the shropshire town of telford, amid shocking failings by the police and the local authority. the report found that unnecessary suffering, and even deaths of children might have been avoided, had west mercia police done its most basicjob . it says that child sexual exploitation went unchecked because of failures to investigate offenders, amid fears that investigations would inflame racial tensions . from telford, our correspondent phil mackie reports. a town where more than 1000 children have been sexually exploited since the late 1970s. young girls were groomed often by gangs and subjected to some of the most appalling abuse. after three years the findings of an independent inquiry are damning. of an independent inquiry are damninu. ., , , of an independent inquiry are damninu. ., ,, . damning. countless children were sexually damning. countless children were sexually assaulted - damning. countless children were sexually assaulted and j were sexually assaulted and rape
and the first extraordinary images from nasa s new telescope distant galaxies and light from 13 billion years ago that have left scientists speechless. a miserable day for england, they are thrashed by india in the first of their one day matches at the oval. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. sir mo farah has told the bbc that is hugely relieved that the government says no action will be taken after he revealed he was trafficked illegaly into the uk as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. the four time olympic champion says he was born hussein abdi kahin, but was given the name mohamed farah by those who flew him from east africa to london with fake documents when he was 9 years old. until now he had always told people that he came with his parents to the uk from somalia as a refugee. our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell has the story. he isa he is a household name and winning double gold at london 2012 was one of the defining mom
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