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  • Sunday, 4 August, 2024
    Fresh violence flares after dozens of rioters arrested across England

    Mob storms hotel housing asylum seekers as PM vows ‘extremists’ will feel full force of law

    Police woman walks past a burning car
  • Sunday, 4 August, 2024
    ExplainerUK society
    Why are the far right rioting in England?

    A horrific knife attack, disinformation and extremists whipping up anger have all played a role in triggering a shocking outburst of violence

    Trouble flares during an anti-immigration protest outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on Sunday
  • Sunday, 4 August, 2024
    UK society
    Starmer vows ‘extremists’ will feel full weight of law after riot arrests

    Judges consider keeping courts open all night after mobs clash with police across England

    Police face down a mob in Liverpool on Saturday
  • Friday, 2 August, 2024
    Who is behind the UK’s far-right riots?

    Police face ‘wider mesh’ of adversaries fuelled by social media as violence spreads

    Police officers clash with protesters in Whitehall, London, on Wednesday
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    UK society
    Starmer announces new violent disorder unit as police brace for more riots

    Prime minister speaks to police chiefs after protests following mass stabbing on Monday

    Crowds watch as protesters throw a bin towards a vehicle in Stockport, England on July 30 2024
  • Wednesday, 31 July, 2024
    UK
    Huw Edwards pleads guilty to accessing indecent images of children

    Former BBC newsreader received images and videos of minors as young as seven

    Huw Edwards, centre, arrives at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London
  • Wednesday, 31 July, 2024
    UK society
    Police make arrests after riot in UK town where girls died in mass stabbing

    Far-right group blamed for violence in which at least 50 officers were injured

    Riot police hold back protesters in Southport
  • Wednesday, 24 July, 2024
    Robert Shrimsley
    When five go mad on the motorways

    Stiff sentences for climate activists underscore the crucial distinction between protest and disruption

    Ellie Foreman-Peck illustration of just stop oil protesters behind bars.
  • Wednesday, 24 July, 2024
    Shoplifting and street theft surge in England and Wales

    Annual crime survey shows stealing has risen 30% to 20-year high but retailers believe actual figures are higher

    Two police officers between a man in handcuffs
  • Monday, 17 June, 2024
    Crime becomes an election issue in Tory heartland of Surrey

    Falling police numbers, mental health call-outs and ‘Me Too’ investigations said to be behind drop in convictions

    Police officers taking part in an operation in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey
  • Friday, 31 May, 2024
    Personal Finance
    Football fans at high risk of ticket scams

    Fraud warning ahead of Euros tournament

    Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, who is expected to play in this weekend’s Champions League final at Wembley
  • Friday, 24 May, 2024
    Frances Crook
    The prisons crisis risks safety and drains funds from the public realm

    Challenges in jails, courts and probation are well known, but no politician has the courage to come up with a plan

    Wandsworth prison in south-west London
  • Thursday, 23 May, 2024
    UK politics
    Target to cut Crown Court backlog ‘no longer achievable’, finds NAO

    Pressure builds in justice system as victims and defendants wait on average two years for justice

    Manchester Crown Court
  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2024
    Google LLC
    Google turns to AI to protect users from mobile phone thefts

    Feature that automatically locks screen when device is snatched comes amid reports of rise in the crime

    A woman using her phone stands beside an Android mascot
  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2024
    UK prisons
    Sunak criticised as courts delay bail hearings due to prison overcrowding

    UK prime minister accused of issuing ‘get out of jail free’ cards after emergency measures are introduced

    A prison van entering a jail
  • Saturday, 11 May, 2024
    Personal Finance
    What I wish I’d known before my smartphone was snatched

    As phone theft surges, how can you protect your financial data?

  • Wednesday, 24 April, 2024
    Law
    Chinese woman charged in UK with criminal possession of crypto

    Yadi Zhang made initial appearance at Westminster Magistrates Court on Wednesday

    Westminster Magistrates
  • Tuesday, 23 April, 2024
    Serious Fraud Office UK
    Lawyers question UK fraud agency over case disclosure problems

    Legacy software tool had problems recognising punctuation while current tech is under review for encoding issue

    A sign outside the headquarters of the Serious Fraud Office in London
  • Friday, 19 April, 2024
    Q&APersonal Finance
    Music and sports fans told: brace for a summer of ticket scams

    Big events will encourage a fresh wave of fraud — here’s what you need to know to beat the scammers

    Taylor Swift at the opening night of her Eras Tour
  • Monday, 15 April, 2024
    Dozens of murder and rape convictions may face new DNA testing

    Jailing of innocent man for 17 years leads to review by CCRC of thousands of cases in light of advances in forensic technology

    Andrew Malkinson, who served 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, reads a statement outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London
  • Friday, 12 April, 2024
    Serious Fraud Office UK
    Ex-MoD employee sentenced to 30 months in prison in Saudi corruption case

    Jeffrey Cook found guilty last month of receiving more than £70,000 in kickbacks in cash and cars

    Southwark Crown Court logo on court building
  • Wednesday, 10 April, 2024
    Mortgages
    High mortgage rates lead to rise in lending scams

    More prospective homebuyers are falling victim to offers of financing that are too good to be true

    Woman looking at advertisements in an estate agents window
  • Tuesday, 9 April, 2024
    Retail sector
    Assaulting retail staff to be made a criminal offence in England and Wales

    Intense campaigning by sector for more support leads to announcement by Rishi Sunak

    Police arrest a shoplifter in Oxford Street, central London
  • Tuesday, 9 April, 2024
    Recreational drugs
    Lethal ‘tranq’ has ‘penetrated’ illicit drug market in UK

    Xylazine, commonly used to sedate animals, found cut with heroin, counterfeit tablets and cannabis vapes, study finds

    A bottle of Xylazine with its box and syringe
  • Friday, 29 March, 2024
    ObituaryRichard Taylor (Campaigner)
    Richard Taylor, knife crime campaigner, 1948-2024

    The father of Damilola channelled dignity, fortitude and hope after his son was killed

    Richard Taylor holds a picture of his son Damilola. Richard and wife Gloria set up a trust to offer  ‘a legacy of hope and opportunity for disadvantaged and underprivileged young people’ after their son’s killing
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