More arrests made during probe into human trafficking centred around Sheffield and Stockton

More arrests have been made as part of a police probe into human trafficking centred around Sheffield and Stockton. Four men were arrested on Friday, bringing the total now under investigation to 14. The men, aged between 22 and 34, … Continue reading →

Sheffield man, 20, arrested in counter-terrorism probe is released without charge

A 21-year-old man from Sheffield arrested as part of a counter-terrorism operation has now been released without charge. A spokesman for the North East Counter Terrorism Unit (NECTU) confirmed that the man, from the Fir Vale area of Sheffield, was … Continue reading →

Sheffield ‘terror plot’: More time to question suspect

Police have been given more time to question a fifth man arrested in Sheffield in connection with an alleged Christmas “terror plot”. Counter Terrorism Policing North East were granted a warrant allowing officers until 18:00 GMT on Tuesday to hold … Continue reading →

Two in court accused of preparing bomb for UK terror attack

Two men have appeared in court accused of preparing a home-made bomb for a terrorist attack in the UK. Fish and chip shop owner Andy Star, 31, and Farhad Salah, 22, were arrested when counter-terrorism police officers raided their homes … Continue reading →

Tram-train scheme’s high risk level ‘not properly considered’, say MPs

The UK’s first tram-train scheme is an example of “how not to” manage a rail project, according to the head of a Commons committee. Meg Hillier, chair of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), said “unrealistic costings” went unchallenged and doubts … Continue reading →

Government considered scrapping Sheffield-Rotherham tram-train scheme

Government considered scrapping Sheffield-Rotherham tram-train scheme A group of MPs has heard the government considered scrapping the Sheffield to Rotherham tram-train scheme because of spiralling costs. The UK’s first tram-train scheme would enable trams to run on existing train tracks … Continue reading →

PICTURE: Sheffield masked tree protesters sat inside exclusion zones are ‘breaking the law’

Two masked tree protesters have been captured on camera flouting a High Court order in Sheffield. The long-running Sheffield felling saga took another twist this week after two people with covered faces entered ‘exclusion zones’ around trees set for the … Continue reading →

Grooming gangs ‘are abusing girls across the country’, victims and investigators warn

Call for action comes as Bradford records 62 per cent rise in the number of referrals to its specialist child sexual exploitation service Grooming gangs across the country are repeating the horrific abuse exposed in Rotherham, Rochdale, Oxford and most recently Newcastle, victims and … Continue reading →

Ruthlessly Silenced

By lying to ourselves, more vulnerable girls are put at risk BRITISH author Frances Hardinge once wrote: “Truth is dangerous. It topples palaces and kills kings…And yet there is one thing that is more dangerous than Truth. Those who would … Continue reading →

Andrew Norfolk’s Perspective

A disturbing pattern is repeated again, and more cases to come The Northumbria prosecution means that Newcastle upon Tyne has joined a growing list of towns and cities in which groups of south Asian men have stood trial for street-grooming … Continue reading →