Crime

A 64-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following a fire at a hotel accommodating asylum seekers in central London.

The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has admitted to eight bribery charges at the Old Bailey while serving as an elected member of the European Parliament.

A 22-year-old nursery worker has been sentenced to eight years in jail after being convicted of the “sadistic” abuse of 21 babies, including pinching and pushing children and kicking one little boy in the face.

A Terrorism charge against a member of the Irish rap group Kneecap has been dismissed due to a technical error.

The actor Noel Clarke has been arrested by police at his family home in London.

An media investigation has found that primary school children are using Ketamine during their lunch breaks, knowing the effects will have worn off by the time they return to class.

A Sudanese immigrant accused of raping a British student had fled his home country months before the incident, a court has heard.

A London phone snatcher dubbed “Cinderella” by police after DNA was found on his lost shoe has been jailed for 15 months.

A 10-year-old girl died after being attacked by her family’s pet XL bully, an inquest heard.

A man in his forties has been arrested in connection to a cyberattack that knocked out automatic check-in systems at some of Europe’s busiest airports last week.

A former Royal Navy engineer shared her experience of self-protection from sexual harassment in the service, urging the British Army to take action following a report that concluded "active sexual predation is a problem" within the force.

An asylum seeker residing in a hotel who incited nationwide protests after sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl has been sentenced to 12 months in jail.

A former teacher at a Bromley school has been struck off the teaching register after being convicted of making and distributing indecent images of children.

A police sergeant paused for just six seconds before he entered the scene of the Southport attacks armed only with a baton to confront the killer, an inquiry heard today.

Four people have been arrested - one on suspicion of attempted murder - after four others were injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Birmingham.

Four people have been shot at a Birmingham nightclub, leaving one person in a critical condition.

An “abhorrent” Snapchat predator has been jailed for 14 years for raping a 12-year-old girl and exploiting dozens of others in one of the UK’s biggest online child sexual abuse investigations.

A lorry driver, Neil Platt, 43, has been jailed for 10 years for causing the death of Danny Aitchison, 46, after crashing into his car on the M58 in Lancashire on 17 May 2024.

A teenager is alleged to have gone on a two-hour sexual assault rampage across London’s transport network.

A teenager has been detained for three years following an incident involving a knife at a school, where two people were injured.

Two workers from an ambulance service have been arrested as part of a significant two-year investigation into six deaths in Wiltshire.

Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi is expected to appear in court facing three counts of attempted murder after four prison officers were injured at a maximum security prison.

The Metropolitan Police has announced that three people were arrested near London on Wednesday on suspicion of spying for Russia.

A man has been arrested following a stabbing at the Flamingo Land Resort in the early hours of Thursday morning.