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Oct 2024
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Online abuser who targeted thousands of ...

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One of the world's most prolific online child abusers, Alexander McCartney, has been jailed in Northern Ireland. Also: 75-year-old rock star Bruce Springsteen says he has no plans to retire any time soon.

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