BBC Fiona (left) took her case to the police 20 years ago and they were also told of Fee’s case Four women have told a BBC investigation they were sexually assaulted or raped by the same man in the 1980s and 90s. The alleged attacks took place in Dumfries over an 11-year period when the...
From a hotel video to baby oil – the BBC’s Nada Tawfik breaks down the evidence and testimony heard at the sex trafficking trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. After the prosecution rested its case on Tuesday, Combs’ defence team claimed the government failed to meet its burden in proving the charges – but...
Khelif had been set to make a competitive comeback in Eindhoven from 5-10 June. But on Friday, World Boxing said mandatory sex testing would be introduced next month “to ensure the safety of all participants and deliver a competitive level playing field for men and women.” It added: “In light of plans to introduce this...
What it’s like to be a young British interfaith couple It was love at first sight for Adarsh Ramchurn. “I couldn’t control it,” he says of his flourishing affection for Nav Sangha. But their relationship is “frowned upon” by some in their communities, they say, as Adarsh is Hindu and Nav is Sikh. They’ve been...
This was a big story during the Paris Olympics last year. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won a gold medal despite controversy surrounding whether Khelif was a man or a woman. Khelif won gold in the women’s 66kg category at last summer’s Olympic Games, having been cleared to compete despite being disqualified from the 2023 world...
World Boxing provided a detailed explanation about the testing in its statement. “The PCR test is a laboratory technique used to detect specific genetic material, in this case the SRY gene, that reveals the presence of the Y chromosome, which is an indicator of biological sex,” it said. “The test can be a be conducted...
Emma Saunders Culture reporter at the Hay Festival Getty Images Dame Jacqueline Wilson’s Picture Imperfect, an adult sequel to her 1999 children’s book, The Illustrated Mum, is out in August Celebrated children’s author Jacqueline Wilson has said she “would feel very wary” of writing about her beloved character Tracy Beaker in an adult book because...
Mayeni Jones BBC News, Johannesburg Getty Images Illegal miners work in mines once owned by large multinationals, which abandoned them because they were no longer profitable This story contains details, including a video, that some people may find distressing. The most shocking thing for Jonathan, who had endured six gruelling months living and working underground...
A teenager has appeared in court charged with a number of rape and sexual offences close to a train station alleged to have occurred on the same evening. Sonny Boyes, 19, from Exeter, is accused of two rapes against a 16-year-old girl at Clyst Halt Avenue in the city on Friday evening, Exeter Magistrates’ Court...
Rachel Stonehouse BBC West Investigations Emma Hallett BBC West Investigations WATCH: Police officers Siggi Gilleburg and Jordan Daruvalla on patrol WARNING: This article contains details of a sexual nature. If you have been affected by anything in this story, help can be found at the BBC Action line. The commercial sex industry is highly complex,...
Jane Douglas BBC News, South West BBC Ernesettle Community School has been running a pilot project for five years A programme helping educate pupils at a Plymouth school about child sexual abuse is “helping to stop the silence” on the issue, according to children’s charity the NSPCC. Ernesettle Community School is the first in the...
Rachel Stonehouse BBC West Investigations Emma Hallett BBC West Investigations Megan, not her real name and with her back to the camera, has been working with the police to help identify children at risk and prosecute criminals WARNING: This article contains details of a sexual nature and child sex abuse. If you have been affected...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has formally rejected the US government’s offer to plead guilty and spare himself the possibility of a prolonged prison sentence. The musician appeared in court on Thursday, wearing glasses and a beige prison uniform, ahead of the start of his sex trafficking trial next week. He...
Albert Alfonso/Flickr The three men were friendly and had visited each other’s home, the court heard A jury has been shown footage of an alleged killer attacking a man in a “frenzied stabbing” while having sex with him in west London. Yostin Mosquera, 35, is accused of murdering both Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth,...
Asylum seekers will be denied the right to stay in the UK if they have been convicted of sexual offences, the government has announced. Terrorists, war criminals and any other criminals whose offences carry a sentence of one year or more can already be refused asylum under the Refugee Convention. Under the changes, this will...