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Dashcam Video Shows Fatal Plane Bridge Crash

Written By Unknown on Rabu, 04 Februari 2015 | 23.21

At least 25 people have been killed and 17 are missing after a passenger jet crashed into a river in Taiwan minutes after takeoff.

There were 58 people on board the TransAsia ATR 72-600 plane when it hit a road bridge in the capital Taipei. Fifteen survived.

Video taken by a passing driver's dashcam shows the aircraft's wing clipping a taxi after managing to avoid nearby buildings.

It then disappears from view, coming down on its side in the Keelung River about 25 metres (30 yards) from the bank.

A crane has now lifted the wreckage onto the shore enabling rescuers to search the fuselage, where more bodies are expected to be found.

Wu Jun-hong, a Taipei fire department official coordinating the rescue operation, said earlier those missing were either in the fuselage or had been swept down river.

"Things don't look too optimistic," Mr Wu told reporters at the scene. "Those in the front of the plane are likely to have lost their lives."

According to reports, the plane took off from Taipei's Sungshan airport at 10.53am local time and lost contact with air traffic control two minutes later.

It was heading for the Kinmen islands, and as many as 31 passengers were Chinese, three of them children. Kinmen's airport is a common link between Taipei and China's Fujian province.

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    The images - which have not been independently verified - appear to show the moment the plane clipped the bridge in Taiwan's capital Taipei Credit: @Missxoxo168

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    Conrad Hilton Accused Of 'Peasants' Air Rage

    By Sky News US Team

    Paris Hilton's youngest brother has appeared in court charged with air rage on a British Airways flight during which he allegedly threatened to kill flight crew and called other passengers "peasants".

    Conrad Hilton III was shackled by his hands and ankles in a Los Angeles court on Tuesday where he faced a charge of interfering with a flight crew.

    The 20-year-old, who could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted, did not enter a plea and was released on $100,000 (£65,000) bail.

    The grandson of the Hilton Hotels chain founder had to be restrained by attendants on Flight 269 from London to Los Angeles on 31 July last year, according to court documents.

    His alleged erratic behaviour began soon after take-off when he ignored instructions to keep his seatbelt fastened and began walking up and down the aisle.

    He continued to cause concern for almost the entire flight of more than 10 hours, according to an FBI affidavit.

    Hilton complained that a male passenger was "giving him the stink eye".

    He also said he was angry over a breakup with a girlfriend.

    At one point, he went to a toilet and the smell of marijuana wafted out, the affidavit said.

    When confronted by the co-pilot, Hilton allegedly ran to another bathroom and smoked a cigarette.

    Paper towel was found stuffed in the smoke detector.

    As flight crew remonstrated with him, Hilton accused them of "taking the peasants' side", according to the court documents.

    Witnesses said he added that he would "[f******] own anyone on this flight, they are [f******] peasants".

    Children cried as Hilton's profanity-filled tirades escalated, authorities say.

    He threw a punch inches from a flight attendant's head that struck the bulkhead, according to the affidavit.

    Hilton allegedly told the co-pilot: "If you wanna square up to me, bro, then bring it on and I will [f******] fight you."

    According to the criminal complaint, Hilton shouted that his career as a model would be "ruined", as a team of five flight crew held him down.

    He threatened to kill several of the flight attendants, the affidavit states.

    Hilton also allegedly said: "I could get you all fired in five minutes. I know your boss. My father will pay this out, he has done it before. Dad paid $300,000 last time."

    He eventually fell asleep and was handcuffed to his seat for the remaining 90 minutes of flight.

    Hilton family lawyer Robert Shapiro said outside court his client may have been suffering from the side effects of a sleeping pill.

    The defendant was ordered to appear for arraignment on 5 March.


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    20th Hijacker's Plan To Take Down Air Force One

    By Sky News US Team

    A convicted al Qaeda terrorist has testified that members of the Saudi royal family supported and financed the terror network in the 1990s, The New York Times reported.

    Zacarias Moussaoui also claimed that he discussed ways to take down Air Force One with a member of the Saudi Embassy to the US.

    Moussaoui, a French citizen, is described as the 20th 9/11 hijacker because he had taken flying lessons and was wired thousands of dollars, but was arrested before the attacks.

    He has pleaded guilty in a US court to charges of conspiring in the 2001 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.

    His testimony - from inside a supermax prison in Colorado where he is serving his life sentence - is  part of a lawsuit filed by relatives of 9/11 victims against Saudi Arabia.

    Moussaoui said that in the late 1990s he was tasked with creating a digital database of donors to al Qaeda, and he listed prominent Saudi royals.

    Among them were Prince Turki al-Faisal, who served at the time as Saudi intelligence chief, and Prince Bandar Bin Sultan, a long-time ambassador to the US, the Times reported.

    Moussaoui said he helped carry out a trial explosion of a bomb for a planned attack on the US Embassy in London as well as serving as a courier for Osama bin Laden, the terror mastermind who was killed in May 2011.

    He claimed he discussed using a Stinger missile to shoot down Air Force One during a meeting in Afghanistan with a Saudi official of the embassy in Washington.

    Moussaoui's credibility has been called into question.

    At this trial in 2006 his own lawyers claimed that he was mentally ill, though he was deemed fit to stand trial.

    The Saudi Embassy in Washington has denied the allegations, saying in a statement that "Moussaoui is a deranged criminal whose own lawyers presented evidence that he was mentally incompetent.

    "His words have no credibility."

    The statement referred to the Saudi September 11 commission, which rejected allegations that Saudi officials had funded al Qaeda.

    "The September 11 attack has been the most intensely investigated crime in history and the findings show no involvement by the Saudi government or Saudi officials," it said.

    There have long been claims that bin Laden, himself a member of a wealthy Saudi family, found support in his home country. The new allegations - which would offer new details, if deemed credible - were made in October but only submitted to court this week.

    The new claims surfaced just a week after President Barack Obama travelled to Saudi Arabia to pay his respects after King Abdullah's death and meet the new monarch, King Salman.


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    Jordan Steps Up Role In Coalition Against IS

    Jordan Steps Up Role In Coalition Against IS

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    Jordan is stepping up its role in the US-led coalition against Islamic State – in an attempt to "undermine, degrade and eventually finish" the terror organisation which murdered one of its pilots.

    King Abdullah has cut short a visit to Washington in order to fly home, as protesters in Amman demand revenge for the killing of Mu'ath Al Kassasbeh, who burned alive in a cage by IS militants.

    The country executed two prisoners after the video was published online.

    One of them was the Iraqi would-be suicide bomber Sajida al Rishawi, who Jordan had offered to release if Al Kassasbeh was returned safely.

    But there was no forthcoming proof that the hostage was still alive, and the Jordanian military now believes that he was killed on 3 January.

    Safi, the pilot's father, said he "considers Mu'ath a martyr to God", and called on the Jordanian government "to take revenge for Mu'ath's blood".

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    1. Gallery: Everything We Know About Sajida Al Rishawi

      Sajida Al Rishawi, believed to be in her 40s, was known as the 'would-be bomber'. She was executed in Jordan following the murder by IS of Jordanian pilot Mu'ath Al Kassasbeh

    She and her husband were involved in the 2005 Amman bombings, a plot to attack a string of Jordanian hotels

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  • Sixty people were killed and 115 injured after other suicide bombers targeted three hotels. Al-Rishawi's device, which was packed with ball bearings, failed to detonate

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  • She and her husband targeted a wedding party at the Radisson SAS hotel - the fathers of the bride and the groom were both killed

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  • In 2005 Al-Rishawi released a televised confession while in Jordanian custody. She was sentenced to death and lost an appeal against the conviction in 2007

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  • He added: "The blood of Mu'ath is this country's blood. The country has to take its revenge, and I call for no one to remain alive from Islamic State, I call for revenge by executing prisoners, and I call to erase the (Islamic State) organisation."

    There has been widespread condemnation of the fighter pilot's death, with Saudi Arabia's new King Salman describing his murder as "inhuman and contrary to Islam".

    Meanwhile, an Egyptian university revered by Sunni Muslims around the world has expressed "deep anger over the lowly terrorist act".

    Since news of his death emerged, #IAmMuath has been trending on Twitter, with protesters chanting the slogan outside King Abdullah's palace in Amman.

    Mr Al Kassasbeh was captured by the militants in December when his F-16 crashed near Raqqa, Syria, the de facto capital of the Islamic State group's self-styled caliphate.

    The 26-year-old's murder appeared to be aimed at pressuring the government of Jordan - a close US ally - to leave the coalition that has carried out months of airstrikes on IS positions in Syria and Iraq.

    But observers say the extremists' brutality against a fellow Muslim could backfire and galvanise other Sunni Muslims in the region against them.

    In a speech on Jordanian state television, King Abdullah has urged his countrymen to unite.

    "It's the duty of all of us to stand united and show the real values of Jordanians in the face of these hardships," the monarch said from Washington.

    In a statement before a meeting King Abdullah, US President Barack Obama vowed the pilot's death would "redouble the vigilance and determination on the part of our global coalition to make sure they are degraded and ultimately defeated".

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    • Jordan Steps Up Role In Coalition Against IS

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    Jordan is stepping up its role in the US-led coalition against Islamic State – in an attempt to "undermine, degrade and eventually finish" the terror organisation which murdered one of its pilots.

    King Abdullah has cut short a visit to Washington in order to fly home, as protesters in Amman demand revenge for the killing of Mu'ath Al Kassasbeh, who burned alive in a cage by IS militants.

    The country executed two prisoners after the video was published online.

    One of them was the Iraqi would-be suicide bomber Sajida al Rishawi, who Jordan had offered to release if Al Kassasbeh was returned safely.

    But there was no forthcoming proof that the hostage was still alive, and the Jordanian military now believes that he was killed on 3 January.

    Safi, the pilot's father, said he "considers Mu'ath a martyr to God", and called on the Jordanian government "to take revenge for Mu'ath's blood".

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    1. Gallery: Everything We Know About Sajida Al Rishawi

      Sajida Al Rishawi, believed to be in her 40s, was known as the 'would-be bomber'. She was executed in Jordan following the murder by IS of Jordanian pilot Mu'ath Al Kassasbeh

    She and her husband were involved in the 2005 Amman bombings, a plot to attack a string of Jordanian hotels

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  • Sixty people were killed and 115 injured after other suicide bombers targeted three hotels. Al-Rishawi's device, which was packed with ball bearings, failed to detonate

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  • She and her husband targeted a wedding party at the Radisson SAS hotel - the fathers of the bride and the groom were both killed

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  • In 2005 Al-Rishawi released a televised confession while in Jordanian custody. She was sentenced to death and lost an appeal against the conviction in 2007

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  • He added: "The blood of Mu'ath is this country's blood. The country has to take its revenge, and I call for no one to remain alive from Islamic State, I call for revenge by executing prisoners, and I call to erase the (Islamic State) organisation."

    There has been widespread condemnation of the fighter pilot's death, with Saudi Arabia's new King Salman describing his murder as "inhuman and contrary to Islam".

    Meanwhile, an Egyptian university revered by Sunni Muslims around the world has expressed "deep anger over the lowly terrorist act".

    Since news of his death emerged, #IAmMuath has been trending on Twitter, with protesters chanting the slogan outside King Abdullah's palace in Amman.

    Mr Al Kassasbeh was captured by the militants in December when his F-16 crashed near Raqqa, Syria, the de facto capital of the Islamic State group's self-styled caliphate.

    The 26-year-old's murder appeared to be aimed at pressuring the government of Jordan - a close US ally - to leave the coalition that has carried out months of airstrikes on IS positions in Syria and Iraq.

    But observers say the extremists' brutality against a fellow Muslim could backfire and galvanise other Sunni Muslims in the region against them.

    In a speech on Jordanian state television, King Abdullah has urged his countrymen to unite.

    "It's the duty of all of us to stand united and show the real values of Jordanians in the face of these hardships," the monarch said from Washington.

    In a statement before a meeting King Abdullah, US President Barack Obama vowed the pilot's death would "redouble the vigilance and determination on the part of our global coalition to make sure they are degraded and ultimately defeated".

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    Pilot: 'Mayday Mayday Engine Flameout'

    "Mayday, Mayday, engine flameout", were the pilot's final words from a stricken Taiwanese plane, according to air traffic control.

    The words came moments before the TransAsia Airways plane crashed into the Keelung River, having taken off from Taipei's Songshan Airport.

    Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration said 25 people were confirmed dead, 16 were injured and 17 were still missing. Thirty-one of the 58 on board were reported to be from China.

    A flameout is when the fuel supply to the engine is interrupted or there are combustion problems which result in engine failure.

    Twin-engined planes, however, are usually able to fly on one engine.

    Meanwhile, 28 passengers appear to have had a miraculous escape, with Wu Jun-hong of Taipei's Fire Department telling reporters that children were among those rescued.

    He said: "There are adults taking care of toddlers. They are safe.

    "Children were rescued from the plane already. We get them out from the river using the boat."

    Television footage showed survivors wearing life jackets wading and swimming clear of the wreckage, which was surrounded by rubber boats.

    Others, including a young child, were taken to safety by rescuers, who could also be seen pulling carry-on luggage from an open door.

    As night drew in and drizzle fell, military crews reached the scene with portable bridges and hundreds of rescue workers built docks for easier access to the wreckage. 

    Relatives of the victims have not yet reached the scene but some are expected to arrive on Thursday, including many flying from Beijing.

    The 72-seat plane - an ATR 72-600 - was received by TransAsia last year and is one of the most popular turboprop planes in the world.

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    1. Gallery: Rescue Operation Following Plane Crash

      Workers hoist the wreckage of a TransAsia passenger jet that crashed into a river shortly after takeoff in Taipei, Taiwan

    At least 19 people were killed and many trapped in the wreckage

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    North Korea Threatens US With 'Final Doom'

    North Korea Threatens US With 'Final Doom'

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    North Korea has warned it will meet any aggression by the "gangster-like" US with conventional weapons, nuclear strikes and cyber warfare.

    In a statement headlined "US imperialists will face final doom", the National Defence Commission (NDC), North Korea's top military organisation also ruled out face-to-face negotiations with Washington.

    The rhetoric appears to be a reaction to US president Barack Obama last month describing North Korea as the "most cut-off nation on Earth" and speaking about the regime's eventual collapse.

    Describing the Obama administration as a "cesspool", the NDC  said the president's remarks were a threat to bring on North Korea's downfall. 

    "Since the gangster-like US imperialists are blaring that they will 'bring down' the DPRK (North Korea) ... the army and people of the DPRK cannot but officially notify the Obama administration ... that the DPRK has neither need nor willingness to sit at negotiating table with the US any longer," the statement said.

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      North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un makes regular public appearances across the country

    Kim Jong Un provides field guidance to the Ryuwon Shoes Factory

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  • It added that the North was capable of bringing about the "final ruin of the US" with its "precision and diversified nuclear striking means".

    North Korea is known to have a capable cyber warfare unit, which was blamed for the hacking of Sony Pictures' computer network over the production of The Interview.

    The comedy, in which two journalists travel to the country to interview its leader Kim Jong-Un but are recruited by the CIA to assassinate him, caused a revival in tensions between North Korea and the West.

    The statement came after reported discussions about the idea of reviving de-nuclearisation talks between Washington and Pyongyang broke down.

    North Korea carried out nuclear tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013. 

    It also comes weeks before the beginning of annual US-South Korea military exercises, which usually cause a surge in tensions in the divided peninsula.

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    1. Gallery: Sky News On China's North Korea Border

      Sky News has filmed rare pictures across the Chinese border into North Korea. The images demonstrate the poverty inside the country and the degree to which China cooperates with its old ally

    At the border town of Ji'an only a narrow river separates China with North Korea

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  • North Korea claims these are rehearsals for an invasion, while South Korea and the US say they are purely defensive.

    US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that Washington's position had not changed and that it "continues to offer Pyongyang an improved bilateral relationship" provided it takes action on de-nuclearisation.

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    North Korea has warned it will meet any aggression by the "gangster-like" US with conventional weapons, nuclear strikes and cyber warfare.

    In a statement headlined "US imperialists will face final doom", the National Defence Commission (NDC), North Korea's top military organisation also ruled out face-to-face negotiations with Washington.

    The rhetoric appears to be a reaction to US president Barack Obama last month describing North Korea as the "most cut-off nation on Earth" and speaking about the regime's eventual collapse.

    Describing the Obama administration as a "cesspool", the NDC  said the president's remarks were a threat to bring on North Korea's downfall. 

    "Since the gangster-like US imperialists are blaring that they will 'bring down' the DPRK (North Korea) ... the army and people of the DPRK cannot but officially notify the Obama administration ... that the DPRK has neither need nor willingness to sit at negotiating table with the US any longer," the statement said.

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    1. Gallery: Kim Jong-Un Inspecting Things

      North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un makes regular public appearances across the country

    Kim Jong Un provides field guidance to the Ryuwon Shoes Factory

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  • The state media follows him as he enjoys visits to factories, military installations and construction sites. Continue through for more pictures

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  • It added that the North was capable of bringing about the "final ruin of the US" with its "precision and diversified nuclear striking means".

    North Korea is known to have a capable cyber warfare unit, which was blamed for the hacking of Sony Pictures' computer network over the production of The Interview.

    The comedy, in which two journalists travel to the country to interview its leader Kim Jong-Un but are recruited by the CIA to assassinate him, caused a revival in tensions between North Korea and the West.

    The statement came after reported discussions about the idea of reviving de-nuclearisation talks between Washington and Pyongyang broke down.

    North Korea carried out nuclear tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013. 

    It also comes weeks before the beginning of annual US-South Korea military exercises, which usually cause a surge in tensions in the divided peninsula.

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    1. Gallery: Sky News On China's North Korea Border

      Sky News has filmed rare pictures across the Chinese border into North Korea. The images demonstrate the poverty inside the country and the degree to which China cooperates with its old ally

    At the border town of Ji'an only a narrow river separates China with North Korea

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  • North Korea claims these are rehearsals for an invasion, while South Korea and the US say they are purely defensive.

    US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that Washington's position had not changed and that it "continues to offer Pyongyang an improved bilateral relationship" provided it takes action on de-nuclearisation.

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    Bobbi Kristina Brown 'Not Married' To 'Husband'

    Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown was never married to the man who found her unconscious in her bath, a family lawyer has claimed.

    The 21-year-old, who was "fighting for her life"  at the North Fulton Hospital in Georgia, has now reportedly been moved to a top neurological clinic in Atlanta.

    Kim Burrell, a family friend, has told a US television programme that Brown was placed in a medically-induced coma as doctors hoped to reduce swelling on her brain.

    "Her eyes did move a little bit," Burrell said. "We're hoping that it's just not a reflex. We're hoping that it's a conscious choice."

    Brown was discovered by her partner, Nick Gordon, who performed CPR on her and was the first person to call medics and police to the suburban home.

    Brown and Gordon, who was her adopted brother, had regularly referred to themselves as husband and wife in public - with pictures of her wedding ring posted on social media.

    However, a family statement read: "To correct earlier reports, Bobbi Kristina is not and has never been married to Nick Gordon.

    "We are currently investigating the events that led to her hospitalisation."

    It is nearly three years since Bobbi Kristina Brown's mother, Whitney Houston, died from accidental drowning in the bathtub of a hotel room in Beverly Hills, California. The singer left her entire estate to her only child – on the condition that she only inherits it on her 30th birthday.

    Police officials are continuing their investigation into the incident, and have refused to provide any update on Brown's condition.


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    CCTV Shows Carjacker Dragging Woman Into Road

    A carjacker has been captured on CCTV stealing a woman's Mini from her own driveway – and dragging her into a busy main road as she clings on to try and stop him.

    Nikki Law-Priddey had left the engine running to de-ice her car when the opportunistic thief sprinted into view and jumped into the driver's seat.

    As the criminal began to drive off, the 30-year-old opened the car door in an attempt to seize control of the £16,200 vehicle.

    But moments later, she slipped underneath the wheels and lost her grip, leaving her abandoned in the middle of the road.

    On Facebook, Ms Priddey wrote: "To say I am in total shock and disbelief about what happened to me on my own doorstep, in broad daylight, is an understatement.

    "My car has been recovered by the police and is in forensics. Do not leave your car running to de-ice it – scum like this wait for people just like me to make this mistake.

    "Never in a million years did I think this would happen to me."

    The business developer, from Birmingham, was left with a broken hand and bruising after the ordeal.

    Since she began appealing for witnesses on social media, West Midlands Police have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of robbery.

    A spokesman said: "We'd like to remind people there are always opportunistic thieves around looking for an easy steal, and not to leave cars unlocked and unattended with keys in the ignition."


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    Rotherham Council Branded 'Not Fit For Purpose'

    Rotherham Council's Cabinet is to resign after being branded "not fit for purpose" and "in denial" about its shortcomings by an independent government inspection.

    They will leave their posts "as soon as transitional arrangements can be put in place", according to a statement.

    The political leadership, branded "wholly dysfunctional" by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, will be replaced by government commissioners, who will be tasked with improving standards at the authority.

    Early elections will also be held.

    The inquiry was set up to assess Rotherham council's ability to handle revelations that 1,400 girls were subjected to sexual abuse over a period of 16 years.

    It found that: "In particular, it is failing in its duties to protect vulnerable children and young people from harm."

    Louise Casey's report was published as it was claimed a police officer and two local politicians have been accused of having sex with underage girls in Rotherham. 

    The Independent Police Complaints Commission would not confirm that it had received an allegation of sexual abuse by a police constable but said that so far there had been 20 complaints against ten South Yorkshire officers in relation to their handling of the child sexual exploitation investigation in the South Yorkshire town.

    The National Crime Agency also refused to say if it was investigating two councillors but said it was expanding its investigation in light of the new findings.

    The report described an "unhealthy" culture within the South Yorkshire authority, with evidence of sexism, bullying and suppressing bad news.

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    1. Gallery: Who's Who in The Rotherham Abuse Scandal

      Roger Stone - Leader of Rotherham Borough Council from 2003 to 2014. Resigned when the report was published in August last year.

    Shaun Wright - Former Police & Crime Commissioner and Cabinet Member for Children's Services until 2010. Resigned following intense pressure, three weeks after the report was published.

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    Freed Al Jazeera Reporter Arrives Home

    Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste has arrived back in his Australian homeland following his release from an Egyptian prison.

    The sentencing of Mr Greste to seven years on charges including aiding a terrorist group attracted worldwide attention and condemnation.

    He was held in Cairo for a total of 400 days before his release on Sunday.

    The journalist was taken to Cyprus before flying back to Brisbane, where he was embraced by family and well wishers. 

    Mr Greste told those gathered it felt "absolutely awesome" to be home.

    "I can't tell you how ecstatic I am to be here. This is a moment that I've rehearsed in my mind at least 400 times over the past, well, 400 days."

    However, Mr Greste said his joy was tempered by the fact his colleagues, Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian national Baher Mohamed, remain in prison.

    They were sentenced to between seven and 10 years on charges including spreading lies to help a terrorist organisation - a reference to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.

    "If it's right for me to be free then it's right for all of us," Mr Greste said. "I think that Egypt now has an opportunity to show that justice doesn't depend on your nationality."

    Egyptian officials have said Mr Fahmy could soon be released and deported to Canada.

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