Three men have been convicted of raping and sexually assaulting a vulnerable young girl. The men, who – along with two others – were suspected of running a child sex abuse ring in London, were found guilty on five separate counts.

500 Imams will deliver the unprecedented address following several abuse cases involving Muslim men

Championship sides Burnley, Bolton Derby and Blackburn are involved

Green said the men must learn to operate by the laws and customs of the UK

Hundreds of people paid their respects to the dead soldier Lee Rigby this weekend as books of condolences were opened in his home town and other parts of the country. More than 400 messages flooded Rochdale council's website after a tribute page for the 25-year-old fusilier was set up on Friday.

Former Manchester United and England defender Brian Greenhoff has died aged 60. Greenhoff made 271 appearances for the club and won 18 caps for his country.

He made 271 appearances for United and earned 18 caps for his country

Three former pupils at a residential school linked to the late Sir Cyril Smith have complained they were sexually and physically abused by adults.

Muslim community activists are not given enough credit for challenging distorted notions of masculinity

Britain's second largest police force is deploying more senior officers to fight child sexual exploitation than it is against violent gun crime.

Blairites want the party to tackle the perception that it is “soft” on benefit claimants

A council has been forced to scrap unisex loos at its new offices. Staff members were concerned to find mixed-sex lavatories when Rochdale Council moved part of its operations to £50m premises last week.

Overhaul in wake of Rochdale sex ring aims to prevent children from falling prey to sexual abuse

An MP has attacked a town centre management organisation for being more concerned with PR spin than filling vacant shops and tackling the high street malaise.