6 h. ago Online gangs of 'sadistic' teen boys are sharing sick abuse material and blackmailing girls into performing sex acts and self

Investigators reveal an alarming surge in groups which manipulate victims into abusing themselves and even siblings or pets in the pursuit of online notoriety or money through 'sextortion.'

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7 h. ago Threat from teenage boys in ‘sadistic’ online groups surges sixfold, National Crime Agency warns

Intelligence shows a rise in ‘com networks’ used by ‘young men who are motivated by status, power, control, misogyny, sexual gratification or an obsession with extreme or violent material’

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12 h. ago Threat from teenage boys in ‘sadistic’ online groups surges six

Intelligence shows a rise in ‘com networks’ used by ‘young men who are motivated by status, power, control, misogyny, sexual gratification or an obsession with extreme or violent material’

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12 h. ago Sadistic online gangs run by teenage boys committing harrowing crimes, top crime chiefs warn

Harrowing crimes have increased six-fold between 2022 and 2024, and include child abuse and the sharing of extreme material that normalises horrific violence

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1 week ago I gained 250lbs as an experiment. Losing it was easy... the health battles that've followed are so much worse

Nikocado Avocado, real name Nicholas Perry, has revealed his latest round of plastic surgeries. The 32-year-old shot to internet fame for his online content of himself eating large amounts of food.

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1 week ago Boy, 16, 'battered' by gang in 'sadistic' attack after being 'asked where his sister was'

Tyler Stanley was 'punched and kicked' by four youths as he walked home from Sir Stanley Matthews Academy in Blurton last week, his mother claims

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2 w. ago Cheltenham racegoers set to drink '380k pints of Guinness' with Irish stout 'expected to make £3m' as online trend of 'splitting the G' surges

Racegoers at this year's Festival are set to indulge in an unprecedented amount of Guinness, with estimates suggesting nearly 380,000 pints will be poured-marking a 43 per cent increase.

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2 w. ago Cheltenham revellers set to drink 380,000 pints of Guinness this week

Racegoers at this year's Festival are set to indulge in an unprecedented amount of Guinness, with estimates suggesting nearly 380,000 pints will be poured-marking a 43 per cent increase.

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2 w. ago 'Human Ken Doll' from Hull blackmailed fella and wanted £70 so 'it would all be over'

Jimmy Featherstone, who was dubbed Hull's 'Ken Doll' because of his fondness for plastic surgery and fake tan, used online dating apps to meet his victims, a court heard

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3 w. ago Parents 'physically abusing' headteachers as shocking poll reveals surge in violence

School leaders are facing a surge in appalling verbal and online abuse, with many left suffering anxiety, depression and panic attacks and considering quitting their jobs

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3 w. ago Teenagers warn 'life saving' Falkirk education service under threat from budget cuts

The Interrupted Learning Service has given pupils hope for their future but it is now facing the axe.

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3 w. ago Starmer’s Trump meeting ‘spectacular success’, says Streeting, as Tories dismiss president’s backing for Chagos deal – UK politics live

Health secretary hails talks over defence, security and trade as Badenoch says her party will continue to oppose Chagos dealWes Streeting, the health secretary, was doing an interview round this morning to promote an announcement about a new contract for GPs in England. He claims it will end the “8am scramble” for GP appointments.Explaining how this would work, the Department of Health and Social Care says in its news release:The new deal agreed yesterday (February 27) between the government and British Medical Association (BMA) will free up doctors from red tape and box-ticking targets to concentrate on what they do best – treating patients.The new agreed contract will modernise general practice by requiring GP surgeries to allow patients to request appointments online throughout working hours from October, freeing up the phones for those who need them most, and making it easier for practices to triage patients based on medical need. The reforms are part of the government’s Plan fo...

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3 w. ago Changes announced to end '8am scramble' for GP appointments across UK

Part of the reforms require GP surgeries to allow patients to request appointments online from October this year to free up phone lines for urgent inquiries

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