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16 Oct 2025 784

South Yorkshire Police faces new investigations over Rotherham child abuse scandal

The South Yorkshire Police (SYP) force is facing 10 new investigations over its handling of historic sexual abuse reports in Rotherham.

Crime

15 Oct 2025 796

Ex-funeral director admits massive fraud after human remains scandal

A former funeral director has pleaded guilty to more than 30 fraud charges after a major investigation into the discovery of human remains at his premises - but will face a trial after denying dozens of other claims.

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15 Oct 2025 862

Two people found dead in camper van after New Forest cider festival

Two people have been found dead in a camper van after attending a cider festival held in a national park.

Crime

15 Oct 2025 807

Woman denies plotting to kill husband for life insurance in Swansea court

A court heard that a woman denied plotting with her lover to kill her husband.

Crime

15 Oct 2025 679

UK seeks £16.2m from Malaysian fixer in world’s largest bitcoin laundering case

UK authorities are trying to recover £16.2 million (US$21.7 million) from a Malaysian fixer at the centre of a massive bitcoin scam, a court was told Tuesday.

Crime

15 Oct 2025 988

F1 scandal: Schumacher nurse ‘raped multiple times’ by driver at Swiss estate, prosecutors say

A racing driver from Australia has been accused of raping one of Michael Schumacher’s nurses in a bedroom at the Formula 1 legend’s family residence.

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15 Oct 2025 1771

‘We are not giving up’: Detectives vow to find who baby Ava was and what happened to her a year after she was found in the snow

Detectives trying to identify a baby whose body was found in a field almost a year ago hope a distinctive piece of underwear made abroad will help them track down her parents.

Crime

15 Oct 2025 713

Mother who let Ian Watkins abuse her baby seeks release from prison

A woman who permitted Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins to sexually abuse her baby is appealing for her release from prison.

Crime

14 Oct 2025 676

Five men convicted over grooming and sex attacks on underage girls in Tyneside

Five members of a Tyneside grooming gang are facing lengthy prison sentences after they were convicted of a series of sex attacks on underage girls.

Crime

14 Oct 2025 819

UK seizes $7.3 billion in bitcoin from China’s “Bitcoin Queen,” leaving victims struggling to recover funds

The seizure of $7.3 billion in bitcoin from Chinese "Bitcoin Queen" Qian Zhimin by the UK’s Metropolitan Police set the record for the largest cryptocurrency seizure ever recorded.

Crime

14 Oct 2025 778

Police arrest 24 people and seize drugs, cash and weapons in North Tyneside crackdown

A major police operation in North Tyneside has led to 24 arrests and the seizure of Class A and B drugs, cash, and weapons.

Crime

14 Oct 2025 729

Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal bills as court delays verdict over Israel visit

Tommy Robinson claims that Elon Musk is covering his legal expenses, while the far-right activist waits three weeks for the verdict of his trial due to his upcoming visit to Israel.

Crime

14 Oct 2025 689

Asylum seeker accused of murdering hotel worker seen dancing after stabbing her more than 20 times

A man who sought asylum in the UK was seen dancing and laughing after he stabbed a hotel worker more than 20 times at a railway station before leaving her for dead, a court heard.

Crime

14 Oct 2025 703

UK sanctions Chinese men accused of running global scam network and buying London properties

The UK has sanctioned two Chinese men accused of running "industrial-scale" scams from Southeast Asia, freezing assets including 19 London properties.

Crime

14 Oct 2025 642

Businessman accused of fraud was "at the heart of Northern Ireland government"

The jury in the trial of two prominent businessmen facing fraud charges over a £1.1bn property deal have been told that one of them, Frank Cushnahan, was "at the heart of the Northern Ireland government".

Crime

13 Oct 2025 787

Woman accused of stalking Madeleine McCann’s parents ‘pleaded for DNA test’

A woman accused of stalking the parents of Madeleine McCann allegedly left voicemails requesting a DNA test from the mother of the missing girl, a court heard.

Crime

13 Oct 2025 606

‘Dieselgate’ returns to court: major lawsuit opens against five carmakers accused of emissions cheating

A major lawsuit against five leading carmakers accused of cheating on emissions tests has opened at the High Court in London.

Crime

13 Oct 2025 668

Man arrested over 1994 murder of schoolgirl Lindsay Rimer in West Yorkshire

A man has been arrested on suspicion of the 1994 murder of 13-year-old Lindsay Rimer.

Crime

13 Oct 2025 655

Tommy Robinson declines to provide phone pin to police during Channel Tunnel stop, court hears

Tommy Robinson refused to provide his phone pin when the police stopped his Bentley on the way to Benidorm, a court has heard.

Crime

13 Oct 2025 840

Murder of convicted paedophile and Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins: two inmates charged

Two men have been charged with the murder of Lostprophets convicted paedophile Ian Watkins, West Yorkshire Police have confirmed.

Crime

12 Oct 2025 817

Two young children found dead at home in Stafford

Two children found dead at a home in Stafford have been identified by police.

Crime

12 Oct 2025 884

Two children found dead in Stafford home as woman, 43, arrested for murder

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two children in Stafford.

Crime

11 Oct 2025 839

Teenager fighting for life after north London shooting

Police and paramedics responded to High Road, Arnos Grove, at 5:04 pm on Thursday.

Crime

11 Oct 2025 870

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies after being attacked in prison

The former Lostprophets singer and convicted child sexual abuser Ian Watkins has died following an attack in prison.

Crime

11 Oct 2025 645

Twelve members of Joshua Hayes’s organised crime group jailed for firearms and drug empire that terrorised communities

A total of 12 members of an organized crime group have been jailed for more than 100 years after three firearms, ammunition, cash, and £100,000 worth of cocaine were found at addresses and in cars in Litherland.