Crime

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Treasure hunter forced to return £103,000 for attempting to sell stolen Anglo-Saxon coins
A metal detectorist who tried to sell rare Anglo-Saxon coins for a Saxon hoard has been ordered to pay back the £103,000 from the proceeds of his crimes.
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Twice took out a loan – and fled to Spain: how William Blenkarn defrauded British taxpayers
Bounce Back Loan fraudster convicted following Insolvency Service investigations
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SIM farm ban to carry unlimited fines in England and Wales under new law
The British government is planning to ban the supply and possession of SIM farms, in a bid to reduce mobile phone-enabled fraud.
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PGI Global: Arrest of organizer Ramil Palafoks in the US after multi-million dollar fraud
PGI Global Ponzi scammer Ramil Ventura Palafox, also known as RV Palafox, has been arrested in California.
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Man sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering partner he strangled in Cardiff
Victoria ’Vicki’ Thomas was discovered dead at her home by her shocked niece, while her partner of more than four years fell asleep after strangling her and sending messages from her phone.
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North Korean hackers advance tactics with fraudulent crypto firms and malware-laced job interviews
The advanced tactics of the Lazarus group included setting up three fake cryptocurrency companies in the US and utilizing identities generated by AI.
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Headteacher sentenced after attacking deputy with wrench over love triangle jealousy
A head teacher attacked his deputy with a wrench after being hit by "overwhelming sexual jealousy" due to a love triangle at the school.
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Three men were sentenced to 99 years in prison for attempting to murder a former MMA fighter and participant in the UK’s largest robbery
Three men have been jailed at the Old Bailey for plotting to kill a former cage fighter who was convicted of Britain’s largest ever cash robbery.
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Former Britain’s Got Talent star Andrew Johnston accused of raping two women
Former Britain’s Got Talent star Andrew Johnston, 30, was studying at the Royal Academy of Music when he allegedly raped two women months apart, a court heard.
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Shoplifting hits record high in England and Wales, surpassing half a million offences
The number of shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales has passed half a million for the first time, figures show.
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In Aberdeen, a 12-year-old schoolgirl was taken to hospital after an attack in the cafeteria: witnesses mention a knife
After being alerted to a serious incident on the school grounds in Aberdeen, emergency services were called to the scene. A young girl has since been taken to the hospital.
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"Danger to the public": Ryan Black jailed for setting girlfriend’s hair on fire and violent abuse
"Ryan Black, 40, deemed a ’danger to the public,’ set his girlfriend’s hair on fire and accused her of infidelity during a violent relationship where he left her unconscious."
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Cash smuggler: £1M in suitcases lands ordinary Briton in the dock
A man who was stopped at Heathrow Airport with £1m in two suitcases has admitted money laundering following a National Crime Agency investigation.
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$400 million slipped through the cracks: Ethereum thieves from Bybit vanish into the DeFi shadows
Despite the rising amount of untraceable assets, Bybit said it is still tracking $960 million from the stolen Ethereum.
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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman stabbed to death in North London
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was fatally stabbed in north London during the Easter weekend.
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“Amazonian justice”: mob burns British man alive over suspected murder
A British man was dragged from a police station and burned alive in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador hours after he was arrested by local police on suspicion of murder
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The body of Paria Vaissi was found in a house in Penylan — one of the detainees has been charged with murder
Police investigating the disappearance of a woman who went missing after leaving work in Cardiff have found a body.
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Paedophile caught after texting image of abuse instead of selfie
A paedophile who accidentally sent a child abuse image to a fishing club he wanted to join has narrowly avoided prison.
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Errol Woodger found guilty of manslaughter for running over 50-year-old amputee Marc Allen with stolen car
Errol Woodger, 38, has been convicted of stealing a 50-year-old amputee, Marc Allen’s Mercedes and running him over with it outside his home in Erith, south-east London.
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"They used her head like a ball": Girl brutally beaten by peers in Scotland
Katrina has recounted the moment she discovered her daughter, Hope Lyden, unconscious on a field after hearing her ’screaming’ on the phone following a horrific attack.
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Love Island star Magdalena Sadlo to stand trial for running drug cartel
A Love Island contestant known as Barbie is facing over 20 years in prison for masterminding a drug cartel.
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Clapham stabbing leaves three injured, all arrested for attempted murder
Three individuals have been detained following a triple stabbing on a bustling high street in London.
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Kara Alexander sentenced to minimum 21 years for drowning her two children before weekend handover
A mother who drowned her two sons in the bath and then laid them in bed before their father came to pick them up for the weekend has been sentenced to life in prison.
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Andrew Tate ‘threatened woman with gun’, UK court papers allege
The woman is one of four individuals who have initiated a civil claim against Andrew Tate in the UK, with accusations including rape, assault, and coercive control.
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Man convicted of murdering woman with zombie knife at Notting Hill Carnival
A man has been found guilty of murdering a "radiant, loving, passionate and kind" woman who he stabbed with a zombie knife in front of her three-year-old daughter at the 2024 Notting Hill Carnival.