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Prisoners exposed showing luxury prison cells on social media with TVs, consoles and contraband phones
Prisoners are flaunting cells on social media which look more like student digs than a jail – complete with TVs, games consoles and cupboards crammed with food.
603
Financial adviser jailed after £11.5m fraud targeting vulnerable pensioners
A greedy financial adviser who defrauded vulnerable pensioners out of £11.5 million to fund his luxury lifestyle has been jailed.
608
Ukrainian security service releases restored surveillance footage of businessman Vadym Yermolayev’s assassination in Monaco
The Security Service of Ukraine has restored and published footage from a surveillance camera installed near the crime scene.
716
British man to be extradited to Greece over fatal punch that killed stag party tourist
A man convicted of killing a Brit with a single punch has been ordered to be extradited to Greece to serve a 12-year sentence.
873
Tory MP Patrick Spencer cleared of sexual assault charges
MP Patrick Spencer broke down in tears as he was cleared by a jury of sexually assaulting two women at London’s Groucho Club after insisting that he just wanted to give them a hug.
896
Liverpool man charged with spying for Iran under UK national security laws
A 39-year-old man has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service following an investigation by counter-terror police.
737
Jeffrey Donaldson launches appeal against child sex offence convictions
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson is to launch an appeal after being convicted of a string of child sex offences.
584
Teen awarded £10,000 after woman stole her identity to catfish thousands online
A 19-year-old woman whose images were used to create fake Tinder, TikTok and Instagram profiles leading men to believe she was their girlfriend is to be paid compensation.
840
In Denmark, an unknown person opened fire on the police: three wounded
A Danish police officer and two other people were shot Friday, including the suspected perpetrator, authorities said. One person was killed.
541
Henry Nowak’s killer’s mother jailed for hiding murder weapon
The mum of Henry Nowak’s killer has been jailed for three years after hiding a ceremonial blade used to stab the student to death.
655
Disinherited nephew accused of threatening lawyers over £200,000 charity inheritance
A disinherited nephew could face prison over claims he threatened to beat up lawyers dealing with his late aunt’s estate after she left her £200,000 fortune to charity.
691
Teen kart racer denies murdering Airbnb host in £4m London home
An international kart racer accused of stabbing his Airbnb host to death in her £4million Hyde Park mansion within hours of arriving in the UK has denied murder.
558
Southern Water fined £7.1m for illegal sewage dumping off Kent coast
Southern Water has been fined more than £7 million at Canterbury Crown Court after dumping sewage illegally off the Kent coast between 2019 and 2021.
900
Dashcam footage exposes gang behind 750 tonnes of illegal waste dumping
A fly-tipping gang was exposed after one of them failed to notice his own dashcam filming him dumping 750 tonnes of rubbish.
678
Woman stabbed to death while sleeping beside newborn baby in London home
A stranger stabbed a mum to death as she slept with her newborn baby and husband after breaking into her home, a court heard.
668
Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd charged with attacking new girlfriend
Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd has been charged by police with attacking a new girlfriend, new parole board documents reveal.
705
Dangerous escaped prisoner arrested after police manhunt in north-west England
Police launched a manhunt for a ‘high-risk’ prisoner convicted of attacking two women before he made a rare escape.
730
Gardaí seize more than €122,000 in drugs during Laois raid
Gardaí have arrested one man after around €122,400 worth of cocaine and cannabis was seized by authorities.
716
Scattered Spider hackers jailed over £29m TfL cyber attack
Two teenagers have been jailed for 11 years after a sophisticated hack that that paralysed Transport for London.
845
Teenagers guilty after petrol attack on London restaurant left diners critically injured
Two teenagers have been convicted after they stormed a restaurant, poured petrol on customers and set them alight.
770
Huw Edwards faces backlash after defending himself in blog about child abuse image conviction
Huw Edwards’ latest attempt to inch himself back into the public eye has sparked so much outrage that even his most trusted ally has turned on him.
636
Pakistan blames Britain for Rochdale grooming gang ringleader as deportation row deepens
Pakistan has blamed Britain for turning the ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang to crime.
828
Woman pleads guilty after $188,000 Taylor Swift ticket scam targeted more than 100 fans
A Canadian woman pleaded guilty to selling fake Taylor Swift concert tickets to hundreds of heartbroken families so she could fund her online gambling addiction.
536
EPPO indicts 22 over EU farm subsidy fraud in Greece
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens (Greece) has indicted 22 defendants, including four current Members of the Hellenic Parliament, several former high-ranked public officials and political staff, as part of an investigation into an alleged organised fraud scheme involving agricultural funds.
696
Former Nepal deputy PM jailed over fake Bhutanese refugee resettlement scam
Two former Nepalese ministers were sentenced to prison over a scheme to falsely pass off Nepali citizens as Bhutanese refugees eligible for U.S. resettlement. In total, 16 defendants were convicted in the sweeping fraud and organized crime case.
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