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The BBC has said it is “urgently looking into the issues raised” by allegations made against the comedian Russell Brand after he was publicly accused of rape and sexual assault. When asked if it would launch an investigation, the corporation said in a statement: “The documentary and associated reports contained serious allegations, spanning a number
Police searching for a missing ex-British soldier have been informed by Ukrainian authorities that they have found a body. Former paratrooper Daniel Burke, 36, from South Manchester was reported missing on 16 August, by family who had not heard from him. Mr Burke had travelled to Ukraine last year as a military volunteer. He disappeared
Greater Manchester Police are investigating after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed. The teenager has been taken to hospital after he was injured in Tavistock Square, Harpurhey. Officers were called at around 6.05pm this evening. Another 14-year-old boy has been arrested. Police added they do not believe there is any wider threat to the community. The
A police officer has been jailed for 26 years for raping and sexually assaulting a child. DC Stephen Hardy of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) used his teenage victim as a “puppet or sex object”, Judge Robert Trevor-Jones said during his sentencing on Wednesday. The 46-year-old was found guilty of 20 offences, including six of rape,