13 h. ago Moment police reveal bid to dig up back garden amid fears 'Luton's Jimmy Savile' buried abuse victims under the rubble

Carson Grimes, 69, was jailed for at least 22 years in October 2021 for a campaign of abuse which saw him attack nine young people at his home in Luton, Bedfordshire.

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33 h. ago UK military sexual abuse investigation widened as more than 500 contact police

Inquiry into enlistment medical examinations has been expanded from army to also include navy and RAFMore than 500 people have contacted police investigating sexual abuse that allegedly took place during armed services medical examinations over almost 50 years.The investigation was launched after reports about the abuse of some recruits at army enlistment medical examinations but its scope has been expanded to include the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Young woman subjected to disgusting, vile abuse while trying to help people in Wales

Medical student Athika Ahmed, 23, has been made subject to horrific abuse on social media after appearing on the news

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4 d. ago Experts warn of rise in spinal cord damage from laughing gas

Nitrous oxide is often inhaled from balloons and abused by children and young people

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5 d. ago Hidden signs your child could be a sex offender: Psychotherapist SAMANTHA MARCHAM reveals why you should never dismiss THESE six red flags

When people think of child sexual abuse, they almost always imagine predatory adults. Yet according to the NSPCC, 54 per cent of child sexual abuse is now committed by other children.

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5 d. ago Failed asylum seeker who subjected woman to 'animalistic' rape while he was staying at taxpayer

Chret Callender, 28, staying at the Britannia Hotel in Bournemouth, turned up drunk at the victim's home and forced himself on her.

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5 d. ago 'Utterly reprehensible' man posted naked images of woman to Snapchat

Thomas Llewellyn from Tonypandy subjected the woman to considerable violence and abuse

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6 d. ago Beckham family estrangement is neither rare nor unique, say therapists

Family splits are more common than people realise and are typically caused by abuse, new partners and differing beliefsFamily therapists say they typically come across three reasons why parents and children become estranged: abuse, new partners, and irreconcilable differences over morals, values and beliefs.At least two of these were evident in the Beckhams’ highly publicised family feud, which culminated in Brooklyn Beckham’s scathing Instagram post this week announcing his estrangement. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘I was afraid for my life’: the transgender refugees fleeing Trump’s America

Fear, abuse and eroding rights for trans people have created a hostile environment in the US – can they claim asylum in the Netherlands?The transgender refugees fleeing the US – podcastTer Apel, a small, unassuming Dutch town near the German border, is a place tourists rarely have on their itinerary. There are no lovely old windmills, no cannabis-filled coffee shops and on a recent visit it was far too early for tulip season.When foreigners end up there, it is for one reason: to claim asylum at the Netherlands’ biggest refugee camp, home to 2,000 desperate people from all around the world. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘No other option’: inside the refugee camp for trans Americans fleeing Trump

Fear, abuse and eroding rights have forced many trans people to leave the US – can they claim asylum in the Netherlands?The transgender refugees fleeing the US – podcastTer Apel, a small, unassuming Dutch town near the German border, is a place tourists rarely have on their itinerary. There are no lovely old windmills, no cannabis-filled coffee shops and on a recent visit it was far too early for tulip season.When foreigners end up there, it is for one reason: to claim asylum at the Netherlands’ biggest refugee camp, home to 2,000 desperate people from all around the world. Continue reading...

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1 week ago My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson

I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same dangerWhen I was a little girl, there was nothing scarier than a stranger.In the late 1980s and early 1990s, kids were told, by our parents, by TV specials, by teachers, that there were strangers out there who wanted to hurt us. “Stranger Danger” was everywhere. It was a well-meaning lesson, but the risk was overblown: most child abuse and exploitation is perpetrated by people the children know. It’s much rarer for children to be abused or exploited by strangers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Police officers 'raped and tortured victims in Lisbon and filmed their abuse to share with other cops in WhatsApp group'

Two Lisbon police officers have been accused of torturing and raping people, filming their alleged abuse and sharing the videos on WhatsApp (Pictured, file image of Lisbon police)

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1 week ago The pub that changed me: ‘We would flirt and mingle with the wild children of the wealthy’

To me and my friends from a Battersea council estate, the Dome seemed the very height of Thatcherite hedonism – and seeing ‘successful’ people up close was an eye-openerIn the mid-1980s, as a Black kid from a Battersea council estate, pubs were not part of my life. To my mind, they were where white blokes got lagered-up before rolling out on to the streets to abuse people who looked like me. None of my mates were big drinkers; we were much more interested in music (rare groove and hip-hop) and trying to meet girls. Rooms full of aggressive-looking men held no attraction for any of us. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Woman fatally assaulted partner at hotel after subjecting him to 'campaign of abuse'

The victim's mum said he didn't come forward to ask for help as he was embarrassed by the control and violence being inflicted on him

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2 w. ago People who create vile 'weapons of abuse' online face new law

People who create or try to create non-consensual intimate images will be committing a crime from this week amid an explosion of sexualised deepfakes on Elon Musk's X

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2 w. ago It’s not ‘fantasy’: I know Nigel Farage abused people for their nationality – because I was one of them | Rickard Berg

I remember him as a racist, obnoxious bully, and his allegation that other ex-Dulwich boys and I are liars tells me he hasn’t changedThe new year has delivered a new position from Nigel Farage on the multiple and detailed accounts of his alleged racism and antisemitism during his time as a pupil at Dulwich College.We had outright denial when the Guardian first published its investigation. As further witnesses came forward, we had excuses: it was “banter”, there wasn’t any malice involved and any such abuse was never targeted at an individual.Rickard Berg is a musician, music producer and composerDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘People think abuse comes with working in A&E. It shouldn’t be like that’

How a hospital is helping NHS staff realise they need not accept violence, abuse and aggression on the job Hugo (not his real name), an advanced clinical practitioner, was on the night shift in A&E at Great Western hospital, Swindon, when a drunk patient started swearing aggressively at a nurse. “When I asked if I could help, he told me, ‘Fuck off you gay cunt.’ When I asked him not to speak to me like that and to return to his seat in the waiting room, he just walked up the corridor swearing and repeatedly shouting ‘gaydar’.”Hugo said he was initially more annoyed than scared, even when the patient grabbed a crutch and started swinging it about. “There wasn’t time to be frightened,” he said. “You’re just trying to protect your colleagues and the patients.” He called security and in the end the police had to arrest the patient. He said although he had experienced aggressive and violent behaviour – over the course of his career, he has been kicked, spat at, pushed and intimidated...

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