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More powers to tackle child sexual abuse tabled in Online Safety Bill amendment

Social media companies could be compelled to roll out or introduce new technologies to help detect child sexual abuse and exploitation content, through proposals being put forward by the Government in an amendment to the Online Safety Bill. The ...

06 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Child sex abuse victims ‘will feel cheated’ if report is not hard-hitting

Victims will feel “cheated” if the findings of an overarching report from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse are not hard-hitting, a survivor has said. The final report, taking in all 19 strands of the inquiry such as ...

19 Oct 2022 at 20:03

Government response weak and at times disingenuous – abuse inquiry chairwoman

The Government’s response to a long-running inquiry into child sex abuse has been branded “weak” and “apparently disingenuous” – with ministers accused of failing to understand the need for action. Professor Alexis Jay, ...

30 May 2023 at 09:39

Children being coerced into most severe forms of sexual abuse online – report

Children as young as seven are being coerced by abusers into filming themselves carrying out the most severe forms of child sexual abuse material, a charity has warned as it urged the Government to return the Online ...

18 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Northern Ireland

Police warn of increase in domestic abuse incidents over holiday period

Police in Northern Ireland have warned of a potential spike in domestic abuse over Christmas – with statistics revealing officers dealt with a call every 16 minutes last December and January. As part of the PSNI’s ...

28 Nov 2022 at 13:24

Rapist who began sexually abusing young girls when he was 12 jailed

A rapist who began sexually abusing young girls when he was aged 12 has been jailed. Ian Dunlop was found guilty of a series of historic sexual offences, including rape, following a trial at the High Court in ...

23 Oct 2024 at 12:38

Boarding schools ‘ideal environment for grooming’

A new report into child sexual abuse has found boarding schools are the “ideal environment for grooming”, with pupils being more dependent on adults around them than in non-residential settings. The report ...

01 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Child abuse inquiry calls for tougher laws and compensation scheme for victims

Laws compelling people in positions of trust to report child sexual abuse and a national compensation scheme for victims should be introduced, a seven-year inquiry into institutional failings in England ...

20 Oct 2022 at 18:08

World

Menendez brothers to be resentenced at hearing in December

Erik and Lyle Menendez’s resentencing hearing has been set for December 11, when a judge will decide whether they will have a shot at freedom after spending 34 years behind bars for the shotgun ...

30 Oct 2024 at 23:01

Welby should take opportunity to resign, says abuse victim as petition hits 10,000

The Archbishop of Canterbury has been urged to stand in solidarity with abuse victims by resigning after a scathing report into a cover-up in the Church of England. It came as a petition, ...

12 Nov 2024 at 09:20

Local News

Northern Ireland can be a dangerous place for women, minister tells MLAs

Northern Ireland can be a “dangerous place for women”, a Stormont minister has told the Assembly. Andrew Muir was answering an urgent question in the Assembly following the killing of ...

14 Oct 2024 at 18:33

Lifestyle

2021 declared worst year for child sexual abuse online: How to talk to children about staying safe

The internet has massively helped us get through the pandemic – especially children and young people. Yet 2021 was also ‘the worst year on record for child sexual abuse online’, ...

13 Jan 2022 at 15:14

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