Crime

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Holiday camp boss admits decades of child abuse after running residential trips for up to 70 children a year
A 76-year-old man has admitted to 17 charges after reportedly attacking two children and contaminating sweets with sedatives at a summer camp.
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Eighteen-year-old sentenced to 10 years for sexually abusing children at nursery
A teen nursery worker who carried out a sick sex attack on a three-year-old boy in a school toilet has been sentenced for a series of offences.
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Fugitive who masterminded Nottingham drug empire from Thailand put behind bars
A drug lord who managed a successful cocaine and heroin empire alongside his money-laundering girlfriend while they enjoyed life in Thailand has been imprisoned.
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Young man and woman killed as BMW slams into tree off M1
A man and a woman, both in their 20s, were inside a dark BMW sedan which veered off the highway and struck a tree at 11:30 pm on Wednesday.
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Tragic attack in South Wales leaves 17-year-old girl dead and mother injured
A 17-year-old schoolgirl was stabbed to death in a horrific attack inside her UK home, with her mother suffering serious injuries while trying to save her life.
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Driver arrested after ‘tasering man trying to stop him leaving hit-and-run scene’
A driver was arrested after allegedly using a taser on a man who was attempting to prevent him from fleeing a hit-and-run scene.
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Schoolgirl Sara Sharif was failed by officials who went to the wrong home days before her murder
Murdered 10-year-old Sara Sharif was "failed by the safeguarding system" in multiple ways throughout her short life, according to a review which said her father’s domestic abuse had been overlooked and underestimated.
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Performer who skipped £400 show claims brother’s death as reason for no-show
A magician who literally performed a disappearing act after charging a community hub £400 for a show has apologized for not refunding them quickly enough — and apparently, this isn’t the first time.
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Five-year-old boy dies after wall collapse at London crazy golf venue
Sidcup Family Golf in Chislehurst, southeast London has been closed since the boy and a six-year-old girl were injured on Sunday evening.
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Seven men charged in major investigation into child sexual exploitation in Bristol
Seven individuals have been charged as part of an investigation into group-based child sexual exploitation in Bristol.
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Medomsley Detention Centre inquiry exposes decades of unchecked abuse by prison officer Neville Husband
A former prison officer and church minister has been revealed as possibly the most prolific sex offender in British criminal history.
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Murder of Telegram-linked entrepreneur Roman Novak exposes fractures within Durov’s empire
As investigators piece together the brutal murder of Roman and Anna Novak, the trail points to a murky intersection of Telegram’s inner circle, ex–law enforcement operatives, and Russian intelligence ties.
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Man dies after falling from balcony at Skegness Butlins holiday park
A man has passed away after falling from a balcony at a well-known holiday park, following reports that he lost his balance.
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Paul Lipscombe sentenced to 28 years for grooming and abusing six girls on Snapchat
A senior NHS manager has been jailed for 28 years for raping a 12-year-old and sexually abusing five other girls after grooming them on Snapchat.
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London court orders Kolomoisky and Boholiubov to pay over $3 billion to PrivatBank
London’s High Court finalized a ruling requiring oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky and his partner Hennadii Boholiubov to pay PrivatBank over $3 billion in compensation and legal costs.
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Two teenagers stabbed in Manchester: police arrest two suspects
Police have sealed off a street in the Longsight area of Manchester after two teenagers were stabbed on Monday night.
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£10 million seized as UK police clean up high streets
More than 2,700 vape shops, barbers, mini markets, and car washes have been raided in a month, as part of efforts to clean up Britain’s high streets.
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Doctor accused of driving into German Christmas market apologizes to family of slain boy
The doctor accused of driving a car into a crowded German Christmas market has apologized to the family of a nine-year-old boy who was killed.
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Teenager arrested after girl, 4, critically injured by firework in Burnley
A teenager has been arrested after a four-year-old girl was left fighting for her life in hospital when she was struck by a firework.
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Chinese fraudster behind £5.5bn Bitcoin scam lived in luxury across Europe
A Chinese fraudster involved in a Bitcoin scam exceeding £5.5 billion managed to evade British authorities for years while staying in luxury hotels and sightseeing across Europe, a court has been told.
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Court hears case of police officer who hit pensioner while escorting Duchess of Edinburgh
A police motorcyclist hit and killed a pensioner while driving over the speed limit and through a red light as he escorted the Duchess of Edinburgh through London, a court heard.
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Police arrest Irish driver after Lewisham hit-and-run critically injures pedestrian
A man has been arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with an alleged hit-and-run in London that has left a 65-year-old pedestrian critically injured.
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Woman in critical condition after stabbing in Birmingham city centre
A woman is fighting for her life after she was stabbed in the neck in what police believe to be “an unprovoked attack.”
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Nearly 100 violent and sex offenders among 262 inmates released in error this year
LBC understands that four more prisoners are still at large after being mistakenly released from jail.
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Met police officer accused of using sex workers while on duty
A former Metropolitan police officer allegedly used sex workers while on duty in the midst of a major investigation into behavioural standards, the Guardian can reveal.