Crime

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Two-year-old seriously injured after car ploughs into Cheshire nursery playground
A two-year-old boy has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a car ploughed through a playground at a nursery in Cheshire.
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Teen admits throwing bottle at police during violent Henry Nowak protest
An 18-year-old man has admitted to throwing a bottle at police during a Henry Nowak protest in Southampton which turned violent. The teenager is now banned from attending gatherings.
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Norway princess’s son Marius Borg Høiby jailed for four years for rape
Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been found guilty of two counts of rape and given four years in prison.
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BMW driver charged after car smashes through bowling alley and flies across 16 lanes
A man has been charged after a BMW smashed into a bowling alley – sending it flying across 16 lanes.
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Tesco evacuated after two caravans deliberately set on fire in Glastonbury
A Tesco store was evacuated after two caravans were deliberately set on fire, according to emergency services.
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Tourist hotspot horror as man critically injured near Southbank Centre
A man is in critical condition after being attacked at a popular London tourist spot.
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Woman dies after bridge swing workers throw her off without safety rope
This is the horrific moment a woman tragically plunged to her death after being thrown from a bridge swing without a safety rope.
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Palestine Action activists jailed for more than 25 years after terrorism ruling
Four Palestine Action activists have been sentenced to a combined total of more than 25 years in prison, after a judge ruled that they could be treated as terrorists.
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Taliban commander jailed for 42 years over kidnapping of US journalist David Rohde
Haji Najibullah appeared unbothered as he walked into Manhattan federal court earlier this week to learn whether he would face life behind bars for his role in brutal violence during his time as a Taliban commander – including the 2008 kidnapping of US journalist David Rohde.
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Cocaine offered in broad daylight near Majorca resort as drug clans grip Corea
With a baby in her arms and four men standing silently behind her, a young woman tapped her nose, breathed in sharply and asked: “Cocaine?”
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British couple sentenced after abandoning three children at Costa del Sol hotel
A British couple arrested yesterday for abandoning their children at their Costa del Sol hotel ‘to go out partying’ have been sentenced.
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New details emerge in Elephant and Castle family deaths after 36th-floor tragedy
The tragic final few days of a family at the center of a suspected murder-suicide pact have finally been revealed, as friends say they “seemed normal”.
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Three teenagers arrested over murder of 21-year-old man in Chelmsford park
Police have arrested three teenagers, including a 14-year-old boy, on suspicion of murdering a 21-year-old man in a park in Chelmsford.
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CCTV shows arsonist setting fire to Bolton Islamic teacher’s family home
CCTV footage shows the man, dressed in dark clothes, approaching the house on Eastgrove Avenue, Bolton, on Wednesday evening, before pouring liquid on a cloth and setting it alight.
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Texas shooting leaves one dead and 10 injured after Midland police standoff
At least one person is dead and nine were in the hospital following a shooting in Texas, officials said on Friday.
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Dozens arrested outside Woolwich Crown Court during Palestine Action protest
Dozens of protesters expressing support for Palestine Action have been arrested outside a court in southeast London.
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Russian woman jailed in New York for lying to FBI about FSB ties and prostitution-linked fraud
A United States District Judge in Manhattan sent a Russian woman behind bars for 14 months after she pleaded guilty to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about her ties to Russia’s premier intelligence agency, the FSB, and to naturalization fraud linked to the interstate transport of women for prostitution.
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"Captagon King" Hassan Daqqou released from Lebanese prison after seven-year sentence
A notorious Syrian-Lebanese trafficker widely known as the “Captagon King,” has been released from a Lebanese prison after completing a seven-year sentence for drug manufacturing and trafficking. Judicial sources confirmed the release of Hassan Daqqou to Daraj, OCCRP’s Lebanese partner.
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Dangerous e-bike rider faces jail after knocking dad unconscious in Newport crash
A dangerous e-bike rider who knocked out a dad in a horrific crash is facing jail.
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Pro-Palestine activists await verdict over Moog arms factory damage in Wolverhampton
A jury at Birmingham crown court is deliberating whether four pro-Palestine activists committed criminal damage at an arms factory in Wolverhampton.
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EPPO seizes Cassino municipal park in €230,000 EU subsidy fraud probe
On behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rome (Italy), the Carabinieri Command for Forestry (Carabinieri Forestali) of Frosinone and the Carabinieri Ecological Operational Units (N.O.E.) of Rome and Latina conducted searches and seizures in Cassino as part of an investigation into EU subsidy fraud involving a municipal park.
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Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner says he “hates” missing toddler in secret video
Vile Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has said he “f***ing hates” the toddler for wrecking his life.
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French court convicts seven in organised €1.13m energy-renovation grant fraud
Seven people were convicted this week over a €1.13 million fraud involving the French energy-renovation scheme MaPrimeRénov’, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris.
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Doctor who treated mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro says even ‘monsters’ deserve care
A doctor whose job was to try and save the life of infamous mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro tells The Sun: “You cannot take away the right to medical care from anyone, not even from such monsters.”
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Asylum seeker jailed for 10 years after raping 18-year-old girl in Nottinghamshire park
A sick asylum seeker who raped an 18-year-old girl in a park then asked “did you enjoy that?” has been jailed.