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UK kids sexually exploited in ‘degrading & destructive ways’ – report

An inquiry has found children in England and Wales are being sexually exploited amid “extensive failures” by local authorities The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) warned on Tuesday that “extensive failures” from local authorities and police forces have resulted in them being unable to keep up with the changing ways children are sexually […]

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Initial ‘Partygate’ report out: What’s in it & what’s next for UK’s embattled PM?

Sue Gray’s initial report into alleged lockdown-breaching events at Downing Street during the pandemic is light on detail, but condemns inappropriate conduct The UK government received Sue Gray’s report into alleged pandemic rule-breaking at Downing Street on Monday morning. Shortly after, a limited version of the Cabinet Office inquiry into ‘Partygate’ was made public. The […]

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Met police want ‘minimal reference’ to probe in Partygate report

Authorities have said they don’t want the Sue Gray report to compromise the investigation On Friday morning, London’s Met Police force said it had made stipulations on the Partygate report being carried out by senior civil servant Sue Gray, requesting “minimal reference” to events probed in their own investigation.  Her report investigates whether any lockdown […]

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Minister reveals what could prevent full Partygate report being published

Liz Truss claims “security issues” may make the report “problematic to publish” Speaking to Sky News on Wednesday, the Foreign Secretary suggested that Sue Gray’s full report into the Partygate scandal may never be published. Gray’s investigation is expected this week despite the Met Police opening their own probe into a “a number of events” […]

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Plan to ‘decolonise’ plants may violate UK law – report

Strategy to confront ‘racist legacies’ at Kew Gardens risks violating legal obligations, think tank warns A controversial plan by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to “decolonise” its plant collections has been slated in a new report that accuses the taxpayer-funded UK body of engaging in “non-scientific” political activities. In the report, titled ‘Politicising Plants’, published […]

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EU can be ‘rapidly’ dragged into gun violence, report warns

There has been a surge in gun violence in the EU that could “rapidly and drastically” deteriorate the security situation, claims the first comprehensive report to have studied the local black market of firearms and its impact. According to the EU-funded Project Target report, “increased availability of firearms can rapidly and drastically alter the peaceful […]