Crime

Fraudsters stole more than £629 million from UK consumers in the first six months of 2025, a 3% increase on last year, according to new figures from UK Finance.

A cowboy builder who defrauded dozens of customers out of more than £1.25 million is facing jail.

The rapper Ghetts has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a fatal crash in London.

A Belfast court on Thursday found a British soldier not guilty of murder in the only trial of a member of the British Armed Forces over the 1972 “Bloody Sunday” killings of 13 unarmed Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland.

James Wellesley stood before a judge in Brooklyn on Oct. 7 and pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy.

An influencer has gone on the run after being accused of running a drug trafficking ring.

A cocaine dealer has been jailed after he was caught by a plain clothes officer. Police swooped on Adi Skura, 22, on Cannon Street on September 18, after he was seen handing someone a suspicious package on Garlick Hill.

Cops have launched an urgent murder probe after a man in his 20s died following a horrific attack.

A wicked soldier orchestrated a vile sextortion scheme, coercing young children into performing sexual acts for him.

Two Chinese students living in Leeds have been imprisoned after exploiting a major loophole in Britain’s rail compensation system. Li Liu, 26, and Wanqing Yu, 25, amassed a staggering £156,743 by scamming the Delay Repay scheme over three years.

A prolific rogue trader who lured customers in with his "charm and charisma" has been found guilty of a £1.25m fraud.

A woman was set to appear in court to face fraud charges related to being a driving instructor.

Platinum Gaming, the operator of unibet.co.uk and uk.bingo.com, has been fined £10 million for anti-money laundering (AML) and social responsibility failings, the Gambling Commission has said.

A British cheesemaker says it has suspended milk collections from a Cornish farm following allegations of animal abuse.

A 15-year-old boy who stabbed a fellow pupil to death during their school lunch break can now be named as he faces a life sentence today.

A former chief constable is scheduled to appear in court after being charged with fraud and misconduct in public office.

Katie Price’s former husband Kieran Hayler has been charged with three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault involving a girl who was 13 at the time the alleged offenses occurred.

A Kirklees councillor and former MP are among a group of people standing trial for fraud.

A male migrant has avoided jail despite admitting to fraud after he used a female nurse’s identity to work in a hospital.

An asylum seeker has been jailed for stealing from an Oxford University college and “biting” a rare plant.

A Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced an independent investigation into "repeated failures" at an NHS trust’s maternity units, following potentially avoidable harm to babies and mothers.

Metropolitan Police is to stop investigating "non-crime hate incidents" to "reduce ambiguity" after prosecutors dropped a case against Graham Linehan.