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TfL hackers caused £39m losses after cyberattack on London’s transport network
Two “experienced and talented hackers” forced Transport for London (TfL) to “pull the plug” on its systems at a cost of £29 million, a court has heard.
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Berlin man charged with raping unconscious women as police investigate up to 60 victims
A Berlin man has been charged with nearly two dozen counts of raping unconscious women and filming the acts, while investigators believe based on video evidence that the suspect may have attacked up to 60 victims.
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14-year-old charged with terrorism offences over plot to target two mosques
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with ’extreme right-wing terrorism’ offences over alleged plans to target two mosques in south London.
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Eight charged with 34 offences in decades-old child sexual exploitation case
Eight suspected grooming gang members have been charged with rape and sexual abuse against children over a decade-long period.
652
Fraudster who stole £300,000 from elderly widow arrested after year on the run in Tenerife
A fraudster dubbed “the Black Widow” has finally been arrested – one year after she fled the country for her holiday home in Tenerife, The Sun understands.
600
CCTV shown in trial of Tory MP Patrick Spencer accused of sexually assaulting two women
CCTV footage of a Tory MP accused of groping the breasts of two women at a London club has been shown to jurors hearing his sexual assault trial.
587
Counter-terror probe focuses on final timeline before Ann Widdecombe’s death
The suspected “targeted murder” of Ann Widdecombe at her isolated country bungalow has shocked the nation.
624
First picture of man found dead in suitcase after body discovered during teddy bear hunt
This is the first picture of a man found dead in a suitcase by shocked families on a teddy bear hunt.
602
Man admits sexually abusing girlfriend for more than a decade while she was asleep or allegedly drugged
A man aged in his 40s has admitted 32 sexual offences against his girlfriend who was allegedly drugged or asleep - the offences happened from January 2014 to September last year
760
Controlling husband jailed for murdering wife after years of domestic abuse
A man who raped and murdered his estranged wife and staged a scene to make her death look like a suicide has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 33 years in his absence after he refused to enter the courtroom.
652
Farmer cleared after fatal shooting of teenage burglar during farmhouse break-in
A farmer who allegedly shot dead a teenage burglar will not face any charges, prosecutors have said.
812
Blue singer Lee Ryan to be sentenced after losing appeal over racially aggravated assault on air steward
Boyband frontman Lee Ryan is set to be sentenced for a racially aggravated assault on a Black air steward after losing a High Court bid to clear his name.
708
EPPO indicts 15 suspects over €3.5m EU education fraud scheme in Portugal
The EPPO in Portugal indicted 12 individuals and three companies for defrauding RRF-funded public education projects.
655
EPPO raids €46.9m VAT fraud network and freezes €9.9m in crypto and assets
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens (Greece) conducted searches and seizures last week at several locations in Attica and Kastoria, as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected VAT carousel fraud involving the trade of small electronic goods and the laundering of criminal proceeds.
628
Three convicted in €50m EU VAT fraud scheme involving luxury cars and COVID masks
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany) has secured the conviction of three defendants by the Regional Court of Berlin in a major investigation into organised VAT fraud involving the trade in luxury vehicles and medical face masks.
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Man accused of operating 532-metre drug tunnel extradited from Mexico to US
Mexicoextradited a United States citizen accused of orchestrating a sophisticated, cross-border drug smuggling operation through a subterranean railway tunnel, the Department of Justice announced.
550
Two men accused of helping Iran spy Daniel Khalife escape Wandsworth prison
Two friends allegedly aided escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife by acting as an instructor inside jail and a "man on the ground" supplying him with money, a court has heard.
657
Police release new photos 25 years after Peter Falconio’s murder in bid to find his body
Police in Australia have released previously unseen photographs from their investigation into the murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio 25 years ago.
573
Rapper Boosie Badazz sues after allegedly paying $600,000 for Trump pardon that never came
American rapper Boosie Badazz is taking legal action against two political lobbyists after allegedly paying $600,000 (£440,000) for a presidential pardon from Donald Trump that never came.
655
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.
681
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.
598
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.
771
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.
573
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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