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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…

The Conversation

‘Telford model’ is more effective for child abuse inquiries, says former chair

Tom Crowther KC says public inquiries seen as ‘Rolls-Royce solution’ but local review in Shropshire led to real progress

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk knows ‘absolutely nothing’ about women and girls’ safety, says Jess Phillips

Safeguarding minister says billionaire has increased her risk of harm by calling her a ‘rape genocide apologist’ on X

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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.

Evening Standard

Rapper tracked down and shot dead in ‘revenge attack after murder acquittal’

Tamba Momodu, 20, was shot six times at point-blank range as he sat in a car outside a gym, Stafford Crown Court heard.

Evening Standard

Some hospitals restrict visitors as flu cases rise

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has reduced visiting in hospitals due to the rising numbers of flu, Covid and other winter illnesses.

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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Police use chainsaw to smash into £2.7m cannabis factory

Police officers used a chainsaw to smash through a cannabis farm with an estimated street value of around £2.7m in Telford on Friday (8 November).

The Independent UK

Capybara escapes from zoo as public is giving safety warning

The capybara called Cinnamon escaped from Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Telford on Friday

Evening Standard

Shropshire zoo seeks runaway ‘beloved’ capybara

Telford’s Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World urges public to report sightings of Cinnamon and not approach her

The Guardian - UK

$Mum who fractured back after falling off slide left with ‘Exorcist’ seizures$

Mum who fractured back after falling off slide left with ‘Exorcist’ seizures

Kerry Woodhouse, 45, from Telford, ‘landed on a hard floor’ coming off a slide

The Independent UK

Tory MP claims she defected to Reform before Conservative Party suspended her

Ms Allan is standing down in Telford and endorsed Reform’s Alan Adams rather than Conservative’s Hannah Campbell

The Independent UK

Tory MP suspended 'with immediate effect' days into General Election campaign

TORY MP Lucy Allan has been suspended by the Conservative Party for backing Reform UK’s candidate in the Telford seat she is vacating.

The National (Scotland)

Conservative MP Lucy Allan suspended for backing Reform UK candidate

MP for Telford, who is standing down at general election, tweeted support for Alan Adams in further blow to Rishi Sunak

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From Conference North to Premier League: Rob Edwards has come a long way

Telford’s former chairman Andy Pryce explained the young manager’s rise and why he believed he will be a success at Luton

The Guardian - UK

Croydon facelift: 20 years after Peep Show, London’s biggest borough lands in the Oscars spotlight

Croydon has long been cold-shouldered on both the big and small screen – even films set there were shot elsewhere. But with the awards-tipped All of Us Strangers, the unloved south London borough finds itself hot property

The Independent UK

Man detained in secure hospital after woman murdered

Claire Orrey, 58, was found dead at a home in Telford, Shropshire, in the early hours of Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

Man who stole 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs jailed for 18 months

Joby Pool, who drove off with sugary stash from Telford industrial unit, had clearly not acted on ‘spur of moment’, says prosecutor

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Daily Mirror

Boy, 12, dies after collapsing on school playing field in Telford

Paramedics were called to a "medical emergency" at The Telford Langley School on Friday afternoon, where they found Joshua Lloyd in a critical condition with onlookers trying to save him

Daily Mirror

Mystery as devoted dad found dead in woods four months after running from his car

Harjinder 'Harry' Takhar, 58, was reported missing after he ran from his family car in Telford last year before being discovered in a woodland area near The Three Furnaces pub in Telford

Irish Mirror

Child airlifted to hospital and fighting for his life following incident at trampoline park in Stafford

Paramedics administered advanced life support on the boy at AIREA51 jump park in Stafford Park, Telford

Daily Mirror

Trampoline park horror as child airlifted to hospital and fighting for his life

Paramedics administered advanced life support on the boy at AIREA51 jump park in Stafford Park, Telford, before he was then flown to the Royal Stoke University Hospital for further treatment

Birmingham Post

Battery business launches second West Midlands office

AceOn has added the new base in Solihull where it has created four jobs to sit alongside its head office in Telford

The Independent UK

Boxing can learn from Misfits as crossover competition provides glimpse of future

A new generation of boxing competition and quality; the same sport, but not as we knew it

Irish Mirror

Misfits Boxing 5 fight card running order and times for Jay Swingler vs NichLmao

There's a lot of action, including multiple title fights, on the cards for Misfits Boxing's fifth show at the Telford International Centre this weekend

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