18 h. ago Two stowaways found under school coach carrying children back from France trip

The two individuals were discovered under the wheel arch of the coach as it travelled along the M11 near Stansted, Essex, on Friday night (June 6)

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9 d. ago Voices: I’m gay – I don’t want to be surrounded by children on holiday

As France is told that their adult-only hotels and restaurants are ‘violence against children’, Gary Nunn says that’s another country off his bucket-and-spade list

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1 week ago Joël Le Scouarnec: France's worst paedophile who sexually abused hundreds of children given maximum jail term

Joël Le Scouarnec was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting 299 children

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1 week ago French surgeon who abused children for decades sentenced to 20 years in prison

Biggest child abuse trial in French history reveals decades of failures in medical oversightA former French surgeon has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the sexual abuse of hundreds of patients, mostly aged under 15, following the biggest child abuse trial in French history.Joël Le Scouarnec, 74, worked as a digestive surgeon in public and private hospitals across Brittany and the west of France, often operating on children with appendicitis. Continue reading...

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1 week ago French court to sentence former surgeon who abused children for decades

Biggest child abuse trial in French history reveals decades of medical oversight failuresA former French surgeon is expected to be sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday for the sexual abuse of hundreds of patients mostly aged under 15, as the biggest child abuse trial in French history ends.Joël Le Scouarnec, 74, worked as a digestive surgeon in public and private hospitals across Brittany and the west of France, often operating on children with appendicitis. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago France looks to ban children from wearing Muslim headscarf as government tackles 'political Islamism'

The ban proposed would forbid 'minors under 15 from wearing the veil in public spaces,' It added the hijab 'seriously undermines gender equality.'

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3 w. ago Bradley Wiggins says he is ‘lucky to be here’ after revealing cocaine addiction

Five-time Olympic champion was ‘a functioning addict’Wiggins, 45, has been sober for a year after therapySir Bradley Wiggins has revealed he became addicted to cocaine following his retirement from cycling and is “lucky to be here”. The 2012 Tour de France winner and five-time Olympic champion said his children wanted to put him in rehab amid fears the issue could prove fatal.Wiggins, a father of two, is now 12 months sober, attends regular therapy sessions and feels “a lot more at peace” with himself. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago English Channel migrant boat blaze leaves one dead and seven injured when motor catches fire during crossing

Around 60 men, woman and children had to be rescued off the coast of northern France early this morning after a fire broke out on their boat.

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4 w. ago Migrant dies and seven others injured in new English Channel small boats tragedy

Around 60 men, woman and children were rescued off the coast of northern France early on Monday morning

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4 w. ago Migrant dies in English Channel as seven others suffer severe burns in latest small boats tragedy

Around 60 men, woman and children were rescued off the coast of northern France early on Monday morning

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