Police have acknowledged for the first time that the late politician Sir Cyril Smith sexually and physically abused young boys in the 1960s. Smith, who was elected MP for Rochdale in 1972, was dogged ...

A former officer told BBC's Newsnight that Cyril Smith was held by police during the 1980s after a three-month undercover operation, but was released shortly after his arrest. A former officer told ...

Former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Cyril Smith abused young boys, an MP has claimed in the House of Commons. Ex-Rochdale MP Sir Cyril, who died two years ago, is at the centre of allegations he ...

An inquiry into historic allegations of child sexual abuse and exploitation in Rochdale has revealed the authorities showed a “total lack of urgency” to address the matter. A report of the findings, ...

Police have announced a criminal investigation into an alleged cover-up by officers and politicians of child abuse carried out by the late Sir Cyril Smith at a Rochdale school. The 29-stone politician ...

Twenty people have now come forward to claim they were victims of sexual abuse by Sir Cyril Smith. At least one victim has told detectives he was raped by the 29-stone politician, whose alleged child ...