A legal loophole from 1971 means the ringleader of the Rochdale child grooming gang, released eight years early and rejected by Pakistan, must remain on UK streets under taxpayer‑funded monitoring. Share The release of Shabir Ahmed, the ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang, has sent a shockwave through communities across the UK. Ahmed, now in his seventies, walked out of prison around eight years earlier than the full length of his sentence , despite being convicted of some of the most brutal child sexual offences ever brought before a British court. He was supposed to serve decades. Instead, he is back on British streets under licence, fitted with a GPS tag and placed under curfew, but undeniably free. Shabir Ahmed, and Adil Khan, lost their bid to keep British citizenship after a failed 2017 appeal, yet Ahmed was still released in 2026 despite Pakistan refusing to take him back. Full story and image credit: BBC News . For many, the most disturb...
Moliy has broken her silence, and suddenly the story behind Shake It to the Max feels far bigger than a remix or a riddim. The track was already one of 2025’s biggest cultural moments, a riddim that swallowed the clubs whole, and when Shenseea and Skillibeng jumped on the remix it detonated all over again. But while fans were celebrating the explosion, two glaring absences kept the rumour mill spinning: Shaggy and Sean Paul. According to Loly, their invitations weren’t accepted because Moliy “didn’t understand the culture” and supposedly didn’t grasp that having those icons on the riddim would be “bigger for her.” It was a bold claim — and one Moliy wasn’t prepared to let sit.
Speaking on Capital Xtra, Moliy broke her silence with a calm but cutting clarity. She explained that after two years without releasing music, she returned with intention, not desperation. She loved the energy around the remix, but she couldn’t ignore the uncomfortable question lingering beneath the surface: did they want to work with her, the artist, or were they only interested in attaching themselves to a track that was already blowing up? If it was the latter, she said, then the door is still open , “hit me up and let’s work on something else.” It was a graceful but unmistakable challenge, flipping the narrative back into her hands.
Her comments also tapped into a wider frustration many rising artists quietly share: the way some established stars only reach out once a breakout hit proves commercially useful. It’s a pattern as old as the industry itself , co-signs that arrive not during the grind, but after the numbers spike. Moliy didn’t name names, but the implication was clear. Authentic collaboration should be rooted in respect, not opportunism, and she wasn’t about to shrink herself to fit anyone’s hierarchy.
Moliy’s comeback is hitting harder than expected — Shake It to the Max has surged past record‑breaking streams, and she’s suddenly the name everyone wants in the room.
As for Shaggy and Sean Paul, the silence continues, and fans are left buzzing with speculation. Is a collaboration brewing behind the scenes? Will the icons respond publicly? And more importantly, what would a Moliy–Shaggy–Sean Paul link-up even sound like? The possibility alone is enough to keep the streets talking. Whatever happens next, Moliy has made one thing certain: she’s not just riding a riddim, she’s steering her own narrative, and the industry is going to have to meet her on equal ground.
