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Malay Mail
4 days ago
- Malay Mail
Manjung cops say probing case of teens duped into sending nudes to ‘doctor' over Telegram app
IPOH, July 20 — Police are reportedly investigating a case involving two 15-year-old schoolgirls who were allegedly duped into sending nude photos to a person posing as a doctor. The Star cited Manjung police chief Asst Comm Hasbullah Abd Rahman saying the victims were asked to provide personal and family details, along with photos supposedly needed for cervical and breast cancer screenings. 'The 'teacher' then introduced the girls to another man who claimed to be a doctor,' he said in a statement. 'The photos were sent through the same app, as it was claimed that photos would suffice without a physical examination.' Hasbullah said the girls were initially contacted by someone claiming to be a teacher via the Telegram messaging app. He said the victims only realised they had been deceived after informing their actual teacher, before lodging a police report out of concern the images might be circulated. The case is being investigated under Section 15(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 1997, which handles 'sexual performance by a child'. Hasbullah also urged parents and school officials to increase their vigilance regarding online sexual offences involving children. "Children and school pupils should always be reminded not to easily give or share their personal details with unfamiliar individuals. "We also urge people to activate two-step verification on messaging apps to protect their accounts," he said.
News.com.au
12-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Players Australian schools girls sevens coach wants in his 2025 squad
Australian coach Luke Zerames has a long wish list of traits, skills and characteristics he wants to find to fill two Australian school girls squads and help develop and bolster young Sevens talent ahead of the LA and Brisbane Olympics. Zerames and selectors will closely watch three days of school girls sevens competition to identify players to go into Australian schools 18s and U16s merit squads. Only players selected next month in the U18s schools team from these two squads will play at the Global Youth Sevens in New Zealand later this year. However selection on the Sunshine Coast is important as it provides all players with a unique opportunity to learn from the best and impress coaching staff working with the elite Australian sevens squad being formed for the next Olympics in LA and then the Brisbane Olympics in 2032. 'We are looking for girls who can perform well across a number of fixtures with a big load of a day of four fixtures,'' Zerames said. SCHOOLS SEVENS DAY 1 WRAP 'We want ones that can be consistent and those with X-factor or good social skills. 'Girls who have endurance, have that little bit of grit late in the game when energy levels are low and the chips are down. 'Plus athletic ability, speed, acceleration, high IQ and eyes-up awareness. 'With sevens its not one size fits all. We also need players who are physical, we want girls who thrive with that physiclaity. Physical prowess, a beast at the breakdown.'' Aside from skills Zerames said he wants good people. 'Their character is more important than anything,'' he said. 'We want good people on and off the field, that are coachable and can play a team game. 'That ability in a sevens tournament to move on, not dwell on a bad game. 'This is a major pathway for them.''
BBC News
08-07-2025
- BBC News
Families demand answers as Southport inquiry opens
The families of three murdered schoolgirls have demanded "real change" before the start of the public inquiry into the Southport stabbing attacks later. Alice Aguiar, nine; Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven; and six-year-old Bebe King were killed on 29 July 2024 when Axel Rudakubana, then 17, walked into a dance workshop on Hart Street and began attacking children at random. The Southport Inquiry will hold its first live hearings at Liverpool Town Hall this week. Retired senior judge Sir Adrian Fulford will lead the inquiry and said the focus would first be on the circumstances leading to the attack, before looking at how young people are "drawn into extreme violence". Nothing the inquiry could do would ever "change the unimaginable loss" of the families of the three murdered girls, Rachael Wong, director of law firm Bond Turner, and the families' solicitor Chris Walker, said in a joint added: "We all now have a responsibility to ensure that something like this never happens again..."It is only through intense public scrutiny that real change can be effected." The hearing will begin at 14:00 BST with an opening statement from Sir Adrian, before some of the families of those injured begin giving evidence on Wednesday morning. Rudakubana, from Banks in Lancashire, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 52 years at Liverpool Crown Court in January this year. He had previously pleaded guilty to the murders of Alice, Elsie and Bebe - plus 10 counts of attempted murder involving eight children and two adults - on what was supposed to be the first day of his trial. Rudakubana, now 18, also admitted producing the biological toxin ricin in his bedroom and possession of terrorist material relating to an article containing an al-Qaeda training manual. Reports emerged alleging that Rudakubana had attacked a prison officer with boiling water at HMP Belmarsh in May. Sir Adrian called the attack "one of the most horrific crimes in our country's history" and promised to conduct the inquiry "at pace and with rigour".The first part of the inquiry will look at issues including Rudakubana's contact with the government's counter-extremism service Prevent, which he was referred to three times, as well as other agencies. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced the inquiry in April and said it would work for the families "to quickly understand what went wrong, answer difficult questions and do everything in our power to prevent something like this from happening again". Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
News24
27-06-2025
- News24
Japan minister ‘really angry' as teachers arrested for sharing upskirt photos
Teachers in Japan allegedly shared so-called upskirt images of schoolgirls. Two teachers were arrested. The education minister expressed outrage. Japan's education minister reacted angrily Friday after the arrests of two teachers who allegedly shared photos showing girls' underwear in a group chat that reportedly included nearly 10 elementary and junior high school teachers. The case has shocked the country, which will next year launch its first national background check system for sex offences for those seeking to work with children. If convicted, the teachers - a 42-year-old who lives in central Japan, and a 37-year-old south of Tokyo - will face up to three years in prison or a fine of up to ¥3 million ($21 000), a police spokesperson said. The two men were arrested separately this week for taking photos in which girls' underwear was visible and sending them to the group chat, he told AFP. READ | Japan subway attacker who stabbed man 'with the intent to kill' arrested The men allegedly knew the girls 'were under 13', the spokesperson said. Police sources said they believed the group, managed by the 42-year-old teacher, had 'nearly 10' teacher members including the two arrested, according to broadcaster NHK. Around 70 photos and videos were shared in the group including those apparently taken at school or during extracurricular activities, with some showing girls changing clothes, NHK and other media outlets said. 'I feel really angry. This can never be tolerated,' education minister Toshiko Abe told reporters on Friday. The ministry plans to hold an online meeting with the heads of local education boards to prevent similar incidents. The primary school in the central city of Nagoya where one of the teachers was working held a meeting with more than 270 anxious parents on Thursday evening, NHK said. 'It's scary and creepy,' a mother in her 30s told the broadcaster. 'I'd like to know whether my child was one of the victims.' The school has suspended physical education classes for the time being, NHK said. Nagoya mayor Ichiro Hirosawa on Thursday called the alleged crimes 'unthinkable'. 'They made a national group and were sharing the images... I feel very sorry, and at the same time I'm filled with anger,' he said. Japan is preparing to launch its own version of Britain's Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) next year to protect children from sexual assault. The DBS system will require those seeking jobs that involve working with children to undergo background checks for historical sex offences.
Times
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Rent-a-bike thieves are nature unto themselves
I often get the Merlin app out on my dog walks in our local park — you'd be amazed at the variety of birds in south London, from the occasional woodpecker to an army of rose-ringed parakeets. But there's a relatively new urban hoot-hooting sound in town: the rhythmic call of the stolen Lime rented bikes make a repetitive cry once an artful dodger — it's usually a child — begins to ride without paying. I saw one being taken for a spin the other morning, two shrieking schoolgirls somehow on one bike, the passenger getting a backie on the wheel arch. Lime bike pilfering is the petty crime no one seems to care about in London. They're just background singers in our soundscape. I fear more for the safety than the unlawful behaviour of these kids, since none of them seem to wear helmets. But then I saw a schoolgirl steal someone else's rented bike. The poor bloke, on his way to work, had paused his ride, dismounted and turned his back for a second to retrieve a ring he'd dropped. He tried, awkwardly and heroically, but failed to catch the bike poacher as she sped off, the getaway vehicle weaving in and out of rush-hour traffic. • England ride Lime bikes to Oval with West Indies stuck in traffic In Australia, helmets are a legal requirement and Lime bikes have them attached in the front baskets, which makes a change from the discarded takeaways left in the UK ones. Could the caring, sharing, eco-conscious, globally successful e-bike hire company not attach helmets to the British bikes? I seem to be having a middle-aged pop girl summer. So far I've seen Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Beyoncé. I'll see rapper Doechii in August. I've been going to gigs fairly consistently since the age of about 14 but I don't remember anyone dressing up as the person they are about to see on stage. This is not a grumpy old woman complaint. It was glorious to see the young 'uns in yuck-green tops and big frilly knickers for Charli and ironic pinks for Chappell. The joyful commitment to cowboy boots and stetsons for Beyoncé's performance in sweltering London was impressive, to the point of being quite moving. I honestly love my job but there's a special satisfaction in putting on my automatic out-of-office response when I go on holiday. I get a lot of cold-call, copy-and-paste emails from PR companies and can't find time to reply to all of them. Since the answer to the vast majority is 'no thank you', it would be unproductive in any case. It does feel hugely impolite to ignore them so I have experimented with efficiently curt, negative responses, only to be met with the dreaded follow-up 'While I have you…'. So the OOO setting satisfies politeness: everyone's at least getting a response — around 530 people during a recent eight-day break. Their non-bespoke request is getting a non-custom-made reply. It's an egalitarian relationship between inboxes where no human time has been wasted. There are still some codes of conduct. You can't switch your holiday setting on mid-conversation. Though I have a sneaking respect for those capable of this OOO smackdown. I got one the other day that just said: 'Hello there, Sorry I missed your message. I'm wild swimming in Wales.' A new height for rubbing your nose in it. Searching the internet for a good price on a new shower, the algorithm threw showers for dogs at me, for the algorithm knows that I am a dog owner with solid hygiene standards. But it turns out that these are not niche products. Even John Lewis sells one, 'for a more relaxed experience' for your dog. It's an 'anatomically shaped' (me neither) showerhead with settings for paws and body made by Hansgrohe. Yours for only £157. How on earth have we lived so long without it? Lesley Thomas is Weekend editor Janice Turner is away
