59 h. ago Australia's most infamous bank robber, The Postcard Bandit, deserves freedom after 30 years behind bars including 12 in solitary confinement, author who spent years studying his crimes claims

Abe Madison, also known as Derek Pedley, wrote the comprehensive work on Brendan Abbott's crimes and has stayed in touch with him from behind bars ever since.

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4 d. ago How safe is London? Sadiq Khan's boast over record low homicide rate doesn't show the reality, opponents claim

How safe is London? Sadiq Khan's boast over record low homicide rate doesn't show the reality, opponents claim - as statistics reveal surge in crime residents face every day  Daily Mail

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5 d. ago ‘Anonymity online is an illusion’: NSW teen charged over alleged mass shooting hoax in US

Police say the boy is part of an alleged decentralised online crime network falsely claiming mass shootings are taking placeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA teenager in New South Wales was charged after allegedly making multiple hoax reports to emergency services – a practice known as “swatting” – falsely claiming mass shootings were taking place at major retail and educational institutions in the US. The Australian federal police (AFP) charged the boy on 18 December, claiming he is part of an alleged decentralised online crime network hiding behind keyboards in order to trigger an “urgent and large-scale emergency response”.Officers seized a number of electronic devices and a prohibited firearm in the juvenile’s possession as part of Taskforce Pompilid established in October 2025. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Why London’s lowest murder rate in more than a decade is drawing attention

Data for 2025 will be good news for the Met and the mayor Sadiq Khan as they bat away claims of a lawless city• Capital’s murder rate drops to lowest in more than a decadeThe number of murders in London in 2025 is drawing attention for being the lowest in more than a decade. Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan police commissioner, and Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, say figures show their policies and plans are working, which are best summed up as tough on crime, tough on the complex causes of crime.Has the Met turned a corner and can Khan shake off claims he presides over a city where crime is out of control? Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump’s claims about crime in London rubbished by Met Police boss

Trump’s claims about crime in London rubbished by Met Police boss  The Independent

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6 d. ago Met boss hits out at Trump’s claims about London crime as homicide rates fall

New figures showed that there were 97 homicides in the capital in 2025 - the lowest number recorded since 2014

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6 d. ago London’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decade

Sadiq Khan says ‘public health’ approach has made the capital one of the safest cities in the western worldLondon’s murder rate has dropped to its lowest in more than a decade with police in the capital and the mayor saying it is now one of the safest cities in the western world.The figures come as those on the radical right criticise the city for having a crime problem, hoping to gain politically from such claims being believed. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Don't mess with the Scarlet Witch, writes TOM LEONARD: She's Venezuela's Imelda Marcos, draped in Dior with a property empire. Maduro claims her only crime is 'being my wife'

TOM LEONARD: She preferred the revolutionary moniker First Combatant to First Lady and was fond of recalling her humble beginnings in a mud-brick shack.

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1 week ago University student claimed crime gang threatened family if he didn't deal drugs

A judge told Romario Buzi that those who peddled cocaine 'richly deserve' imprisonment

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1 week ago Brigitte Macron cyberbullies convicted of spreading false claims France's first lady was born male

Ten people convicted for cyber-bullying of France's first lady Brigitte Macron

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1 week ago Expert claims MH370 crash could be 'perfect crime' that can still be solved

Aeroplane engineer believes the plane will be found offshore near the western Australian coast

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2 w. ago Six arrests at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations as boy, 17, nicked over ‘hate crime and carrying a knife’

SIX men have been arrested following alleged incidents at the world-famous Hogmanay street party in Edinburgh, police have revealed. One of the group, a 17-year-old, was allegedly caught with an offensive weapon and claims of a hate crime. Three others were arrested for minor offences. Another is claimed to have flown a drone over despite...

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2 w. ago Trump withdraws National Guard from multiple cities but warns ‘we will come back’ if crime goes up

DONALD Trump has withdrawn National Guard troops from three major cities in shock New Year's Eve move. The President removed troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland on Wednesday, boasting about the achievements of the troops in reducing the crime rates in trio of Democratic cities. He did, however, claim their work had been impeded...

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2 w. ago Trump WITHDRAWS National Guard troops from three Democratic cities

The president touted the achievements of the troops in bringing down crime in the Democrat-run cities but claimed that their work had been stymied by local opposition.

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3 w. ago Twisted serial killer claimed he was 'saving the world' by murdering 13

Herbert Mullin was a serial killer who terrorised California in the 1970s, killing 13 random victims including two children

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