Crime

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London pickpocket hunter rejects Sadiq Khan’s claim vigilantes have no impact on crime
London’s resident pickpocket hunter has hit back at Sadiq Khan who said the work of vigilantes has done nothing to help lower crime in the capital.
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Nottinghamshire Police to deploy live facial recognition in crackdown on anti-social behaviour
Nottinghamshire Police will use live facial recognition technology for the first time this summer as part of its crackdown on anti-social behaviour in the city centre, with officers saying it could help them identify known young troublemakers faster.
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Dexter fan found guilty of murdering and dismembering two homeless men
James Desborough, 40, has been found guilty of the murders of Claudio Aquilino, 57, and Daniel Coleman, 43, whose bodies were dismembered and hidden in woodland in Cornwall
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UK court orders retrial after rape complainant used AI to prepare testimony
A British court ordered a retrial involving rape charges. The decisive judicial ruling arrived after legal procedures collapsed completely. Evidence proved the complainant used an artificial intelligence chatbot tool.
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Andrew and Tristan Tate’s lawyer claims brothers face death threats in US jail
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan ’have a target on their backs’ as the public wish for them to be killed in jail following their arrests over alleged child [sexual intercourse] offences.
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Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd admits assaulting new partner after prison release
Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd has admitted attacking a new partner following his release from prison.
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Two men stabbed and woman assaulted in violent Tesco car park attack
Two men have been stabbed and a woman punched after they were targeted by a group in a Tesco car park.
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Scottish boys as young as 12 targeted in online sextortion blackmail scheme
Scots schoolboys as young as 12 have been targeted online in a social media sextortion plot as police issued an urgent warning to parents.
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British prison rewards inmates with burgers and curries for avoiding violence
Winners of a violence-reduction competition will be treated to fakeaways in a women’s prison, according to a new report.
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Victims call convicted swimming coach George Gibney a "monster" as he faces sentencing
Convicted child abuser George Gibney’s victims have branded him a "monster" who abused his position as a swimming coach to prey on young women, a Dublin court has heard.
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Mother suffocated nine-year-old son before taking her own life, inquest finds
A mother suffocated her nine-year-old son and took her own life before the pair were found dead at their home in Cornwall, an inquest has heard.
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Rapist who escaped prison van told he may never be released from jail
A rapist who escaped from a prison van has been told he may never be released from prison.
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Doctor jailed for 10 years for raping, abusing and controlling his wife
The 46-year-old man pleaded guilty to charges of assault causing harm but had denied two charges of rape and one of coercive control
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Police hunt man in lobster costume after brutal assault outside World Darts Championship
Detectives are hunting a man who seriously injured another man, punching and knocking him unconscious following a World Darts Championship match in north London.
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Georgia charges four foreign nationals over $8.2 million international money laundering scheme
Prosecutors in Georgia have charged four foreign nationals and five companies with operating a transnational money-laundering scheme that funneled 21.5 million Georgian lari ($8.2 million) in illicit proceeds through the country’s financial system.
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Four men charged with murder after fatal stabbing in Leicester
Four men have been charged with murder after a 24-year-old man was found dead in Leicester.
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Stillborn baby left on funeral home floor for two years as Robert Bush faces sentencing
A funeral boss who gave families the wrong ashes and kept bodies on stretchers on the floor in filthy storage boxes is being sentenced from today in front of the horrified loved ones of those whose bodies he mishandled.
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Bodies left to rot in cardboard coffins for up to 11 months: The victims of funeral director Robert Bush reveal the horror they endured
Victims whose relatives were left to "rot" in cardboard coffins by a fraudulent funeral director who let others lay dead for eight months have told a court of their suffering.
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Funeral director to be sentenced after giving families the wrong ashes for years
A crooked funeral director faces sentencing for more than 65 offences, including giving grieving families the wrong ashes and stealing charitable donations.
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Edinburgh murder suspect Lee Greenan found dead in prison after killing ex-partner Vikki Soloman
Terrified drinkers called armed police after killer Lee Greenan walked back into a boozer covered in blood after slaying his ex-partner.
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RAF Typhoons scrambled after hoax threat targets Qatar Airways flight to Manchester
Two RAF fighter jets were scrambled to escort a Qatar Airways flight bound for Manchester Airport last night - and now Greater Manchester Police has launched an investigation.
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Teenager investigated after hoax bomb threat triggers RAF response to Qatar Airways flight
Police are investigating a hoax threat made by a 14-year-old boy to an aircraft heading to Manchester Airport.
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Six men arrested after 22-year-old fatally stabbed in Clapham
Six men have been arrested after a 22-year-old man was stabbed to death in Clapham during the early hours of Saturday morning.
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Congress urged to investigate White House links to Andrew and Tristan Tate extradition
Democratic Representative Yassamin Ansari is calling for Donald Trump’s son to testify to the House Oversight Committee regarding the handling of Andrew and Tristan Tate’s legal affairs after their arrest last week.
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D4vd accused of abusing child from age 11 before allegedly murdering and dismembering her
Texts between singer D4vd and 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who he is accused of murdering, reveal she had been pregnant and had an abortion just weeks before her death.