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Pedro Sánchez asks victims for forgiveness after change allows some offenders to reduce sentencesSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has apologised to victims for a loophole in a landmark new law that was intended to toughen penalties for sexual cri…
Sources say Home Office apologised to Essex force over seizure of racist dolls but government denies claimThe row over Suella Braverman’s “rebuke” to Essex police for seizing racist golly dolls from a pub intensified yesterday after sources indicated t…
Brian McBride says business lobby group was on firm ground in sacking director general Tony DankerThe president of Britain’s most influential business lobby organisation has apologised for a spate of sexual misconduct allegations and “toxic culture” th…
Former senior minister accuses home secretary of undermining party for sake of her own leadership ambitionsMore senior Conservatives have hit out at Suella Braverman’s “racist rhetoric”, accusing her of undermining the party for the sake of her own lea…
Hertfordshire police continue investigation into Met officer who was jailed for life in February for series of rapesMore than 10 people have contacted police investigating further allegations of offences by David Carrick since the disgraced Metropolita…
Judge says Sean Hogg, 17 when he committed the crime and now 21, would have been jailed if he had been over 25 Campaigners and politicians have expressed outrage after a man who raped a 13-year-old girl in a Scottish park when he was 17 was not given a…
Jurors on Monday handed down mixed verdicts, convicting Leifer of 18 offences against two students, and acquitting her of nine chargesFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily…
Taskforce to offer ethnicity data to police as Suella Braverman accused of ‘dog whistle’ rhetoric over child sexual exploitationRishi Sunak is to announce new measures to tackle grooming gangs on Monday as he claimed that “political correctness” would …
Law must be strengthened, says home secretary, so professionals like teachers and carers face ‘full force of law’ if they fail in their duty to protectThe home secretary is to spell out new requirements for people working with children in England to re…
Rescheduling and long waits damage victims’ mental health, leading some to take their own lives, report saysLong delays and a massive increase in the rescheduling of rape trials are having a devastating impact on victims’ mental health and leading some…