The BBC’s political editor examines the government’s announcement on grooming gangs.
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Author: @ChrisMasonBBC
Chris Mason: A clear nod to demands for a new child abuse inquiry
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Aimee Betro: US woman charged with conspiracy to murder Birmingham shop owner
The 45-year-old, from Wisconsin, has also been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
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Author: Sky News
American ‘hijab assassin’ to be charged over botched hit on British businessman
Aimee Betro was allegedly hired to kill Sikander Ali, a clothes boutique owner, on the orders of business rival Mohammed Aslam
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Author: Albert Tait
Newspaper headlines: Elianne’s ‘legacy will live on’ and Middle East ‘on tenterhooks’
The conviction of Elianne Andam’s killer and a ceasefire in Gaza feature on Friday’s front pages.
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Author: @BBCNews
Sir Keir Starmer pledges support to Ukraine on first visit as PM – Latest From ITV News
Watch the latest from ITV News – During his first visit to Kyiv since becoming Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer promised Britain will “play our part” in guaranteeing Ukraine’s safety.
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Author: ITVNews
US woman to face Birmingham shop owner murder plot charge
Aimee Betro, from Wisconsin, is due in court over matters dating back to 2019, prosecutors say.
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Author: bbc.com
Teenager found guilty of murdering 15-year-old Elianne Andam
A teenager has been found guilty of murdering 15-year-old Elianne Andam – after repeatedly stabbing her outside a south-east London shopping centre.
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Author: @RiaChatter
Bon mots and easy wins – but Badenoch needs to be a little bit more convincing
Calm and collected Kemi almost ploddingly states the obvious
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Author: Madeline Grant
Government to fund new local reviews into grooming gangs
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced a series of locally based reviews into grooming gangs – promising to bring in tougher sentences and more prosecutions.
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Author: @PGMcNamara
Elianne Andam: Teen convicted of murder over schoolgirl’s death – Latest From ITV News
Watch the latest from ITV News – Hassan Sentamu has been found guilty of murdering 15-year-old Elianne Andam outside a shopping centre in Croydon over a row about a teddy bear.
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Labour’s pivot on grooming gangs may not be enough to silence critics
Yvette Cooper’s unveiling of a rapid review of evidence, after week of arguments against new inquiry, has already been called inadequate
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Author: Peter Walker
UK to launch local grooming gang inquiries
Ministers will provide £5mn in funding for up to five investigations
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Author: Anna Gross
‘Bro I can’t let this slide’: Chilling warning of teen killer who murdered schoolgirl
Hassan Sentamu had warned his friend ‘Bro I can’t let this slide’ before launching his murderous attack on schoolgirl Elianne Andam
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Author: Holly Evans
UK will back Ukraine ‘beyond this terrible war’ with 100-year pact, says Starmer
PM visits Kyiv to agree partnership and says Putin shows no signs of wanting to stop ‘unrelenting aggression’
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Author: Luke Harding
Tory-Reform merger to beat Labour ruled out by Kemi Badenoch
Reform UK has overtaken the Tories in a series of opinion polls in recent weeks, and is within touching distance of Labour’s lead with the public.
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Author: David Lynch
UK Announces Probes Into Child Rape Gangs After Musk Pressure
UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced a series of local probes into so-called child grooming gangs just weeks after the billionaire Elon Musk ramped up pressure on the government to hold a national inquiry into the decades-old issue.
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Author: Alex Morales
Suspended Labour MP pleads guilty to assault
Mike Amesbury appears at Chester magistrates’ court accused of attacking Paul Fellows last year
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Author: Telegraph Reporters
‘My dying dad had to sit in A&E for 25 hours until a bed was found’
Beth Hillman says her father was ‘ shivering, in pain and throwing up’ and didn’t have access to a blanket or a nearby toilet
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Author: Neil Shaw
Mike Amesbury MP pleads guilty to assault after punching man in early-morning street row
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Author: James Saunders
Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury pleads guilty to assault
MP for Runcorn and Helsby faces sentence over incident in Cheshire in October last year
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Author: Hannah Al-Othman
MP Mike Amesbury admits Frodsham street assault
The 55-year-old was charged after video footage captured him punching a man to the ground.
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Author: @BBCNews
Starmer visits Ukraine to sign partnership deal
Starmer visits Ukraine to sign partnership deal
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Keir Starmer hails ‘closer than ever’ partnership with Ukraine on Kyiv visit
Two countries to sign deal to deepen existing defence relationship and boost economic links in non-military areas
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Author: Pippa Crerar
Keir Starmer to sign symbolic 100-year deal with Volodymyr Zelenskyy
UK premier makes first visit to Ukraine since taking office in show of support ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration in US
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Author: George Parker
