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image captionThe cases across Gloucestershire included a young woman who was sexually exploited for three years
Police knew several young people were being sexually abused but did not share key information, a report has found.
It added the Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Partnership (GSCP) must overhaul the way it protects vulnerable teenagers following three serious cases of exploitation.
The GSCP said it will implement all the report s recommendations.
The report, commissioned by the GSCP and led by independent consultant Mark Power, said victims felt let down by the system after help earlier in their lives was ineffective.
It added they had a mistrust and dislike of the police and did not feel listened to .
A father-of-two caught having a cigarette alone in his car for a five-minute breather from his children has been accused of breaking lockdown rules.
Zia Khan, 31, was told by a police officer that sitting in your car is not a lawful reason to come out in lockdown as he smoked alone in Birmingham.
His warning follows a string of fines issued by forces across the country as they launch a nation-wide crackdown on potential rule flouters.
A couple caught kissing in a car after travelling 200 miles to be together were fined £200 for breaking lockdown at the weekend.
The man made a 200-mile round trip from Lancashire to pick up his girlfriend in Leicestershire before travelling to a beauty spot, where police caught them kissing.
Several partygoers fled the Tyndalls Park Road event when the police arrived and closed it down. A force spokesman said officers had been called to more than a dozen reports of house parties between Friday and Sunday, all in breach of lockdown rules. Thieves struck at a Bourton-on-the-Water charity shop last Saturday. Burglars targeted the unnamed charity shop on Station Road, smashing one of its windows before stealing the till. The till was later found a short distance away. It has been sent for forensic testing. Five streets have been tagged with red graffiti in Stonehouse featuring the insignia ‘Darko 9’ or the number nine.
Image of the treatment the dogs suffered Two men and a woman have been banned from keeping dogs after they were found guilty of cruelty and neglect at Gloucester Crown Court yesterday. Following the successful prosecution brought by Forest of Dean District Council Jeremy Awdry of Jubilee Villa, Coleford Road, Bream, was disqualified indefinitely from keeping or looking after dogs. He received a 19-week custodial sentence suspended for two years and a curfew order for six months, he was also ordered to pay £6,379 in compensation. Andrew Bateman and Kelly Busby formerly of Cwmann, Lampeter, were disqualified indefinitely from keeping or looking after dogs. Both received a 19-week custodial sentence suspended for two years and were ordered to complete 250 hours of unpaid work. They were ordered to pay £6,379 in compensation and costs.