4 h. ago Euan McColm: Issue of child sex exploitation must be put ahead of party politics

Point-scoring over public inquiry is petty, while Scotland must also face the issue head on

Politics

63 h. ago Texas megachurch in ‘ruin’ following former Trump spiritual adviser Robert Morris’ child sex scandal

Gateway Church says donations, or tithing, have dropped significantly since the scandal involving its former pastor, Robert Morris

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3 d. ago Teacher 'framed over good looks' has husband stand by her in student sex scandal

Christina Formella, 30, was pictured walking into court to face 52 new charges – including child sex and grooming – as she may be locked up for 60 years in 'appalling' case

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4 d. ago Andy Burnham's child sex abuse inquiry team 'resigned' after authorities 'lawyered up', MPs told

Baroness Louise Casey said that authorities in Greater Manchester were 'lawyering up' to fight over what data would be shared

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4 d. ago Asylum seekers and foreign nationals are behind 'significant proportion' of child sex grooming gang cases, Casey report warns

The long-awaited review by Whitehall troubleshooter Louise Casey was released yesterday after being commissioned at the start of the year.

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5 d. ago Girl, 17, kept child abuse images sent by paedos as she 'loved attention from men'

Alicia Nkemla was just 17 when she started to sell sexual images of herself online. She was spared jail by a judge who told her she should 'consider herself very lucky'

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8 d. ago Alleged child sex abuse victim of Gateway Church founder Robert Morris sues him for defamation

The disgraced televangelist has made millions ‘preaching about sexual immorality’ while attempting to downplay allegations that he raped 12-year-old Cindy Clemishire, a new lawsuit claims

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8 d. ago Man charged with murdering baby, serious sex offences and child cruelty

Preston Davey died in July 2023 at 13 months old

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1 week ago Trump’s travel ban could cement racism as his most dangerous legacy

From his so-called ‘Muslim ban’ to slashing DEI measures, the US president has turned taboo behaviour into normsThis month marks exactly 10 years since Donald Trump coasted down an escalator at Trump Tower, declared his run for US president and accused Mexico of sending drugs, criminals and rapists into the homeland. The past decade has been exercise in normalising.When Trump threatened to terminate Elon Musk’s government contracts, and Musk linked Trump to the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, all because of a petty clash of egos, people were riveted but unsurprised. Likewise, when Trump ordered a travel ban on a dozen countries, many reacted with a collective shrug: well, of course he did. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Pregnant Bake Off star Laura Adlington reveals the gender of her 'miracle' baby as she details the 'tears and heartache' of nine

The pregnant TV personality, 36, confirmed the sex of her first child with her husband Matt after a gruelling nine-year fertility battle, involving 'so many tears and so much heartache'.

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2 w. ago Paedo lawyer worked at charity accused of ignoring child sex harassment claims

The Scots lawyer also ran a rugby club near Glasgow.

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2 w. ago More alleged child porn victims of former New Pornographers drummer come forward, authorities say

The New Pornographers say the band cut ties with drummer Joe Seiders immediately after his April 2025 child porn arrest.

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2 w. ago Jack Reacher author Lee Child: ‘More sex is medically implausible and I’m as rich and famous as I need to be’

The thriller writer on being a fearless Brummie, how he came to own a Renoir and his six-decade love affair with smokingBorn in the West Midlands, Lee Child, 70, studied law before working in television. After losing his job following a corporate restructuring, he published Killing Floor, the first in the Jack Reacher series, in 1997. His novels have been adapted into two films, starring Tom Cruise, and an Amazon Prime series. He now writes with his brother Andrew and they headline Theakston Old Peculier crime writing festival in Harrogate next month. The 30th Reacher thriller, Exit Strategy, is out in November. He is married with a daughter, and lives in the north of England.When were you happiest? In 1993, making love on the beach of a deserted island in the Bahamas. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump says Elon Musk has ‘lost his mind’ and dismisses peace offering

Trump says he’s ‘not particularly’ interested in reconciling with Musk, who reportedly wanted to speak to presidentUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has accused Elon Musk of “losing his mind” as the dramatic breakdown between America’s most powerful person and the world’s richest person escalated into a full-blown feud that could have seismic political and economic consequences.In a series of phone calls to US media on Friday morning, Trump snapped back at Musk, after the tech mogul and Republican financier launched an extraordinary social media attack on the president the day before, which ended with him accusing Trump of being named in the so-called “Epstein files” – documents related to the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Five arrested in raids after investigation into Oldham historic child sex abuse

Simultaneous warrants were carried out across Oldham, Tameside, and Manchester

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2 w. ago Mum arranged for child sex offender to stay over for a week to rape her own young daughter

'You discussed at length in disgustingly graphic detail what you intended to do'

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2 w. ago BREAKING: Police storm homes in sudden dawn raids on suspected child sex offenders

The arrests relate to alleged grooming in Oldham between 2011 and 2014, the force said

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2 w. ago Police storm homes in sudden dawn raids on suspected child sex offenders

The arrests relate to alleged grooming in Oldham between 2011 and 2014, the force said

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2 w. ago Paedophile breached court order when found with animated images of child abuse

Scarlett Lee, 30, was made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and sex offender notification requirements when she was previously convicted of possessing prohibited images of children.

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2 w. ago Transgender paedophile dodges jail AGAIN after breaching a court order

In June 2022, Peter Selby received a suspended sentence for amassing a vile collection of pictures and videos featuring children as young as three.

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