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Oct 2021
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Childcare is a mess. Who will tidy it up...

THE TIMES
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INVESTIGATION: On the line - the loophole
Children aren't just running drugs for county lines gangs - sometimes they're running the lines themselves.Today The Sunday Times's northern editor David Collins talks to the police officers who worry laws designed to protect victims of exploitation might actually encourage gang ... Show More
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INVESTIGATION: On the line - the never-ending battle
Today we go inside Operation Titan, as North Yorkshire Police fight back against county lines drugs gangs. But with each line the police shut down, another pops up in its place, sometimes within days. The Sunday Times' northern editor David Collins investigates how to break the c ... Show More
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INVESTIGATION: On the line - a family business
Part one of a five-part special investigation into county lines drug dealing, running in audio, video, print and digital from The Times and The Sunday Times.Today we reveal how police took down the family controlling the drug trade in one British city, creating a power vacuum tha ... Show More
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