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‘Serious blunder’ over Islamic State murder of Rochdale imam

Public report into 2016 killing of imam Jalal Uddin points to two key opportunities missed by authorities

The Guardian - UK

‘Serious blunder’ over Islamic State murder of Rochdale Imam

Jalal Uddin, 71, was bludgeoned to death by Islamic extremists.

Evening Standard

Footasylum hails ‘standout’ year as sales and profits leap higher

The Rochdale-based company, which has around 60 stores in the UK, reported a record financial performance in the year to the end of January.

Evening Standard

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Seven men face ‘lengthy’ sentences for sexual abuse of teenage girls in Rochdale

The men were convicted of sexually exploiting two girls in the town in Greater Manchester between 2001 and 2006.

The Independent UK

Seven men who groomed vulnerable girls in Rochdale guilty of multiple sex offences

Jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts for 50 offences committed by the men between 2001 and 2006

The Guardian - UK

Rochdale gang convicted for raping and exploiting teenage girls for five years

The victims were expected to have sex ‘whenever and wherever’, the court heard

The Independent UK

Seven men convicted of sexual exploitation of two teenage girls in Rochdale

The defendants preyed on the vulnerabilities of the victims to groom them as ‘sex slaves’.

Evening Standard

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Voices: Are Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer in denial about the ‘T’ word?

COMMENT: In a key speech in Rochdale, the chancellor stuck to Labour’s manifesto pledge not to raise income tax, national insurance for employees and VAT, saying she had ‘absolutely no intention’ of repeating the £40bn tax hike in her first Budget. Her words may well come back to haunt her,…

The Independent UK

Woman dies and three more pedestrians injured after being hit by car in Rochdale

Man, 49, arrested on suspicion of murder after consecutive collisions on Saturday afternoon

The Guardian - UK

Woman dies as man arrested on suspicion of murder in Rochdale car collision

The woman was airlifted to hospital after being hit by a car in Whitworth Road, Rochdale

The Independent UK

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after death of woman in Rochdale collision

A 49-year-old male driver has now been arrested on suspicion of murder and remanded into custody, Greater Manchester Police said.

Evening Standard

Girl, 10, labelled ‘prostitute’ by social services, grooming gang trial hears

Eight men are on trial over alleged offences against two teenage girls in Rochdale.

Evening Standard

Brothers deny assaulting police at Manchester Airport after footage shared online

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad, both of Rochdale, are to stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court

The Independent UK

Brothers deny assaulting police at Manchester Airport

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad, both of Rochdale, are to stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court.

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Everybody knew what was going on, Rochdale grooming gang trial hears

Eight Asian men are on trial accused of grooming and sexually abusing two teenage girls in the town.

Evening Standard

Jury in Rochdale child sexual exploitation trial discharged for legal reasons

The prosecution opened its case last week but on Tuesday the jury at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court was discharged.

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‘This guy is dangerous’: British Pakistanis fear Musk is stoking racism

Some fear collective punishment could be a consequence of the billionaire’s relentless posts on child sex abuse cases.

Evening Standard

Market trader branded ‘gangster’ by co-accused, grooming trial told

The eight men on trial at Minshull Street Crown Court deny various alleged sexual offences said to have been committed between 2001 and 2006.

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Alleged Rochdale predators ‘abused, degraded and discarded’ girls, 13, jury told

Court hears eight older men coerced two girls with ‘deeply troubled’ home lives into sex in exchange for alcohol and attention

The Independent UK

Two teenage girls plied with alcohol, drugs and repeatedly raped by ‘group of men in Rochdale’

Both young girls, then aged 13, had troubled upbringings and were particularly vulnerable

The Conversation

Elon Musk and the phoney far-right narrative of ‘protecting’ women

Across the 2000s, a series of child sex exploitation cases affected British towns, including Telford, Rochdale, Oxford and Rotherham, scarring the lives of hundreds of children. In 2011, Times journalist Andrew Norfolk reported that networks – so-called “grooming gangs” – of largely British Asian men of Pakistani heritage had trafficked…

Evening Standard

OPINION - The last inquiry failed grooming gang victims — we need a full national inquiry

It’s easy to get sucked into the online fight between Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, and the British government over the rape gangs scandal. But it risks us losing sight of what really matters: the victims and their needs.

The Independent UK

Timeline of grooming cases and investigations in recent years

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced on Thursday that the Government will commission a series of local reviews into grooming gangs.

The Guardian - UK

Musk accused of ‘politicising’ rape of young girls in UK to attack Starmer

Ex-health worker who exposed paedophile ring says billionaire’s triggering of row ignores plight of survivors

Evening Standard

Why are Elon Musk and Kemi Badenoch calling for a grooming scandal inquiry and why is Labour rejecting it?

The background to the inquiries that have been done and why the Home Office Minister has refused calls for a fresh investigation into historic child sexual abuse

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