Crime

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Police fear more victims after church leader convicted of decades of sexual abuse
Police are appealing for further victims of a church leader to come forward after he was convicted of abusing four vulnerable young men over more than 40 years.
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Twelve arrested after far-right terror plot targeted UK Islamic event
An Islamic event was forced to close early this weekend due to alleged threats from a group of extreme right-wing terrorists.
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Man accused of murdering wife and two daughters appears in South African court
A man suspected of the murders of his wife and daughters in the UK has appeared in court on firearms charges, three days after being arrested in South Africa.
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Boy dies after lorry crash in Essex as driver arrested
A man has been arrested after a young boy died in a collision with a lorry in Essex, police said.
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Man appears in court charged with murdering his one-month-old son
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering his one-month-old baby son.
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Brother of Ecuador’s most notorious drug lord shot dead by gunmen posing as police
A brother of Ecuador’s most notorious drug lord was killed on Sunday by gunmen who had disguised themselves as police officers.
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Ann Widdecombe’s £600,000 home featured on national TV just five days before her murder
Ann Widdecombe’s home was shown on national television just five days before she was killed, The Sun can reveal.
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Ann Widdecombe "murder" suspect caught on CCTV before driving nearly 300 miles to ex-MP’s home with "foot-long pole"
This is the moment the prime suspect in Ann Widdecombe’s murder climbed into his car with what appears to be a large baton bulging from the pocket of his shorts.
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Ann Widdecombe murder suspect seen leaving home with "wooden stick" before attack
A man put a “wooden stick” in a car outside an address linked to the Ann Widdecombe murder suspect before driving off on the morning she is believed to have been attacked, it has been reported.
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Woman, 24, stabbed to death in west London as murder suspect arrested
A man has been arrested over the murder of a 24-year-old woman in west London, police said.
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Second man arrested over Ann Widdecombe killing after nationwide hunt
A 28-year-old man has been arrested in South Yorkshire following the death of the former MP and Strictly dancer Ann Widdecombe.
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Police reveal Ann Widdecombe was attacked a day before her body was discovered
Officers believe the former MP was attacked inside her home at 12:30pm on Wednesday, 8 July.
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Police shoot crossbow suspect after armed incident in Newport
A man believed to be carrying a crossbow has been shot by police in south Wales.
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The refund trap: How fraudster Josip Heit’s “full refund” promise turned into a two-year exit scam
What was presented as a compensation programme for GSPartners victims outside North American settlement jurisdictions has instead become a two-year ordeal marked by broken promises and shifting terms.
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Former X Factor star Danny Tetley released from prison after child sex offences
Former X Factor contestant Danny Tetley has been released from prison after serving just six years of a nine year sentence for child sex offences.
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Moment Bedford triple murder suspect is arrested after fleeing the UK
This is the moment triple murder suspect Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma was arrested in South Africa after a worldwide manhunt.
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Police release murder suspect in Ann Widdecombe case as hunt for killer continues
A 26-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of Ann Widdecombe has been released from custody and is no longer part of the investigation.
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Murder suspect arrested in South Africa after UK mother and two daughters found dead
Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma is the lead suspect in the probe into the death of Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, and daughters Natalie, 15, and Nala, 5.
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Brothers convicted over 1984 murder after sibling exposed decades-old confession
Michael Stewart, 57, and Anthony Stewart, 60, were just 15 and 18 when they set upon Anthony Littler, who was bludgeoned to death as he walked home in East Finchley, north London, on May 1, 1984.
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Man arrested over Ann Widdecombe’s murder as police launch major investigation
The 78-year-old’s death was announced on Friday morning after the former MP was found at her home having sustained serious injuries.
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El Mayo seeks prison reprieve as US ramps up crackdown on Sinaloa Cartel
Can “El Mayo” avoid the same supermax fate as his former business partner “El Chapo”?
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Witness tells court Daphne Caruana Galizia screamed moments before fatal car bomb exploded
Moments before the explosion that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia, the journalist screamed in panic, a witness has told the trial of the man accused of ordering her murder.
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EPPO freezes €11m in Chinese textiles in Italian VAT and customs fraud probe
Following an EPPO request, an Italian court ordered the seizure of over 7.8 million metres of fabric and 237,000 garments as part of an investigation into VAT and customs fraud involving smuggled Chinese textiles.
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10 convicted in Croatian €2.8m EU corruption case as EPPO targets wider network
A Zagreb court has convicted ten individuals following an EPPO indictment for corruption and EU fund misuse involving the Ministry of Culture and the Faculty of Geodesy.
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Fresh arrests in EPPO’s €300m VAT fraud probe targeting cross-border car scam
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cologne (Germany) has uncovered additional information within the large-scale VAT fraud investigation Huracán, leading to two arrests in Germany and the Netherlands, and searches and seizures in Germany, Poland and the Netherlands yesterday.