A former GMP officer has been found guilty of historic rape and sex offences, after ‘physically and mentally’ controlling his young victim for eight years.

A 63-year-old Urmston man has been charged with sexually abusing children over a 20 year period – including the alleged rape of a child.

Khat, a leafy green plant which is chewed and can cost as little as £3, is predominantly used amongst the UK’s Somali, Yemeni and Ethiopian communities.

ChildLine has reported that the number of children counselled as a result of their parents’ substance abuse has more than DOUBLED in the last year.

David Thompson, 61, of Deane, Bolton sexually abused two girls from the age of seven over a period of about three years

The woman, known only as girl B, wept as she told a jury how paedophile ‘predator’ Hall, of Wilmslow, Cheshire, subjected her to years of abuse

Hall, 84, is said to have raped and indecently assaulted two young girls on various dates more than 35 years ago

An inspection conducted by the Care Quality Commission, found that patients were ‘not protected from the risk of abuse, because the provider had not taken reasonable steps to identify the possibility of abuse and prevent abuse from happening’.

Manchester is in the top-five worst-affected areas for honour crimes in the UK – and Cosmopolitan are tackling the issue with a proposed day of memory for victims.

After North West police claim to be clamping down on vicious dogs, animal welfare groups are calling for more to be done to protect the animals from negligent owners.

Two carers of a brain damaged patient have been released on bail until their hearing in May.