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Burnham orders review of grooming gang early releases

ReutersJoshua Nevett, Political reporter and Damian Grammaticas, Political correspondent6 August 2026, 13:22 BSTUpdated 28 minutes agoPrime Minister Andy Burnham has ordered an...

Calls for inquiry into Army training college for teenagers after reports of rape and abuse

Getty ImagesCharlotte Hadfield and Sima Kotecha, Senior UK correspondent 28 minutes agoWarning: This article contains sexual language and details of sexual assaultCalls are growing for...

International footballer killed aged 27 after being ambushed and beaten in brutal attack

David Owori died after a brutal attack (Image: GADLEE/Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International)Ugandan footballer David Owori died after being 'struck with paving stones' in a brutal...

Hero barber fought off woman in Covent Garden stabbing as 4 rushed to hospital

A heroic barber has revealed how he confronted a woman to "stop her from attacking more people" following a stabbing in Covent Garden on Wednesday. Police are continuing to investigate the incident,...

Young women tell BBC of rape, assault and harassment at Army training college for teenagers

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedSima KotechaSenior UK correspondent22 minutes agoWarning: This article contains sexual language and...

Major police update issued after four men stabbed in Covent Garden incident

The Metropolitan Police have issued an update on the health conditions of the men who were injured in today's incident in Covent Garden, central London. The force said two of the four victims remain...

Horror as woman gang-raped after missing bus

A woman was allegedly gang-raped after she had missed the bus that she was waiting for. The victim had accused four men of committing the horrific crime, with the group currently being held in...

Monster attacked 12-year-old girl and ‘stripped her innocence’

A 62-year-old man has been jailed for assaulting a child and sexually abusing a woman on multiple occasions. Neil Lawrence, of Poole in Dorset, pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting a 12-year-old...

Police chief considers joining legal action over PC Harper killers' early release

PA MediaAdam Goldsmith27 minutes agoThe chief constable of Thames Valley Police says he will consider joining legal action to block the release of two of PC Andrew Harper's killers.Chief Constable...

Night of horror over Kyiv as Russian drone blitz kills 17, injures 44

A massive Russian drone and missile blitz killed 17 people and injured 44 others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday. Moscow launched 24 ballistic missiles, four additional...

Peer urges Tories to block candidate jailed for antisemitic abuse against her

Yeovil ConservativesHenry Zeffman, Chief Political Correspondent and Helen Sullivan5 hours agoThe Conservatives have offered Jewish groups a meeting with their council election...

Teen dies after being ‘gang raped by three men’ before ‘stumbling into traffic’

A 19-year-old died after she was allegedly gang raped by three men in the backseat of a car. Cheerleader Madison Brooks, a Louisiana State University student, was allegedly dumped out of the vehicle...

Donald Trump hints at new peace deal but issues fresh Iran warning - 'locked and loaded'

President Donald Trump exits Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Friday, July 31, 2026, after a trip to Camp David, the presidential retreat. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn...

Moment husband who stabbed his wife 40 times lies to officers - 'she attacked me'

A man who stabbed his wife 40 times lied to police by claiming that she had attacked him. Syed Rafay Ahmad, 45, attacked his wife Anam, 36, with a kitchen knife in their home in Wythenshawe,...

Russian commanders 'likely lying to Putin' as Kremlin faces Ukraine war disaster

Russian commanders have been accused of lying to Vladimir Putin about the extent of the military's gains in northern Ukraine. A new study from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) claimed the...