Girls as young as 14 are being forced into sex by gangs in London, according to reports. BBC News said it had uncovered evidence of vulnerable women being raped by several men as "payment" for unpaid drug debts, while others said they had been groomed.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An archive of court records providing insights into the true scale of the grooming gangs scandal is to be deleted on Thursday.