The Home Secretary confirmed plans to hold five local "Telford-style" inquiries in towns hit by child rape gangs. But critics are furious and want a national probe.

The government has been facing pressure to launch a new national inquiry into grooming gangs but ministers have said one was already carried out.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said local reviews would provide more answers and change than a nationwide probe.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced plans for a nationwide review of grooming gang evidence and five government-backed local inquiries. She stopped short of launching a statutory national inquiry, as called for by the Conservatives and some Labour MPs, but this marks a clear shift in the government's position.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper revealed more about the scale of the grooming gangs scandal - but rejected calls for a new national inquiry.

The Home Secretary is reportedly set to announce a series of inquiries into British grooming gangs after weeks of growing pressure over the scandal. Yvette Cooper is expected to make the announcement in a statement in the Commons on Thursday afternoon.