A new grooming gangs taskforce will be launched to stop the exploitation of children and young women, the government has announced. Specialist officers will help police forces with child sexual exploitation and abuse investigations “to bring more of these despicable criminals to justice”, Downing Street said. The new taskforce will be made up of officers
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Paris is voting on whether to ban rental e-scooters across the city. Self-hire e-scooters were first introduced to the French capital in 2018 as a greener alternative to cars and the public transport network. But an increased number of accidents and “irresponsible use” has seen Mayor Anne Hidalgo call a referendum on whether they should
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The UK government is “in negotiations” over three Britons held by the Taliban in Afghanistan, the home secretary has said. The three British men include “danger tourist” Miles Routledge, 23, charity medic Kevin Cornwell, 53, and an unnamed UK national who manages a hotel in Kabul. They are all believed to have been held by
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Southern California-based electric bike company SUPER73 has been quite busy lately, at least if today’s triple whammy of an announcement is any indication. The company dropped a new line of off-road e-bikes, new kids balance bikes and new information about the upcoming C1X electric motorcycle. SUPER73 Adventure Series The SUPER73 Adventure Series is an update
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3:54 PM ET The implementation of the first nationwide anti-doping program for racehorses in the U.S. has been delayed by at least one month as it awaits approval by the federal agency that oversees it, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) said. The new rules, which had been scheduled to take effect late last
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The terror threat level in Northern Ireland has increased from “substantial” to “severe” meaning an attack is highly likely, the government has said. #northernireland #mi5 #skynews Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/mi5-raises-terror-threat-in-northern-ireland-to-severe-meaning-attack-highly-likely-12844127 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us
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Three British men are being held in Taliban custody in Afghanistan – including so-called “danger tourist” Miles Routledge who returned to the country after being evacuated by British armed forces less than two years ago. The other two men are charity medic Kevin Cornwell and another unnamed UK national who manages a hotel in Kabul. They
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A missing two-year-old has been found dead after his body was spotted in the mouth of an alligator. Taylen Mosley was reported missing on Thursday after his mother, 20-year-old Pashun Jeffery, was found dead in her apartment in St Petersburg, Florida. She had been stabbed multiple times, police said on Friday. The child’s father, Thomas
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April Fool’s Day, celebrated annually on the first of April, is usually a light-hearted and mischievous occasion marked by good-natured pranks, hoaxes, and jokes. Large organizations often take part in hoodwinking others, creating an atmosphere of amusement and (hopefully) harmless trickery. Sure, it’s annoying when you fall for it. But it’s also humorous to see
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Pope Francis joked “I’m still alive” as he left hospital following treatment for a respiratory infection. The 86-year-old was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Wednesday to be treated for bronchitis. He sat in the front seat of a white car, waving to a group of journalists outside the hospital after being discharged. “I wasn’t
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TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew looks on as he testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing entitled “TikTok: How Congress can Safeguard American Data Privacy and Protect Children from Online Harms,” as lawmakers scrutinize the Chinese-owned video-sharing app, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 23, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters TikTok and
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Texas A&M University scientists have been working with metal-free, water-based battery electrodes, and they’re finding that the difference in energy storage capacity is as much as 1,000%. How the water-based batteries work In the scientists’ paper, published in Nature Materials this week, the water-based, or aqueous, batteries consist of a cathode – the negatively charged electrode;
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The Head of the British Army, General Sir Patrick Sanders has stated the UK and its allies face their “1937 moment” following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Chief of the General Staff stressed the importance of being prepared for all eventualities in the years ahead. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/britain-and-allies-face-1937-moment-following-ukraine-war-head-of-army-to-warn-12641463 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for
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Hundreds of thousands of small businesses could face “tough decisions” following changes to the energy support scheme, according to the Federation of Small Businesses. The Energy Bills Discount scheme has been introduced to provide UK businesses, charities and the public sector support with energy bills. This scheme for non-domestic energy users will see discounts provided
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