Until she was six, Philippa Barnes was surrounded by things that were hers. She had a favourite pair of red-and-white-striped dungarees and a long garden with a strawberry patch. She had a close-knit family: a mum, dad, two brothers and…[Continue Reading...]
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A Bedford man who subjected his partner to what a judge called “atrocious” abuse has been jailed and handed a 16-year restraining order after being found guilty of controlling and coercive behaviour. Imjaz Khan, 49, of Oldfield Road, controlled and…[Continue Reading...]
A summer camp sponsored by an Islamic charity accused of backing Iran could expose children as young as nine to extreme views, it has been claimed. Camp Wilayah, which is run by the Ahlulbayt Islamic Mission (AIM) charity, offers activities…[Continue Reading...]
Sebastian Shemirani thinks back often to the warning he gave five years ago. Speaking on a BBC podcast he called his mother, the British former nurse and conspiracy theorist Kate Shemirani, a danger to society. “I said someone is going…[Continue Reading...]
A woman said she 'froze' after she was allegedly pushed down and raped by a former priest accused of sexual offences against 13 women in his congregation, a court heard. Christopher Brain, 68, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, was leader of the…[Continue Reading...]
Once hailed as the Church of England’s edgy golden boy, Christopher Brain was supposed to be the future of modern worship. Instead, a London court has heard how he allegedly turned a youth-focused church group into a full-blown cult, with…[Continue Reading...]
A former priest accused of sexual offences against 13 women in his congregation led an evangelical movement that held "extremely disturbing" services featuring "young women behaving in what looked like a controlled manner," a court has heard. Christopher Brain, 68,…[Continue Reading...]
A religious sect, whose leader claims to be the new pope and whose followers say he can make the moon disappear, is operating out of a former orphanage in Crewe, Cheshire, where at least a dozen children are being home…[Continue Reading...]
A priest who led a "cult" within the Church of England sexually assaulted a "staggering" number of women in his congregation, a court heard. Chris Brain expected victims to "put him to bed" with "sexual favours" in the bedroom of…[Continue Reading...]
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