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

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

Rapists could be banned from getting an early release from prison under plans being considered by the Prime Minister, it has been reported.

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.

Reoffending has hit a record high following the release of more than 70,000 convicted criminals under Labour’s scheme to combat jail overcrowding.

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.

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

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.

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.

Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd has admitted attacking a new partner following his release from prison.

Winners of a violence-reduction competition will be treated to fakeaways in a women’s prison, according to a new report.

In Italy, a structure promoted for years as an "ancient Roman amphitheatre" has turned out to be a fake, constructed recently using modern materials.

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.

A rapist who escaped from a prison van has been told he may never be released from prison.

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

Detectives are hunting a man who seriously injured another man, punching and knocking him unconscious following a World Darts Championship match in north London.

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.

Four men have been charged with murder after a 24-year-old man was found dead in Leicester.

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.

A crooked funeral director faces sentencing for more than 65 offences, including giving grieving families the wrong ashes and stealing charitable donations.

Terrified drinkers called armed police after killer Lee Greenan walked back into a boozer covered in blood after slaying his ex-partner.