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Oxford armed siege: Armed man who held toddler twins is arrested

Police Taser and arrest the man following the siege

Three men held by police investigating child sex ring allegations

Three men have been arrested by police investigating an alleged paedophile ring which led to vulnerable schoolgirls being drugged, raped and sold into prostitution.

Burning bottle thrown at mosque in Bletchley

A burning bottle was hurled at a mosque while members were inside at evening prayers.

Police at the scene where the body of a two-year-old was found at a home after police were called to the address

Police name toddler found dead in Oxfordshire house as international search for her mother gets underway

The body of the child was found at a house in Bicester after police received a report from a family member who was worried about her welfare

Police at the scene where the body of a two-year-old was found at a home after police were called to the address

Body of two-year-old girl found in house after call to police

The body of a two-year-old child has been found at a home after police were called to the address, police said today.

(Top row) Akhtar Dogar, Anjum Dogar, Kamar Jamil; (Bottom row) Assad Hussain, Bassam Karrar, Mohammed Karrar and Zeeshan Ahmed

Victims blamed for child sex abuse as Oxford council chief faces calls to quit over exploitation ring

Deputy Children’s Commissioner says senior child protection figures said the issue was of the victims' own making

Girl, 12, raped in Milton Keynes play park

Thames Valley Police said the schoolgirl was walking alone when the man pulled her into a woodland area

Investigation launched after human ear is found in Aylesbury graveyard

A human ear has been found by a man walking his dog in a Buckinghamshire graveyard, police said today.

Man bailed over Lanzarote 'kidnap bid' on girl, 3

A 62-year-old man arrested in connection with the alleged abduction of a three-year-old girl in the Canary Islands has been released on bail.

Cycling in Lanzarote

Man held in connection with alleged attempted abduction of three-year-old girl in Lanzarote

Police in London have arrested a man in connection with the alleged attempted abduction of a three-year-old girl in the Canary Islands.

Man arrested in connection with burglaries during which women were sexually assaulted while they slept

Police have arrested a man in connection with two burglaries during which women were sexually assaulted as they slept.

Mohammed Karrar (centre) denied trafficking vulnerable teens for sex

Sex trafficking accused denies preying on 'out of control' young girls

Mohammed Karrar also denied trafficking vulnerable teens

Girl consented to sex, says defendant as he denies trafficking

A defendant in the trial of an alleged sex gang has admitted having sex with one of his accusers, but insisted it was consensual. Giving evidence today, Mohammed Karrar denied "lying through his teeth" as he said allegations he raped and trafficked teenage girls for sex over a period of around five years were false.

Man dies after being restrained by members of the public during robbery

A man has died after he was restrained by members of the public as he attempted to rob a jeweller's store, according to police.

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