Crime

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EU prosecutor charges consultant over fake bid in €97,000 Bulgarian dental project
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) filed an indictment today at the Sofia City Court against an EU project consultant suspected of fraud involving a project for dental care.
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Man arrested after woman stabbed and man beaten with plank in Cardiff street attack
Police are appealing for information after a man and woman were allegedly assaulted in Cardiff.
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Russian hacker Vitaly Kovalev is covering his tracks: mentions of sanctions and ties to Trickbot and Conti are disappearing from the internet
Russian hacker Vitaly Kovalev, also known as Bentley and Ben, is reportedly trying to remove online references to sanctions imposed on him by the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Teenagers aged 14 and 16 charged over fatal Byker stabbing
Three people, including two boys aged 14 and 16, have been charged after a man died following a stabbing in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Man charged after suspected anti-Muslim attacks across Edinburgh spark terror probe
Police Scotland said a man was charged after a series of attacks in Edinburgh on Friday night that are being treated as potential anti-Muslim hate crimes.
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Jaskirat Singh jailed over £185,000 migrant-smuggling operation to France
An Indian man who admitted smuggling migrants from the UK to France in the back of trucks has been jailed for more than five years by a court in south-east England.
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Police hunt teenage suspect after boy allegedly taken from park in front of mother
A young child was allegedly abducted while playing near a pond in front of his mother.
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UK man convicted after sharing ISIS execution videos and possessing bomb-making manual
A 20-year-old man in the UK who was under the scanner of security agencies after a trip to Pakistan has been convicted of sharing and possessing Islamist terrorist material.
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Man shot inside Liverpool cafe as police condemn “reckless” gun attack
A man is in hospital after being shot in a cafe. It happened on Lodge Lane in Liverpool at about 17:00 BST on Friday, Merseyside Police said.
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Carers accused of being “on their phones” before boy thrown into crocodile enclosure
The carers of a man suspected of throwing a child into a crocodile enclosure were ‘on their phone’ earlier in the day, according to a report.
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Man bailed after three-year-old boy ends up in crocodile enclosure at zoo
Cambridgeshire police say 30-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder is not fit to be interviewed
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Crypto 888 Ponzi suspect Petter Forsberg arrested in Morocco over $80m laundering case
Crypto 888 Ponzi scammer Petter Forsberg has been arrested in Morocco.
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Comedian Carlos Mencia arrested over alleged $8.7m tax evasion scheme
Carlos Mencia has been arrested and charged with 12 counts of tax evasion.
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Teen allegedly bragged “I’m a murderer” after stabbing nine-year-old Aria Thorpe
This the moment a teen allegedly bragged to his pals after stabbing a nine-year-old girl to death at her home, a court heard.
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British actress charged over alleged £157m meth smuggling plot into Australia
A British actress, who appeared in an Eastenders spin-off and a Jason Statham movie, has been charged with trying to smuggle 320kg of meth into Australia from West Africa.
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Killer gamekeeper who disabled CCTV before shooting former colleague loses appeal
A former head gamekeeper found guilty of murdering an ex-colleague with a shotgun has been refused leave to appeal against his conviction.
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Prisoner handed whole life order for murdering child killer Kyle Bevan in his cell
One of three prisoners who murdered a child killer in his cell has been given a whole life order – a sentence his two accomplices were already serving.
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Stepmother jailed for killing five-year-old girl in hot bath punishment 47 years ago
A stepmother has been jailed for 12 years for killing a five-year-old girl by scalding her in a hot bath as a punishment nearly half a century ago.
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Two “useful idiots” jailed over arson attacks targeting Keir Starmer
Two criminal proxies branded "useful idiots" have been jailed for a series of arson attacks targeting Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
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Father jailed after wife’s dismembered body found in storage unit with children
In a deeply disturbing case, a father of two was found in a storage unit with his daughters and the skinned and dismembered remains of his wife, just hours after she had delivered their baby girl.
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“Fire goddess” accused of torching vehicle full of people after Xanax row
A self-described ‘fire goddess’ has been accused of setting a vehicle full of people alight during a blazing row over the prescription drug Xanax.
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Two men arrested after beachgoer reports rifle at Eastney Beach gathering
Armed police were called to a beach after a man was spotted carrying a rifle during a barbecue with friends.
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Starmer vows to fight Russian-linked destabilisation after arson attacks on family property
Keir Starmer has said there are “many actors who want to divide our country” after his family’s property was targeted in a series of Russian-linked arson attacks.
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Man arrested for attempted murder after child found in crocodile enclosure at Cambridgeshire zoo
A three-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital with critical injuries after a man is believed to have thrown him into a crocodile enclosure at a zoo in Cambridgeshire.
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Jury fails to reach verdict in pro-Palestine arms factory damage trial
After more than 17 hours of deliberation, a jury at Birmingham crown court has failed to reach a verdict over whether four pro-Palestine activists committed criminal damage at an arms factory.