Crime

01 Aug 2026 520

Teen arrested after suspected explosion damages block of flats in Ipswich

A man has been arrested after a ‘suspected explosion’ that saw residents forced to evacuate a block of flats.

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01 Aug 2026 794

Manhunt launched after burglary suspect escapes outside Liverpool court

A police manhunt is underway after 22-year-old prisoner escaped from custody shortly after arriving at court.

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31 Jul 2026 748

Ex-wife sentenced over deadly acid attack that killed former husband

A woman who orchestrated a fatal acid attack on her ex-husband has been jailed for nine years.

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31 Jul 2026 755

Afghan migrant jailed for piloting Channel dinghy carrying 95 people

An Afghan national who piloted a dinghy in the Channel carrying 95 other migrants has been jailed for two years.

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31 Jul 2026 794

Robert Bush sentenced to 20 years over bodies and fake ashes scandal

Undertaker who abandoned dozens of bodies and gave families strangers’ ashes sentenced to 20 years in prison.

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31 Jul 2026 759

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana charged over alleged attacks on prison staff

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been charged with attacking prison staff at Belmarsh.

Crime

31 Jul 2026 576

Police seize £4 million in cash and cocaine after stopping suspicious vehicle in south London

Some £4 million in cash and a kilo of cocaine have been found stuffed inside shopping bags in south London.

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31 Jul 2026 624

Man jailed after blowing up family home over false inheritance belief

A man who blew up his childhood home in the mistaken belief he had been cut out of the family inheritance has been jailed.

Crime

31 Jul 2026 536

Ireland prepares maximum security prison for Daniel Kinahan ahead of expected extradition

A section of the country’s most secure jail has been upgraded and a bomb-proof van has been purchased as prison bosses prepare for the imminent arrival of Daniel Kinahan.

Crime

31 Jul 2026 533

UK charges London taxi driver with spying for Iran over RAF base surveillance

A man has been arrested on suspicion of espionage at an RAF base in Cyprus.

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31 Jul 2026 495

British rapper Yung Filly found not guilty of rape, guilty of assault charges

British rapper and social media influencer Yung Filly has been found not guilty by a jury of raping a woman in an Australian hotel room.

Crime

30 Jul 2026 663

Police probe messages sent from British woman’s phone after her death in Athens

Greek police believe the mobile phone of a British woman found dead in a suitcase in Athens was used to send messages after her death in a deliberate attempt to mislead those looking for her, according to reports.

Crime

30 Jul 2026 693

Jewellery shop raider jailed after £225,000 smash-and-grab in Richmond

The video of two thieves raiding the Richmond jewellery store was shared widely online after the robbers targeted the window with a sledge hammer

Crime

30 Jul 2026 683

UK organised crime crackdown sees 108 criminals jailed and $94 million in drugs seized

A specialist British law enforcement team has put 108 organized crime figures behind bars for a combined 851 years and seized drugs worth up to $93.6 million since 2021, the National Crime Agency (NCA) announced.

Crime

30 Jul 2026 493

Mum and boyfriend jailed for life after two-year-old daughter was murdered and sexually abused

A mum and her new boyfriend have been jailed for life for murdering her two-year-old daughter, who was also sexually abused before her death.

Crime

30 Jul 2026 499

British woman found dead in suitcase sent family final message saying: "I want to be alone"

A British woman whose body was found inside a suitcase in an abandoned building in Athens sent a final text to her family telling them that she wanted to be alone, it emerged today.

Crime

29 Jul 2026 730

Police seize jet ski, Rolex watches and luxury vehicles in Liverpool drugs raid

A jet ski, four vehicles and Rolex watches were among items seized by police during a drugs raid in Speke.

Crime

29 Jul 2026 584

Staffordshire Police chief resigns ahead of gross misconduct hearing

A police chief stood down from his post one day before he was due to face a misconduct hearing into allegations about his behaviour.

Crime

29 Jul 2026 493

Woman charged with revealing identities of Jeffrey Donaldson’s sex abuse victims

A woman has been arrested and charged with breaching the anonymity of the victims of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson.

Crime

29 Jul 2026 696

Birmingham fraudster jailed after lying to secure Covid business loans

A fraudster from Birmingham lied about his business’s turnover to con the Government and taxpayers out of thousands in Covid loans.

Crime

29 Jul 2026 599

Cleaner who filmed herself driving at 100mph before fatal crash has sentence increased

A cleaner who filmed Snapchat videos of herself driving at nearly 100mph before a crash that left two people dead has had her prison sentence increased by nearly three years.

Crime

29 Jul 2026 802

Norwegian teenager convicted over Foxtrot gang plot to carry out contract killing in the UK

A teenage hitman who flew into the UK from Norway to murder a stranger on behalf of one of Europe’s most dangerous crime gangs is facing a life sentence.

Crime

29 Jul 2026 561

More than 33 million illegal cigarettes seized in UK crackdown on organised crime

More than 33 million illicit cigarettes have been confiscated from retail outlets across the UK over the past year, Trading Standards has revealed.

Crime

29 Jul 2026 789

Prince Harry and Sir Elton John’s legal battle with Daily Mail publisher returns to court

The claims of several high-profile figures, including the Duke of Sussex, Sir Elton John and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, against Daily Mail’s publisher are set to return to court on Wednesday after a High Court judge dismissed their cases earlier this month.

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