Crime

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Two minors in court over fatal Battersea stabbing of 17-year-old
A second boy has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a 17-year-old in south-west London.
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Two wives, one husband, no fortune: £1.8m estate battle collapses into chaos
A £1.8 million inheritance dispute between two women, each of whom married the same man in Las Vegas, may turn out to be futile after a court was informed that the entire fortune might have been depleted from his estate.
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Peter Murrell jailed for over five years as court brands fraud “calculated dishonesty”
Peter Murrell was led away from court in handcuffs after he was sentenced to more than five years in prison for embezzling more than £400,000 from the Scottish National Party.
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“ No comment ”: police release Murrell interview clips after £400,000 SNP embezzlement jailing
Videos of Peter Murrell being interrogated by police have been made public after the former SNP chief executive was imprisoned for embezzling over £400,000 from his party.
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Peter Murrell jailed for five years over £400,000 SNP embezzlement scandal
Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party, has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison after admitting to embezzlement charges.
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Edinburgh knife attacker Lewis Hawkes charged with terror-linked attempted murder
The man accused of the Edinburgh knife attacks has been named as Lewis Hawkes after he appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
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Shocking footage shows police using taser and batons on teenage girls in Rotherham street clash
This is the shocking moment cops point a taser and brandish batons at a gaggle of teenage girls as a pavement clash gets out of hand.
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Ex-minister Ábalos jailed for 24 years in Spain’s Covid “Masks case” corruption scandal
Former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos received the harshest sentence ever handed down to a modern Spanish minister after being convicted of running a criminal network that pocketed millions from emergency Covid-19 contracts.
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“Britain’s first gay dad” Barrie Drewitt-Barlow charged with 18 more offences including rape and child exploitation
One of “Britain’s first gay dads” and his husband have been charged with 18 more offenses including rape and paying for sexual services of a child.
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Two men admit role in TfL cyberattack that hit 10m customers and cost £39m
Two men have pleaded guilty to offences in connection with a massive cyber attack which caused Transport for London (TfL) months of disruption and cost the operator £39m.
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Toddler attacked by crocodile after being thrown into zoo enclosure now in stable condition
The boy was left in critical condition after reportedly being attacked by at least one crocodile when he was allegedly thrown into the enclosure.
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Man faces court over alleged murders of two men in Cornwall case
A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a man from Cornwall accused of murdering two other men.
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Man in court after £300,000 worth of Class A drugs seized in Moray raid
A man has appeared in court after drugs worth almost £300,000 were seized in a Moray town.
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Donaldson found guilty of rape and 18 child sex offences as ex-DUP leader faces jail
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of raping a woman when she was a child.
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Horror crash in Italy as car carrying nine plunges into canal leaving three dead
Three teenagers have died after a suspected drunk driver plunged a car into a canal near Milan.
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Woman dies on small boat to UK as police arrest migrant on suspicion of manslaughter
A syrian asylum seeker has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a woman died on a small boat to Britain.
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Asylum seeker guilty of attempted rape after claiming ‘micropenis’ made attack impossible
An asylum seeker who tried to rape a woman in an alleyway has claimed he could not have done so because he had a ‘micropenis’.
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Teacher who murdered adopted baby bought £450,000 home weeks after child’s death
A teacher who murdered his adopted baby son bought a £450,000 new-build home with his boyfriend to reinvent themselves just 22 days after the tot’s death.
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British tourist, 88, dies after violent mugging in Tenerife in front of his wife
An 88-year-old British man has died after being mugged in front of his wife on a Spanish holiday island, police said.
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EU prosecutor charges consultant over fake bid in €97,000 Bulgarian dental project
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) filed an indictment today at the Sofia City Court against an EU project consultant suspected of fraud involving a project for dental care.
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Man arrested after woman stabbed and man beaten with plank in Cardiff street attack
Police are appealing for information after a man and woman were allegedly assaulted in Cardiff.
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Russian hacker Vitaly Kovalev is covering his tracks: mentions of sanctions and ties to Trickbot and Conti are disappearing from the internet
Russian hacker Vitaly Kovalev, also known as Bentley and Ben, is reportedly trying to remove online references to sanctions imposed on him by the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Teenagers aged 14 and 16 charged over fatal Byker stabbing
Three people, including two boys aged 14 and 16, have been charged after a man died following a stabbing in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Man charged after suspected anti-Muslim attacks across Edinburgh spark terror probe
Police Scotland said a man was charged after a series of attacks in Edinburgh on Friday night that are being treated as potential anti-Muslim hate crimes.
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Jaskirat Singh jailed over £185,000 migrant-smuggling operation to France
An Indian man who admitted smuggling migrants from the UK to France in the back of trucks has been jailed for more than five years by a court in south-east England.