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Hundreds of children subjected to ‘intrusive and traumatic’ strip searches

A report by the Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza estimates 377 strip searches took place in 2024

The Independent UK

18-year-old goes clubbing for the first time. Then a stranger offers her vodka, and now her body won’t move: ‘her fingers started cramping’

The resurfaced 2021 footage of 18-year-old Millie Taplin paralyzed after a stranger spiked her drink has reignited urgent conversations about nightlife safety. The video, which first went viral five years ago, shows Taplin in a terrifying state — her fingers locked in rigid spasms, her jaw clenched shut, and her…

The Mary Sue

Safety initiative right but depressing, says sister of murdered MP Jo Cox

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater told the Press Association civility in public life was in a worse state than when her sister was killed 10 years ago.

Evening Standard

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Prosecutors ‘providing investigative advice’ to police in Epstein probe, CPS say

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Mandelson were arrested last month on suspicion of misconduct in public office over their links with Epstein.

Evening Standard

Prime Minister declines to say whether King should meet Epstein victims

The family of Virginia Giuffre and US congressman Ro Khanna have called for Charles to meet victims.

Evening Standard

Virginia Giuffre’s family call on King Charles to meet them during state visit

King Charles is set to visit the US later this month

The Independent UK

Family of Virginia Giuffre call on King to meet with them during US state visit

It comes after US congressman Ro Khanna wrote to Charles on Monday also urging him to meet survivors.

Evening Standard

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New national police team to probe Epstein crimes on British soil

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The Independent UK

Gold bar and gold suitcase seized in week-long county lines crackdown - as police make 2,000 arrests

More than 2,000 people arrested as police close 335 ‘drug lines’ suspected of supplying heroin, cocaine, and spice-laced vapes across towns and cities

Evening Standard

Police seize gold bars, teeth and guns in ‘unusual’ drug gang crackdown

Police also seized more than £1.5m in cash and around 200kg of Class A substances

The Independent UK

ChatGPT driving rise in reports of ‘satanic’ organised and ritual abuse, UK experts say

Exclusive: ‘Witchcraft, spirit possession and spiritual abuse’ offending typified by sexual abuse, violence and neglect

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of child abuse cases involving witchcraft and rituals go unreported to police

UK police investigated just seven cases in 2024 out of 4,450 instances of child abuse, despite a national helpline receiving over 1,000 calls of organised and ritualistic abuse

The Independent UK

Police investigating claims that Epstein trafficked women through UK airports

Moves come after Gordon Brown’s claim that files show that US sex offender used Stansted airport in Essex to ‘fly in girls’

The Guardian - UK

Police ‘assessing’ Stansted Airport private flights over Epstein links

Gordon Brown said Epstein ‘boasted’ about how cheap the airport charges were in Stansted.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Police must do more to target domestic abusers who drive women to suicide, says NPCC chief

More posthumous investigations are taking place, but police have too often been ‘not sufficiently curious’ about the circumstances that drove women to suicide, Louisa Rolfe said

The Guardian - UK

Police ‘determined’ to target abusers who drive women to suicide but say they lack resources

NPCC lead for domestic abuse says officers dealing with huge caseloads, made worse by justice system backlogs

Evening Standard

Group set up to support UK police forces after release of the Epstein files

It is understood the national coordination group will bring together affected forces to ensure consistency of approach.

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: The true toll of female suicides with domestic abuse at their core

Exclusive: Research suggests official statistics could track as few as 6.5% of the true number of cases in England and Wales

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Evening Standard

‘British FBI’ to take over counter-terror and fraud probes under police reforms

The National Police Service will be created to crack down on serious and complex crimes.

The Independent UK

Campaigners slam ‘wholly inadequate’ compensation for infected blood victims

The Hepatitis C Trust has raised concerns about an element of the payouts for people who were victims of “unethical research”

The Guardian - UK

UK police forces lobbied to use biased facial recognition technology

Exclusive: System more likely to suggest incorrect matches for images of women and Black people

The Independent UK

Police consider corporate manslaughter charges in Post Office scandal

A process of providing case file material to the Crown Prosecution Service is ongoing

The Independent UK

Police consider additional charges in ‘unprecedented’ Post Office scandal probe

The NPCC said there are 53 persons of interest as part of the investigation

Evening Standard

Police considering corporate manslaughter charges in Horizon scandal probe

There are now 53 persons of interest as part of the investigation.

International Business Times UK

UK Crime Wave Warning: New Sentencing Reforms Could Fuel Up To 6% Spike In Offences

The UK's new sentencing reforms aim to cut reoffending through rehabilitation, but police warn crime could rise by up to 6% without proper funding and oversight.

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