A former detective says officers should face "accountability" over historical attacks on children.

A West Yorkshire Police officer and 15 men from Halifax have appeared in court today accused of offences relating to alleged historic child sexual exploitation in the town.

Robert Ewing was jailed for life in 2015 after being convicted of murdering 15-year-old Paige Chivers

Lawyer acting for 65 victims is attempting to force South Yorkshire police to hand over confidential records on how they handled decades of abuse

A SEX ATTACKER branded "every young woman's worst nightmare" has been found dead in his jail cell.

Victims such as Victoria Agoglia, 15, were subjected to 'profound abuse' and told carers and police officers in Greater Manchester about it, but no action was taken, a new report has found.

A former detective says officers should face "accountability" over historical attacks on children.

'Danger to the public' Dahir Ibrahim is jailed for life

Saaba Mahmood, 36, pocketed state benefit handouts on behalf of her aunt and uncle over a five year period - even though she knew they were living in their native Pakistan

Louise Casey, who is director-general for troubled families at the government's Communities Department, was asked to investigate the council by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.

Samiulahaq Akbari allegedly tried to attack people at Tesco, a pub and a restaurant.

Bradley Gledhill, 20, died from his injuries after being attacked in a street in Batley in 2020.

A convicted Rochdale grooming gang leader says he does not expect to be deported for his crimes - in a kick in the teeth to the scandal's victims.

Sandra Howell was also seen dancing at her own wedding, despite claiming thousands of pounds in higher rate Disability Living Allowance

Jusuf Abdirizak, 20, is seen at the Premier Inn in Bristol where he and Said Zakaria, 22, attacked the girl, who had been trafficked across the city having already been raped by another man.

PC Dean Roberts, 48, recorded himself abusing the infant and shared the clip to other paedophiles before he was caught by his workmates and arrested

Saaba Mahmood, 36, pocketed state benefit handouts on behalf of her aunt and uncle over a five year period - even though she knew they were living in their native Pakistan

The official explanation was that the distinguished weapons expert had taken his own life by overdosing on painkillers and cutting his left wrist.

PC Dean Roberts, 48, formerly of South Wales Police, filmed himself abusing the 'helpless' infant - and sent the footage to other paedophiles on a messaging app.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Kerry Patterson, 35, and Reece Milburn (left), 30, from Blyth, were jailed for 12 weeks after nearly starving their pet lurcher (right) to death.

Sandra Howell was also seen dancing at her own wedding, despite claiming thousands of pounds in higher rate Disability Living Allowance

Home Secretary Priti Patel says the public "should be alert but not alarmed" after the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre's decision.

Sandra Howell was also seen dancing at her own wedding, despite claiming thousands of pounds in higher rate Disability Living Allowance

Samuel Shaheen kissed the woman and touched her breasts and bum and told her not to tell anyone as it would be their "little secret"

PC Dean Roberts, 48, formerly of South Wales Police, filmed himself abusing the 'helpless' infant - and sent the footage to other paedophiles on a messaging app.

Sandra Howell was also seen dancing at her own wedding, despite claiming thousands of pounds in higher rate Disability Living Allowance

PC Dean Roberts, 48, formerly of South Wales Police, filmed himself abusing the 'helpless' infant - and sent the footage to other paedophiles on a messaging app.

Imran Zafar, aged 30, from Alum Rock, was prosecuted by Birmingham City Council after being captured on CCTV in broad daylight - and then fined at court on his birthday

Alex Kear, 50, has been was jailed for four years and ordered to serve an extended licence period of two years after his trial held at Leeds Crown Court earlier today.

A Rotherham man has been jailed for 18 years after admitting to repeatedly raping a child over 100 times since March last year.

Andrew Lloyd was serving a minimum term of 24 years behind bars for the vicious murder of baby Aaron Gilbert in May 2005.

A judge told Sandra Howell: 'You will have to make some savings'

Mohammed Adnan Ali, 35, a constable with Greater Manchester Police has denied sexually assaulting three people, two of which are teenagers. He pleaded not guilty to 21 charges on Monday, September 27.

There are almost no white residents to be found in Savile Town. A detailed breakdown of the last census of 2011 recorded that only 48 of the 4,033 people living here were white British.