Crime

A man has sustained ’life-changing’ injuries after being shot by police in east London.

A cruel and manipulative fraudster who fled to Tenerife after swindling an elderly woman out of nearly £300,000 faces a six-year sentence when she is brought back to face justice.

An Afghan migrant has been found guilty of making a threat to kill Nigel Farage.

A BBC investigation has uncovered incidents of very young children bringing knives into primary schools.

A serving Metropolitan Police officer has appeared in court, charged with allegedly sharing graphic messages about child sex abuse on Telegram.

A school in South Wales has closed after the death of an eight-year-old girl.

Online child exploitation is escalating worldwide, with experts warning of a sharp increase in AI-generated sexual abuse material — including deepfakes that digitally insert children’s faces into explicit photos and videos.

A significant financial crime case has recently made headlines after a Chinese woman involved in an international fraud scheme confessed to possessing illegally obtained cryptocurrency valued in the billions.

Officers from the Constabulary’s Foreign National Offender (FNO) Unit and Protecting Vulnerable People Exploitation Teams (PVPE) joined immigration, HMRC, and Trading Standards colleagues in targeting stores across Warrington linked to immigration crime and the sale of illegal tobacco, vapes, and cigarettes.

London police said they have dismantled a criminal gang suspected of smuggling 40,000 stolen mobile phones to China in their largest operation against phone theft to date, resulting in 46 arrests over the last two weeks.

A fraudster nicknamed the “Kardashian of Cheshire,” who once appeared on the Channel 4 show Rich Kids of Instagram, has been jailed for six years over a £200,000 luxury handbag scam and child pornography offences.

In one of the most controversial legal battles in Iran’s modern history, the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has lost its appeal to retain ownership of its luxury London property.

British betting company Entain’s ENT.L former CEO and other senior directors appeared in a London court on Monday charged with bribery and fraud connected to gambling in Turkey.

U.S. prosecutors have filed criminal hacking charges against 19-year-old U.K. national Thalha Jubair, alleging that he is a core member of Scattered Spider, a prolific cybercrime group accused of extorting at least $115 million in ransom payments from victims.

Will the UK sell 61,000 BTC, or pay victims the gains?

A man who stabbed his stepdaughter and husband at their East Sussex home ‘lost it’ before the two parents died.

Explosive court documents in an ongoing tribunal case have revealed how Carter-Ruck, London’s leading libel firm, attempted to assist the fraudsters behind the multibillion-dollar OneCoin crypto scam by casting doubt on a police investigation. They also disclose how the firm issued threats of legal action to "send a clear message" to whistleblowers.

Men allegedly doused a mosque’s entrance with flammable liquid and set it on fire last night in an arson attack soon after evening prayers.

A father who murdered his premature son in a special care baby unit has been handed a life sentence.

A manhunt has been launched after a woman was sexually assaulted in the woods during broad daylight.

Two grandparents who murdered their two-year-old grandson after subjecting him to a campaign of abuse have been jailed for 40 years.

A self-proclaimed satanist actor who claimed he made a pact with a “red-horned devil” has been found guilty of possessing extreme right-wing material.