Equalities watchdog says it will investigate the operations, with one member of the public saying it was akin to 'Nazi Germany'

Police are hunting for three men after a 12-year-old girl was raped.

Their bodies were recovered from separate lakes following a major search

The man was sacked after allegations of anti-Semitic abuse

It's time to end the myth that there are a few bad apples and recognise that the way the entire industry works is causing problems for millions of British consumers. Legal loan sharks have been able to rack up huge profits on the back of consumers struggling with the rising cost of living and a regulator without teeth, with five years of talk resulting in no action.

A former prison officer was arrested today by detectives investigating alleged corrupt payments to public officials, police said.

The five are among 19,000 who receive money from the scheme, which the Government plans to scrap in 2015

Life on Marsden

Celebrated British photographer David Bailey is to return to the London borough of his birth for a new exhibition that will reveal unseen pieces from his celebrated 1960s work.

A wanted list including a rapist, robbers and pimps all thought to be on the run in Britain was revealed today.

Four members of an alleged child sex trafficking gang were arrested by police in the early hours of this morning, officers have said.

Payday loan campaigners were celebrating a major victory this week after the Government agreed to crack down on the charges and unscrupulous practices of high-cost credit companies.

The under-fire payday lender Wonga has agreed to pick up the cost of promoting a debt advice fair in east London today after one of its staff attacked an MP on Twitter.

When David Beckham announced that he's to leave the reigning MLS champions LA Galaxy for new climes, speculation was soon rife about the next stop in the Beckham roadshow. We thought we'd help Beckham with his decision with a compass point-friendly guide to potential new clubs. David, you're welcome: