maggie 0liver said it almost destroyed her life.or the authorities in greater manchester. something we had repeated apologies for today. the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham said there would be no complacency and was determined the review would bring a change in culture both here in greater manchester and across the country. roman bridge reporting, thank you very much. lava from a volcano in south—western iceland has reached the nearby fishing port of grindavik, setting several homes on fire. some of the defences built there after an eruption last month have been breached. most of grindavik�*s 4,000 people had already been evacuated. nick beake has the latest. in the line of fire... the icelandic town of grindavik. homes consumed by the creeping lava from this latest eruption. the fishing community had been evacuated hours before, but newly built defences weren't enough to stop the flow. translation: people of iceland. what we all hoped would not happen has come to pass. lava is flowing into grindavik, a thriving town where

foundation, i know thatis maggie 0liver foundation, i know that is happening today, because wehat despite the truth being known all those years ago, the organisation is more interested in protecting the organisation, in pretending these things don't happen. it has taken me 12 years to get this report published, and i could have written that report 12 years ago. the girls and the men and the survivors who come to the foundation now are often being treated in the same way, and i was incensed today to hear the chief constable saying that everything has changed. i know that that is not the truth. the criminaljustice system, it needs a complete overhaul, and the complaints system is completely unfit for purpose, victoria. repeatedly, we hear about these cases, and we get apologists saying these are problems of the past, but they are not, they are problems of today, and many victims throughout the whole country are experiencing these failures. they don't all get a voice, they don't all get a police officer who resigns to tell the story, and they are powerless. this is an abuse of pow

maggie 0liver who is a victims campaigner, spoke about how changes still needed to be made.s to bring it from the past, into the present and into the future because my work in the maggie 0liver foundation now means that i have current information about what is going on today. i would say categorically, and i am sorry, mr watson, but the failures that happened then are still happening now. we have more communication, for sure, but we do not have a system that supports victims, that listens to their voices. earlier, our north of england reporter rowan bridge spoke to us about the report. concerns that were raised as early as 2005 by a sexual health clinic in rochdale about the sexual activity of some young girls in the town in 2007. they raised concerns about a gang of men of pakistani and afghan heritage sexually abusing children in the town and say that, basically from then on, the police investigations up to sort of 2012, 2013, this report looks at never really got to the crux of the problem, that the investigations were shut down early, that they were under—resourced, and

maggie 0liver was the canary in the coal mine in rochdale.lped many victims but fears the same mistakes are still being made. this report talks about the past. but what i want to do is to bring it from the past into the present - and into the future. because my work in the maggie 0liver foundation now means that _ i have current information- about what is going on today. and i would say categorically, and i'm sorry, mr watson, - but the failures that happened then are still happening now. _ greater manchester police's current approach will be judged later this year. this report covers the past. but present practice will be covered in a further report due in the summer. in 2023, five men, four of south asian heritage, and one white british, were jailed for sexually abusing girls in rochdale. the jury was told the town was synonymous with grooming. the shadow cast by this scandal is a long one. its impact is still being felt. republican voters in the state of iowa are preparing to take part in the caucases that mark the first test of the us pre

to do is to bring it from the past into the present and into the future because my work in the maggie 0livernow means that i have current information about what is going on today. i would say categorically, and i am sorry, mr watson, but the failures that happened then are still happening now. we have more communication, for sure, but we do not have a system that supports victims, that listens to their voices. let's get more on the report from our north of england reporter rowan bridge. concerns that were raised as early as 2005 by a sexual health clinic in rochdale about the sexual activity of some young girls in the town. in 2007 they raised concerns about a gang of men of pakistani and afghan heritage sexually abusing children in the town and say that, basically from then on, the police investigations, up to sort of 2012, 2013, that this report looks at, never really got to the crux of the problem — that the investigations were shut down early, that they were under—resourced, and that there was a strategic failure at both rochdale council and by greater manchester police. so there were fa

maggie 0liver raised the alarm in rochdale more than a decade ago.stem doesn't want to hear the message that things are no better. and i want police forces around the country to shout that from the rooftops. we need more resources, we need better training, we need people who want to engage with these children. and that is the sobering thought of other people we have also spoken to today. child sexual exploitation may now be more of a priority for the authorities, but it would be naive to think that it isn't happening any more. but police say such a failure on such a scale could never happen again here. i know in the past 18 months since i managed this team, that when we have had reports, of victims or potential victims of exploitation, we have moved rapidly to arrest perpetrators. a weary health worker who helped victims had this response. i can't applaud the fact that services are better now, because so they should be. many of those responsible for abuse in rochdale were never charged. police say that could change. there is still hurt and a huge fee

maggie 0liver raised the alarm in rochdale more than a decade ago. extent of police failings — failings, she says, continue today. the system doesn't want to hear the message that things are no better. and i want police forces around the country to shout that from the rooftops. we need more resources, we need better training, we need people who really want to engage with these children. and that is the sobering thought of other people we have also spoken to today. child sexual exploitation may now be more of a priority for the authorities but it would be naive to think that it isn�*t happening any more. but police say such a failure on such a scale could never happen again here. i know in the past 18 months since i�*ve managed this team, that, when we have had reports of victims or potential victims of exploitation, we have moved rapidly to arrest perpetrators. a weary health worker who helped victims had this response. i can't applaud the fact that services are better now because so they should be. many of those responsible for abuse in rochdale wer