Rape victim speaks out as her attacker is sentenced to jail
This is Plymouth -- THE YOUNG woman who survived a triple rape in Central Park has spoken of the devastating impact on her life. Claire – not her real name – said the attack has left her suffering...
View ArticleEvil rapist jailed for eight years for attacking teenager in Central Park
This is Plymouth -- A FACTORY worker who raped a teenager three times as she walked home through Central Park has been jailed for eight years. Married Bubacarr Suwaneh, aged 36, pictured right,...
View ArticleThe great feminist revival
An anti-Page 3 campaign, SlutWalks and the relaunch of Spare Rib show that feminism is as vigorous – and necessary – as ever. Why did we ever doubt it? I've lost count of all the times I've been told...
View ArticleHull-trained actress Sheridan Smith wins Bafta
This is Hull and East Riding -- SHE was overcome with emotion as she stepped on to the stage to receive her first Bafta. Hull-trained actress Sheridan Smith wept with joy as she picked up the...
View ArticleSecret Santa comes early for Girl Guides
This is Grimsby -- A BUSINESSMAN has donated £5,000 to the Girl Guides whose camping equipment was stolen after reading about it on the front page of the Telegraph. He wants to remain anonymous, and...
View ArticleIf you like books like these: historical fiction for teens
Mary Hooper, author of Velvet and Fallen Grace, both set in Victorian London, explains why she was drawn to start writing historical fiction and suggests some favourite reads set in other eras I...
View ArticleCoronation Street actor Bill Roache in court to face rape charges
Roache, 81, who plays the role of Ken Barlow in the ITV soap, is charged with two counts of raping a 15-year-old girl in 1967 Coronation Street actor Bill Roache has appeared in court charged with two...
View ArticleOxford gang found guilty of grooming and sexually exploiting girls
Seven men convicted at the Old Bailey of charges including rape, arranging prostitution and trafficking vulnerable children A gang of abusers who subjected vulnerable girls in Oxford to years of rape,...
View ArticleOxford child abuse ring: how police overcame past mistakes to jail the gang
Operation Bullfinch officers waded meticulously over years of records to build case without victims' help until trial stage In the early hours of the morning Detective Chief Inspector Simon Morton...
View ArticleOxford sex abuse victim: 'At first they treat you like a princess'
In an exclusive interview, the youngest victim to speak at the Oxford child abuse trial tells Amelia Hill of her years of torment The youngest girl to give evidence in court against the Oxford child...
View ArticleOxford abuse ring: social services failed me, says girl
*Exclusive:* Victim tells of gang cruelty as seven found guilty on 45 charges A victim of a gang of men who enslaved young girls for sex on the backstreets of Oxford has told how she and her mother...
View ArticleDenies sex charge
This is Cornwall -- JURY trial has been directed by magistrates in the case of a 36-year-old man who denies a sexual offence against a girl aged 15. When he appeared before Bodmin court on May 7,...
View ArticleGirl, 14, punched after refusing kiss
This is Derbyshire -- A 14-YEAR-OLD girl was punched in the face by a youth after she refused to kiss him. The teenager suffered a black eye in the assault, which took place at DW Sports Fitness, in...
View ArticleGirl, 11, dies in hospital after collision with lorry in south London
Officers were called to Streatham Place in south west London yesterday at 3.20pm, and the girl, from Streatham, was taken to hospital suffering from severe head injuries. Reported by MailOnline 20...
View ArticleGirl, 7, escapes from trunk of car after driver kidnaps her in broad daylight...
Police have issued this image of a man fitting the description of the driver who threw the girl into his car in Sacramento, California. The child suffered only minor scratches after jumping from the...
View ArticleSaturdays' TV show axed in US?
The Saturdays' TV show which features the girl band trying to crack America has reportedly been axed. Reported by Belfast Telegraph 18 hours ago.
View ArticleOxford paedophile ring: Victim says her mother begged social services nine...
The girl spoke out after Oxfordshire County Council director for children Jim Leivers (pictured) claimed he'd been 'closely involved in providing support', saying she'd heard nothing for five years....
View Article"Lucky escape" for woman in crash on the A390 at Lostwithiel
This is Cornwall -- A YOUNG woman had a lucky escape after her car lost control on a Lostwithiel bend and landed in a hedge, just yards from where a young woman died last October when her car collided...
View Article'My mother begged Oxford social services to rescue me from sex gang NINE...
The girl spoke out after Oxfordshire County Council director for children Jim Leivers (pictured) claimed he'd been 'closely involved in providing support', saying she'd heard nothing for five years....
View ArticleWe have to decide collectively to listen to sexually abused children | Zoe...
The cost of ignoring the girls involved in the Oxford case is too high. Why weren't they given this basic human respect? The first question to ask about the Oxford child sex abuse ring has nothing to...
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