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Former Ofsted official apologises for the watchdog's failure in Rotherham

A former senior official at children's care watchdog Ofsted has apologised for the organisation's failure to uncover widespread sexual exploitation in Rotherham.

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'Ukip' Twitter account says PC death was 'karma'

A Twitter account claiming to be the official account of Ukip in Plymouth has tweeted claiming that the death of a South Yorkshire Police Officer who was being investigated in connection with the Rotherham child abuse scandal was "karma".

Ukip say they are looking into the tweet

The tweet was deleted shortly after being published.

The UKIP Plymouth account is run by a team of volunteers, and it seems the tweet was made by one of them without permission. Once it was tweeted it was deleted almost immediately. The content of the tweet does not reflect the views of the branch, its candidates or indeed the wider party. The matter is being investigated.

– Ukip Spokesman

PC Hassan Ali died this morning after a collision in Sheffield on Wednesday evening.

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