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Ministers are promising tougher sentences and new support for local forces to protect children from abuse.

Michael Gove said that ‘we desperately need more homes to bring ownership within reach of many more people’.

The Home Secretary singled out British Pakistani men as a major source of concern amid Government plans to crackdown on grooming gangs.

It comes after departments published a significant number of transparency documents just as Easter recess began for MPs.

The walk began on April 1 at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool and ended at Old Trafford Stadium, in Manchester, on April 2.

Extra sailings were run overnight to try to clear the backlog of traffic

Home Secretary Suella Braverman said anyone travelling to dangerous parts of the world should take the utmost caution

It is hoped that he will soon be joined by his mate Dorcha.

The 19-year-old was abducted, murdered and secretly buried by the IRA in 1975 during the Troubles.

Sight loss charity Guide Dogs organised the hunt for four puppies and two guide dog mothers.

The incident happened on Saturday evening.

Labour has accused the Government of letting communities down on anti-social behaviour.

The head of the Church of England joined a parade in the Kent city.

The incident occurred outside a pub in Cramlington, Northumberland, on Saturday night.

The Prime Minister will travel to northern England on Monday to announce the measures.

The SNP’s Westminster leader said the idea represents the ‘dreadful Better Together band announcing their reunion’.

Community activist Maryam has spoken out against the Taliban and its approach to women’s rights.

The Government is expected to set out on Monday details of a plan to tackle grooming gangs and better protect children.

One of Humza Yousaf’s key allies said the former finance secretary could come back to the Cabinet ‘when the time is right for her’.

The former prime minister and taoiseach have reflected on the negotiations ahead of the 25th anniversary of the deal.