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NSPCC investigation shows how young girls are targeted by predators on social media

Social media services are “failing girls at every stage” and allowing grooming, abuse, and harassment, children’s charity the NSPCC has warned. Investigators created fake profiles of a teenage...

Xi's real test is not Trump's trade war

Xi's real test is not Trump's trade war2 hours agoLaura BickerChina correspondent•BBCLBickerBBCIf you say the name Donald Trump in the halls of wholesale markets and trade fairs in China, you'll...

Police algorithm said Lina was at 'medium' risk. Then she was killed

Police algorithm said Lina was at 'medium' risk. Then she was killed1 day agoLinda Pressly and Esperanza EscribanoBBC NewsFamily handoutIn January, Lina went to the police.Her ex-partner had been...

Police algorithm said Lina was at 'medium' risk. Then she was killed

Police algorithm said Lina was at 'medium' risk. Then she was killed14 hours agoLinda Pressly and Esperanza EscribanoBBC NewsFamily handoutIn January, Lina went to the police.Her ex-partner had been...

Top police officer sacked for having sex on duty

A senior police officer has been sacked after having sexual contact with a woman while on duty. The police watchdog found that Tom Simons, who was a chief superintendent with Essex Police, failed to...

'The assisted dying Bill is alive and kicking — and stronger than ever'

MPs are due to debate the landmark legislation once more on May 16 (Image: Getty)The coming week was due to be another momentous one for assisted dying campaigners. It will now instead be a period of...

Channel 4 star who broke ex's jaw and threatened to burn her is jailed after 5 year abuse

Channel 4 reality star Jack Woodman has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for beating his former girlfriend. The heavily-tattooed TV star, who featured on Channel 4's Bodyshockers, brutally...

The Repair Shop's Suzie Fletcher shares how she really feels about 'problems' on BBC show

The Repair Shop’s Suzie Fletcher has said she thrives on the problems she’s faced with on the BBC show. She added that she was originally put forward for the show by her brother who works as the...

The Repair Shop's Suzie Fletcher shares how she really feels about 'problems' on BBC show

Civil case against Tate could be legal first, barrister says

Civil case against Tate could be legal first, barrister says1 hour agoAshitha NageshBBC News•@ashnageshEPAA civil case brought by four women against Andrew Tate is believed to be a legal first, a...

'People have lost life savings': Organised criminals behind rise in QR code scams

Organised gangs behind rise in QR 'quishing' scams4 hours agoJoanna MorrisBBC Shared Data UnitBBCOrganised crime gangs are behind a sharp rise in scams linked to fraudulent QR codes, experts say.The...

The betting tycoon who preyed on women and hurt them for pleasure

The betting tycoon who preyed on women and hurt them for pleasure28 minutes agoKatie Hunter and Paul O'HareBBC Scotland NewsThe ex-partner of a millionaire horse racing tipster who "tortured" women...

Tate 'pointed gun at woman', court documents claim

Tate 'pointed gun at woman', court documents claim31 minutes agoLucy ManningSpecial correspondentAshitha NageshEPAAndrew Tate pointed a gun in a woman's face and said "you're going to do as I say or...

New justice crisis as 'public put at risk' by Labour's controversial new plan

The public is being “put at risk” by Labour’s plan to expand the number of criminals able to serve some of their sentence at home.Convicted inmates could be released a quarter of the way...

Tesco boss sacked after paying girlfriend for shifts she did not work

A manager at Tesco was dismissed after he paid a junior colleague for shifts she never worked after they started dating. Abdi Abdullah wanted to help out with Bianca Tordai’s finances by paying her...

Domestic abuse victims' suicides more than doubled as police vow to charge abusers

Undated handout photo issued by Lancashire Police of Kiena Dawes, 23, from Fleetwood, who was found (Image: PA)Domestic abuse deaths may have been mistaken as suicides with women either driven to...