late night urgent question a day after a Romanian gang was sentenced for crimes including rape.

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27 h. ago Sadiq Khan squirms as he's challenged on grooming gangs during tense ITV News interview

Sadiq Khan squirms as he's challenged on grooming gangs during tense ITV News interview  Daily Express

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28 h. ago Lily Allen says it took her life ‘falling apart’ to find her ‘authentic voice’

Allen’s new album, West End Girl, sees her sing about themes of infidelity.

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29 h. ago Girl 'had sex with Rochdale grooming gang member who she thought she was in relationship with up to 15 times in his car', court hears

Sucklane Shah, 46, is one of six men on trial at Manchester Minshull Street Court accused of various sexual offences against Girl C and/or Girl A on various dates between 2003 and 2006.

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29 h. ago Grooming gang accuser denies she made mistake in identity of attacker

Prosecutors say Girl C was one of two vulnerable school pupils who was "easy prey" and passed around for sex and abused "in the most humiliating and degrading way imaginable".

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44 h. ago London could be 'last great grooming scandal to be uncovered', Nigel Farage warns

The Reform UK leader (pictured, with survivor Ellie Reynolds) accused the Labour mayor of denying the existence of grooming gangs in the capital.

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44 h. ago These are the unspeakable stories women shared with me about their abuse at the hands of Asian grooming gangs in London. Forget what Sadiq Khan says, this is the truth: CHARLIE PETERS

Like her abusers in Rotherham - and in Bradford, where she was also trafficked - the men she met were of Pakistani heritage. This time, however, they spoke with London accents.

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44 h. ago Stories shared with me about abuse from grooming gangs in London

Stories shared with me about abuse from grooming gangs in London  Daily Mail

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50 h. ago Mayor and Met 'denying' grooming gangs in London, Farage says

Mayor and Met 'denying' grooming gangs in London, Farage says  BBC

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52 h. ago Nigel Farage appears alongside grooming gang victim to declare Labour's sex abuse inquiry 'dead in the water' as he calls for MPs to set up their OWN commission

The Reform UK leader claimed the public were 'running out of patience' with the Government's promised inquiry, which is yet to get up and running.

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53 h. ago Moment Romanian grooming gang ringleader sings to 50 Cent's 'P.I.M.P.' while driving

Ringleader Marian Cumpanasoiu, 38, and four associates drugged their victims, aged between 16 and 30, at flats across Dundee between 2021 and 2022.

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53 h. ago Nigel Farage appears alongside grooming gang victim to declare Labour's sex abuse inquiry 'dead in the water' as he calls for MPs set up their OWN commission

The Reform UK leader claimed the public were 'running out of patience' with the Government's promised inquiry, which is yet to get up and running.

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54 h. ago Romanian grooming gang led by 'smirking pimp' are jailed for grooming vulnerable women and forcing them to take part in 'sex games'

Ringleader Marian Cumpanasoiu, 38, and four associates drugged their victims - aged between 16 and 30 - at flats across Dundee between 2021 and 2022.

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54 h. ago Nigel Farage conference LIVE: Reform UK leader delivers statement on grooming gangs inquiry

The press conference comes as the grooming gangs scandal deepens and outrage grows over the early release of a sex attacker and soaring asylum hotel bills

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54 h. ago Chilling image shows knife seized from sick grooming gang leader

Photos released after the trial show the long, sharp knife the ringleader used to threaten vulnerable victims in Dundee.

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54 h. ago Ringleader of Romanian grooming gang filmed smirking and winking to 50 Cent song 'PIMP'

Mircea Marian Cumpanasoiu, 37, Christian Urlateanu, 41, Alexandra Bugonea, 35, Remus Stan, 35, and Cataline Dobre, 45, gave victims drugs and alcohol at brothels in Dundee.

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55 h. ago Romanian grooming gang led by 'smirking pimp' are jailed for grooming vulnerable Scottish women and forcing them to take part in 'sex games'

Ringleader Marian Cumpanasoiu, 38, and four associates drugged their victims - aged between 16 and 30 - at flats across Dundee between 2021 and 2022.

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55 h. ago RNLI helmsman wins unfair dismissal case after he was sacked for calling Sadiq Khan a 'terrorist'

Long-serving Glen Monroe was dismissed for gross misconduct after three colleagues at his lifeboat station reported him for 'constant racism, misogyny, bullying, sexism and sexual remarks'.

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