2 h. ago SNP Justice Secretary snubs Holyrood over claims she 'misrepresented' grooming gangs expert

Angela Constance was said to be travelling on government business after MSPs demanded answers on the row.

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9 h. ago Major Government update on public sale of fireworks amid calls for UK

Critics argue that the public sale of fireworks should be banned - now the government has issued a statement

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22 h. ago SNP Justice Secretary urged to issue public apology after 'misrepresenting' grooming gang expert

EXCLUSIVE: A Government group had to clarify comments by Angela Constance about Professor Alexis Jay

Society

28 h. ago Mahmood faces calls for compassion and clarity over hardline asylum policies

Home secretary urged to explain statement that asylum admissions will start at ‘a few hundred’ peopleShabana Mahmood is facing demands for compassion and clarity after it emerged that only a “few hundred” asylum seekers would initially be permitted to come to the UK under three new schemes for refugees.The home secretary had justified a series of hardline policies – such as the deportation of families and the confiscation of assets from claimants – by saying she would also open the “safe and legal” routes for “genuine” claimants. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago MI5 names two people in alert to MPs and peers about Chinese espionage

Spy agency says Amanda Qui and Shirly Shen have been using LinkedIn to ‘obtain non-public and insider insights’MI5 has issued an espionage alert to MPs and peers warning that two people linked to the Chinese intelligence service are actively seeking to recruit parliamentarians.The two people, who operate as headhunters on the LinkedIn professional networking website aiming to obtain “non-public and insider insights”, MI5 said, are also targeting economists, thinktank staff and civil servants for their access to politicians. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago UK downplays reports it has stopped sharing intelligence with US regarding narco

Yvette Cooper makes first public comments by minister over issue linked to bombing campaign in CaribbeanUK politics live – latest updatesUS politics live – latest updatesBritain’s foreign secretary has downplayed reports that the UK had stopped sharing intelligence with the US that could be used by the Americans to conduct deadly attacks against alleged narco-traffickers in the Caribbean.Yvette Cooper, speaking on a ministerial trip to Naples, said “longstanding intelligence and law enforcement frameworks” that existed between the countries were continuing as the US deployed a carrier strike group to the region. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Met Police is investigating 'tens' of grooming gang cases, Mark Rowley reveals as Sadiq Khan is accused of 'taking the mickey' out of victims

London's Labour mayor told the London Assembly in June that there was 'no indication of grooming gangs' operating in the capital.

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5 d. ago Actor Amelia Bullmore on why she’s backing The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Actor Amelia Bullmore has issued a plea to the public to help reunite missing children with their families as she voiced her support for The Independent’s SafeCall campaign.

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5 d. ago Sadiq Khan accused of 'taking mickey' out of London grooming gang concerns as Met reviews 9,000 cases

The Met Police is reviewing 9,000 child exploitation cases dating back 15 years

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5 d. ago Waspi women: Scottish Labour MPs worried about compensation U

Several MPs told The Scotsman that reviewing the decision for the Waspi women was ‘reminding the public’ about a contentious issue

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6 d. ago Sadiq Khan: Mayor's grooming gang denials spark furious protest at City Hall

Sadiq Khan: Mayor's grooming gang denials spark furious protest at City Hall  Daily Express

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6 d. ago Scottish Government 'open' to launching national grooming gangs inquiry

A grooming gang’s survivor has written to the First Minister with her concerns.

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6 d. ago UKHSA issues plea to public over one of 'greatest health threats'

Antibiotic resistance is one of the "greatest health threats", according to the UKHSA

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6 d. ago Sadiq Khan LIVE: Mayor's grooming gang denials spark furious protest at City Hall

Sadiq Khan LIVE: Mayor's grooming gang denials spark furious protest at City Hall  Daily Express

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6 d. ago Roman Kemp issues warning to dad Martin after fearing ‘public hated me’ due to his actions

Roman Kemp and Martin Kemp will have an opportunity to compare experiences after the Spandau Ballet musician follows his TV star son into the Australian jungle for I'm A Celeb

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6 d. ago Glasgow 'grooming gang' victim urges John Swinney to launch child exploitation probe

EXCLUSIVE: The young woman has contacted the First Minister directly about her experience.

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7 d. 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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7 d. ago Seven men from Syria, Iran and Britain are charged with more than 40 offences after grooming gang investigation in Bristol

The suspects include two Syrians, one Iranian, two British nationals and two men - aged 19 and 26 - who cannot be identified.

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7 d. ago Seven men charged with sex crimes in Bristol grooming gang investigation

They are charged with more than 40 offences against 11 teenage victims

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8 d. ago Vile grooming gang member raped teen and told her 'this is what white girls are for'

Grooming gang monster Sageer Hussain, infamous for branding white girls "slags" and abusing children as young as 11, has been hit with an extra three-year sentence

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