11 h. ago Man wrongly released from London jail admits crimes after recapture

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, was accidentally released from HMP Wandsworth while awaiting trial

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13 h. ago Algerian migrant sex offender who was wrongly released from prison admits burglary and carrying a knife

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, was at the centre of a manhunt in November after he was mistakenly set free from HMP Wandsworth while he was supposed to be held in custody awaiting trial.

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16 h. ago Wrongly released sex offender who sparked nationwide manhunt pleads guilty to knife crime

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif appeared in court twice this week, pleading guilty to burglary after he broke into a garage to steal bikes and to carrying a knife in a separate incident

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16 h. ago Wrongly released sex offender pleads guilty to burglary and knife offence

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif had been convicted in 2024 for exposing himself in a London park.

Politics

33 h. ago US congressmen ask judge to appoint official to force release of all Epstein files

Democrat Ro Khanna and Republican Thomas Massie seek to compel justice department to release full set of filesTwo US House of Representatives members have asked a federal judge to appoint a special master to compel the justice department to release all files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender.On Thursday, Democratic representative Ro Khanna of California and Republican representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky asked US district judge Paul Engelmayer to release the full Epstein files, as required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago NHS 'repeatedly releasing bodies of dead Scots to wrong families', Swinney warned

MSPs have urged the First Minister to take action after the recent "wrongful release" of a person was only discovered after they were cremated.

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40 h. ago Sex offender had sex with underage girl on day his wife gave birth

David Peers would have sexual encounters with the victim in his car and his house

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41 h. ago David Coote's 'shattering' fall from grace as top referee avoids prison

David Coote has been handed a nine-month prison sentence after admitting to possessing an indecent image of a child, with Judge Nirmal Shant describing it as a “spectacular fall from grace”

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42 h. ago NHS repeatedly releasing bodies to wrong families, Swinney warned

Scottish Labour’s Jackie Baillie urged the First Minister to take action after a ‘wrongful release’ was discovered only after cremation.

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43 h. ago Shocking actor transformations as Martin Clunes seen as disgraced Huw Edwards

Martin Clunes has been cast as convicted sex offender and former BBC presenter Huw Edwards, and he joins a long list of stars playing criminals and controversial figures

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56 h. ago Met Police diversity push let sex predators & violent offenders serve in force after overturning vetting failures

A POLICE diversity drive let sexual predators and violent offenders serve as officers or support staff, a review reveals. The Metropolitan Police approved applicants from minority groups who failed vetting, just to boost its recruitment targets under former PM Boris Johnson. They included rapist Cliff Mitchell, who is now serving 17 and a half years...

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57 h. ago Man convicted of murder released from prison after 26 years as prosecutors admit he did not commit the crime

Brian Pippitt was convicted in 2001 in the 1998 killing of convenience store clerk Evelyn Malin

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57 h. ago Man convicted of murder released from prison after 26 years when prosecutors admit he did not commit the crime

Brian Pippitt was convicted in 2001 in the 1998 killing of convenience store clerk Evelyn Malin

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59 h. ago Martin Clunes pictured as Huw Edwards in new drama about disgraced BBC anchor

The Channel 5 series will recount how Edwards found himself at the centre of the sex offender scandal for possessing indecent images of children

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69 h. ago Just Eat delivery driver performed sex act in car while delivering teen girls' McDonald's

Muhammad Sajawal, 31, has been added to the sex offenders register.

Transport

2 d. ago Head teacher who assaulted deputy with wrench at school admits missing prison life

Anthony John Felton was jailed for grievous bodily harm with intent in April 2025 and released four months later. He has now opened up about his time behind bars

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6 d. ago Tennessee actually just did something amazing for women | Arwa Mahdawi

The state has created the first registry in the US to track repeat domestic violence offendersLet’s say you’re going on a first date and you want to make sure the person you’re meeting up with isn’t a registered sex offender. If you live in the US, you can find this out very quickly: there’s a centralized website provided by the US Department of Justice that lets you search a name or location in seconds.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Starmer urged to withdraw peerage for adviser amid sex offender row

Ex-Downing Street comms chief Matthew Doyle is under fire over his links to disgraced Sean Morton

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1 week ago Labour MSP 'can't rule out' taking picture at centre of sex offender row engulfing Downing Street

EXCLUSIVE: A Labour source said Pam Duncan-Glancy does not "recall" being the person who photographed ex-Downing Street comms chief Matthew Doyle campaigning for disgraced former councillor Sean Morton.

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1 week ago Brit 'Angel Delight drug smugglers who feared execution in Bali given 'lucky' update

Convicted smugglers Lisa Stocker, Jon Collyer and Phineas Float have been given an update on their prison sentence after they were spared the death penalty after they admitted to smuggling cocaine

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