1 hour ago John Swinney urged to host summit on tackling organised crime in Scotland as gang war rages

A growing turf war between rival gangs of drug dealers has escalated across Edinburgh and Glasgow in recent weeks.

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16 h. ago Shocked students return to Florida campus after shooting that killed two

Suspect arrested and charged with attack on Florida State University in Tallahassee that also left six injuredStudents at Florida State University (FSU) were to return to a campus in shock on Friday to retrieve the belongings they abandoned in their scramble to escape a gunman, including laptops, handbags and even shoes, and a vigil is planned in the evening, after a student killed two people and left six others injured.Many gathered on Thursday night around a makeshift memorial on a sidewalk on campus, bringing candles, flowers, teddy bears and notes for the survivors. The impromptu memorials, dotted around the campus in the state capital of Tallahassee, came just hours after authorities arrested and charged a fellow student, Phoenix Ikner, 20, with the shooting. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Fyre Festival 2 already shrouded in doubt after Mexican authorities say they have NO record of anyone asking for permits for the event which is charging up to $1.1m for tickets

The reboot of the 2017 festival has now been postponed just a month before its scheduled kick-off, with organisers failing to provide a specific reason as to why.

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61 h. ago Drugs courier who smuggled £5.6m of cocaine into Scotland jailed

Kristopher Purvis, 35, of Durham, was sentenced to 10 years behind bars at the High Court in Edinburgh on Wednesday.

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66 h. ago Daniel crime family 'finished as force in underworld' as noose tightens on Bonzo

An underworld source told the Record senior members of the crime gang all but finished off their organisation.

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3 d. ago Sydney author loses bid to conceal identity amid charges erotica novel contains child abuse material

Woman has pleaded not guilty to all charges as News Corp lawyer argues ‘horse has bolted’ when it comes to suppressing her identityGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAn erotica author charged with child abuse offences over content in an unreleased book has had a bid to conceal her identity rejected, despite her lawyer arguing “all she has done is written a fictional novel”.Sydney woman Lauren Tesolin-Mastrosa, 33, who works as a marketing executive at a charity and writes under the pen names Lauren Ashley and Tori Woods, has pleaded not guilty to the three charges: one count of producing, one count of possessing, and another of disseminating child abuse material.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Authorities say they have charged the leaders of a Mexican organized crime group

Federal authorities said they have indicted the top two leaders of a Mexican drug trafficking organization

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3 d. ago Pontins charged with corporate manslaughter after grandmother, 68, killed by collapsing heating duct that left 18 people hurt

The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised a charge of corporate manslaughter against Pontins' parent company, Britannia Jinky Jersey Ltd.

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3 d. ago Pontins charged with corporate manslaughter after grandmother, 68, killed by collapsing heating duct that left 18 people in hospital

The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised a charge of corporate manslaughter against Pontins' parent company, Britannia Jinky Jersey Ltd.

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4 d. ago Pennsylvania arson suspect planned to beat governor with hammer, documents say

Authorities say suspect told them he would have beaten Josh Shapiro with sledgehammer if he had found himA man who authorities said scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and broke into the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion – where he set a fire – had planned to beat the governor, Josh Shapiro, with a hammer if he found him because he hates the politician, according to court documents released on Monday.The fire left significant damage and forced Shapiro, his family and guests to evacuate the building early on Sunday. The man, arrested later in the day, faces charges including attempted homicide, terrorism, aggravated arson and aggravated assault, authorities said. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago North Lanarkshire councillors speak out against the local authority’s impending charges for brown bin collections

From June 1, North Lanarkshire Council will start charging £40 a year for the service.

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5 d. ago What to stream: Jude Law as a fed, a 'Law & Order' reunion and David Oyelowo in an oddball comedy

Mariska Hargitay reuniting with her old partner, Detective Elliot Stabler, on “Law & Order: Organized Crime” and Jude Law sporting a mustache and an American accent to play an FBI agent are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases

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9 d. ago Unsurprising secret of luxurious family home that looks just like Tony Soprano's mansion

Seven people were arrested inside a luxurious mansion in LaSalle, Montreal as part of a wide-ranging organized crime operation that has netted over 32kg of cocaine and $2.2 million in cash.

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9 d. ago Inside the humble car wash dishing out cocaine in a sleepy UK village

Residents of Spellbrook in Hertfordshire were left shocked when a carwash was revealed to be a secret front for an organised international crime gang holding cocaine

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1 week ago Hugo Boss flip flops exposed prison governor Kerri Pegg's romance with drug lord lag

Anthony Saunderson, a major organised crime boss locked up at HMP Kirkham in Lancashire, bought Kerri Pegg a £12,000 Mercedes C class amid the pair's relationship

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2 w. ago Daniel crime mob member to 'die in jail' after brutal Glasgow shotgun murder linked to Lyons feud

Malcom McNee went on the attack after Ronnie Daniel had been threatened in an ongoing feud between the Lyons and the Daniels organised crime groups.

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2 w. ago Parents in Wales being warned of 'very real danger' to children from drug gangs in powerful message

A critically-acclaimed play explores how 'chicken shop gangs' are recruiting children to deal drugs and be part of organised crime gangs, with the offer of free food

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2 w. ago New York man charged after authorities say he botched a medical procedure performed in his home

A New York City man has been charged with performing medical procedures without a license after prosecutors say a patient was left near death during a procedure in his home

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2 w. ago Police officer jailed for child sex offences after being caught in sting

Inspector Thomas Kettleborough, 35, was caught by officers from the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit.

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2 w. ago UK's most DANGEROUS gangsters revealed: Britain's FBI reveals which criminals pose the biggest threat to our security as they wield control over money laundering, drug smuggling and human trafficking

EXCLUSIVE: The NCA revealed that mobsters from the country pose the biggest foreign organised crime threat to the UK, a finding that's taken even experts by surprise.

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