All news on the topic: Crime

23 Jun 2026 478

Mother charged after two boys, 4 and 2, die in hot car horror

The mother of two boys found dead in a car has been charged with ‘involuntary manslaughter’ after giving different versions of events to police as to how they got locked in.

Crime

23 Jun 2026 752

Inquest hears Bibey attacked partner before being found dead in hotel room

Former British rugby league player Ricky Bibey was found dead in Italy after allegedly beating up his girlfriend while high.

Crime

23 Jun 2026 733

Missing girl, 14, found dead in park as police launch murder probe

Cops have discovered the body of a female just 500 yards from the home of a missing 14-year-old girl who vanished from the town centre.

Crime

23 Jun 2026 634

Man accused of murdering "loving mum" and "bright spirit" in Highlands attack

A man is to stand trial charged with the murder of his partner.

Crime

23 Jun 2026 655

Two wives, one husband, no fortune: £1.8m estate battle collapses into chaos

A £1.8 million inheritance dispute between two women, each of whom married the same man in Las Vegas, may turn out to be futile after a court was informed that the entire fortune might have been depleted from his estate.

Crime

23 Jun 2026 471

Peter Murrell jailed for over five years as court brands fraud “calculated dishonesty”

Peter Murrell was led away from court in handcuffs after he was sentenced to more than five years in prison for embezzling more than £400,000 from the Scottish National Party.

Crime

23 Jun 2026 680

“ No comment ”: police release Murrell interview clips after £400,000 SNP embezzlement jailing

Videos of Peter Murrell being interrogated by police have been made public after the former SNP chief executive was imprisoned for embezzling over £400,000 from his party.

Crime

23 Jun 2026 548

Peter Murrell jailed for five years over £400,000 SNP embezzlement scandal

Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party, has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison after admitting to embezzlement charges.

Politics

23 Jun 2026 415

Starmer quits after two years as data reveals mixed legacy on immigration, NHS and housing

Keir Starmer is to step down as prime minister after just twoyears in office.

World

23 Jun 2026 493

“Zombie” drug crisis haunts Boston as World Cup fans arrive for England clash

The district has been dominated by sprawling tent encampments and brazen open-air drug dealing - with desperate addicts openly injecting and taking drugs in broad daylight.

Crime

22 Jun 2026 461

Man in court after £300,000 worth of Class A drugs seized in Moray raid

A man has appeared in court after drugs worth almost £300,000 were seized in a Moray town.

Investigation

17 Jun 2026 516

Russian crime boss Ilya Traber detained over sniper killing of Alexander Petrov

Russian authorities have detained Ilya Traber, one of Russia’s most infamous organized crime figures, in connection with the investigation into the 2020 sniper killing of influential businessman and politician Alexander Petrov.

16 Jun 2026 662

The Cook Report journalist Roger Cook dies aged 83 after fearless TV career

Investigative journalist Roger Cook, best known for the current affairs programme The Cook Report, has died at the age of 83 after a short illness.

Crime

15 Jun 2026 607

Essex criminal led gang that smuggled Afghan migrants into UK in secret truck compartment

An Essex-based gang fronted by a career criminal have been found guilty of smuggling Afghan migrants into the UK using a truck, following an investigation by the National Crime Agency.

Politics

05 Jun 2026 563

Downing Street clashes with JD Vance after US vice president blames migrant “invasion” for UK student’s murder

Downing Street has responded after US Vice President JD Vance blamed the murder of British student Henry Nowak on a "mass invasion of migrants".

World

02 Jun 2026 684

Woman plunges into open manhole after alleged thieves loosen cover hours earlier

This is the shocking moment a woman falls down a manhole on her way to work just hours after two men allegedly tried to steal the cover.

Politics

31 May 2026 699

Nicola Sturgeon says she is "serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit" after Murrell fraud admission

A determined Nicola Sturgeon expressed that she feels like she is “serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit” after her estranged husband, former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, admitted to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.

Investigation

28 May 2026 747

Epstein’s social prosthesis: How nominal assistant Lesley Groff cleared paths and funneled multi-million payouts to child victims

Lesley Groff, longtime executive assistant to Jeffrey Epstein, has always claimed she knew nothing of his crimes.

World

27 May 2026 675

Former Baader-Meinhof militant sentenced after 30 years on the run and €2.4m robbery spree

The 67-year-old had been on the run since the 90s when the gang, also known as the Baader-Meinhof gang, disbanded.

Crime

27 May 2026 650

“She could light up every room she walked into”: Name revealed of woman shot dead outside Sheffield club during “gangland shootout“

A woman who was fatally shot outside a bar in Sheffield on Monday has been named as young mother-of-one Shanice Brookes.

Investigation

27 May 2026 804

Mexican authorities tie Ikon Midstream to CJNG cartel fuel smuggling network in explosive investigation

Ikon Midstream, a Houston-based petroleum trader whose offices were raided last month by U.S. authorities, is under investigation in Mexico in connection with fuel smuggling

Crime

27 May 2026 664

Woman says police ignored Worboys rape claim because they “already had enough victims”

LBC has learned that a woman who claims she was drugged and thrown into the River Thames by the Black Cab Rapist John Worboys was told by police they would not pursue her case because they "already had enough victims".

Crime

26 May 2026 594

Judge who spared teenage rape gang from detention previously under scrutiny over another sexual offense sentencing decision

The judge who spared a teenage rape gang from detention was challenged by the government last year for an "unduly lenient" sentence in another rape case.

Politics