Crime

A man has been arrested and charged after drugs were recovered during a traffic stop in Edinburgh.

Four men have been arrested over "atrocious" large-scale illegal waste dumping, believed to be around 25,000 tonnes, at a site in Wigan.

Five people, including a nine-year-old girl who later died, were taken to hospital following an incident in Arbroath, it has emerged.

Police in the Indian state of Goa arrested seven people and summoned 24 others for questioning in connection with 40 cyber fraud cases that caused nearly $262,000 in losses.

Three other people were rushed to hospital alongside a tragic nine-year-old girl found fatally injured at a Scottish industrial estate, it has been revealed.

Four people have been charged with attempted murder after Arsenal’s Premier League title victory parade that prompted 29 arrests over incidents at the event.

A motorway has been closed after police said suspected human remains were found nearby.

The new system, which has been piloted in six boroughs in the capital, allows retailers to submit CCTV footage, witness statements and other evidence directly to officers, the Met said.

A self-described ‘vampire’ who left dead animals on display outside churches was caught when police staked out places of worship on full moon nights.

A man has been arrested after a violent scrap involving a machete, acid and a wheel brace played out on the streets of a Galway town.

An NHS surgeon has been struck off after he almost killed a patient by connecting the wrong parts of their organs together.

A motorist who drove at high speeds and falsely claimed his electric Jaguar would not brake in an attempt to avoid paying his car finance has been jailed.

A prison absconder known to frequent the Republic of Ireland is being sought by police in the UK.

A former X Factor finalist has denied murdering a social media influencer by ramming her with a Mercedes in central London.

A man who kept his dead mother inside a freeze for nearly three years while he raked in £78,000 of her benefits has been jailed.

Pamela Gwinnett raided £300,000 from the life savings of Joan Green and was sentenced before fleeing to Tenerife, where Sky News tracked her down.

The two brothers embroiled in a brawl with police officers at Manchester Airport were handed £113,000 in taxpayer-funded legal aid.

Ramón Ángel Álvarez Ayala, known as "El R-1" and identified as a leader within the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, is linked not only to the killing of former Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo but also to the May 2025 feminicide of influencer Valeria Márquez, Mexican authorities said Friday.

At least five women who were abused by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have been formally recognised by the Home Office as victims of modern slavery.

Jamey Carney never tired of saying how happy she was with her new life in Ireland, describing relocating there as ’the best decision’ she had ever made.