GOVERNMENT INVESTS £7M IN DNA PROFILING TOOL TO CATCH RAPISTS AND SEX OFFENDERS

The Metropolitan Police have announced that live facial recognition cameras will be used on the approach to and exit from this year's Notting Hill Carnival as part of extensive measures to cut crime. 

Pupils across England will soon be taught how to challenge misogyny, recognise deepfake content, and resist harmful ideologies like incel culture under new government guidance aiming to address rising concerns among young people.

A school has issued an apology after a 12-year-old girl was sent home for wearing a Union Jack dress on Culture Celebration Day, despite being encouraged to wear traditional attire reflecting her heritage. Courtney Wright, a high-achieving Year 7 student, had planned to give a speech about British traditions but was instead removed from class and made to wait for her father. Her family said the dress was politicised unfairly, while others in cultural dress were allowed to participate. The school has since promised to review its policies and staff training.

Axel Rudakubana, the teenager convicted of murdering three children in Southport, is now so dangerous behind bars that he must be escorted by five officers in full riot gear each time he leaves his cell. Ongoing threats, including an alleged attack on a prison guard with boiling water, have sparked heightened security at HMP Belmarsh.

Aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon were found guilty of killing their newborn daughter, Victoria, after going on the run to stop her being taken into care. Victoria died from neglect while the couple camped in freezing conditions in a flimsy tent. The pair hid her body in a rubbish-filled shopping bag. Already convicted of concealing the birth and child cruelty, they were later found guilty of manslaughter. Prosecutors described their actions as “reckless” and “selfish”. The couple denied wrongdoing, claiming the baby’s death was a tragic accident. Sentencing is set for 15 September.

A report into Gregg Wallace’s conduct has upheld 45 allegations, mostly involving inappropriate sexual language and one case of unwanted physical contact, linked to his time on MasterChef. Despite his autism diagnosis, the BBC and Banijay deemed his return to the show “untenable” and confirmed he would no longer work with the broadcaster. The BBC is yet to decide whether to air the upcoming MasterChef series, which was mostly filmed before his departure.

Bernard Williams, known as “Papa B”, has been sentenced to nine years in prison after using his status in the Brixton community to deceive a vulnerable woman into spending over £13,000 on fake spiritual treatments, before sexually assaulting and raping her under the guise of removing deadly spirits from her body. Williams, 77, a long-time Brixton shopkeeper and self-styled spiritual healer, was found guilty at Harrow Crown Court of rape and two counts of sexual assault following an eight-day trial.

The father of the 20-year-old man charged with the murder of Dr Fortune Gomo has spoken out in a viral TikTok, blaming mental health system failures for the tragedy. He claims authorities ignored repeated warnings about his son’s schizophrenia, sparking fierce debate around justice, accountability, and the safety of vulnerable communities in Dundee.

A former PE teacher has been charged with 13 sexual offences involving three children. Bronwen James, 29, from Chippenham, Wiltshire, appeared at Salisbury Magistrates’ Court to face the charges, which are alleged to have taken place over a three-year period. Wiltshire Police earlier confirmed that Bronwen James worked as a PE teacher at both Hardenhuish School in Chippenham and Bitterne Park School in Southampton.‍