9 h. ago Britain's stupidest criminal? Burglar who FILMED himself preparing for raids and brandishing stolen cash is jailed along with his whole gang 

Masked thief Hamza Ghafoor brazenly recorded himself gearing up for break-ins, cruising at the wheel of a luxury car and flaunting stacks of cash.

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6 d. ago Fireworks gang thug who attacked police & smashed up car during Bonfire Night mayhem jailed

A FIREWORKS yob who was part of a gang that attacked police and smashed up a vehicle during a shocking Bonfire Night riot in Edinburgh has been jailed. Lewis Forbes was a member of a 30 strong masked mob that launched fireworks, set fires in the road and trashed a parked car in the Gracemount...

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6 d. ago Béla Tarr’s quest for cinematic perfection made him my ideal, impossible mentor | László Nemes

The Son of Saul director recalls how getting his first job as assistant to the austere master was a hard but inspiring lesson in the most ambitious kind of movie-makingNews: Hungarian director Béla Tarr dies aged 70The last time I saw Béla Tarr was a few years ago at the Nexus conference in Amsterdam. We were invited to speak about the state of the world and of the arts. We both thought light and darkness existed in the world, even if our perception about them differed. Béla was already weakened in his body, but the spirit was still ferocious, rebellious, furious. We sat down to talk. It seemed fairly obvious this would be our ultimate, and most heartfelt, conversation. As the former apprentice, I was able to see the master one last time, with all his rage, sorrow, love and hate.I first met Béla in 2004 when he was preparing The Man from London. I wanted to learn film-making and applied to become an assistant on the film. He gave me my first real job: as an assistant, I had to find ...

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6 d. ago Another Brit ‘drug mule’ teen caught on trip from Thailand as he faces years in Qatar jail ‘after gang threatened him’

ANOTHER British teen faces years behind bars in a Qatari jail after being accused of trafficking cannabis into the Middle Eastern nation. Lino Neil was detained at Hamad International Airport in Doha after being found with a suitcase filled with cannabis while travelling home from Thailand. The 18-year-old claims he was forced to carry the...

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1 week ago Grooming gang members convicted of child rape will be jailed for the rest of their lives under Reform government

Nigel Farage's party has vowed to impose mandatory whole life sentences on adults convicted of child rape if it wins the next election.

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2 w. ago TOWIE'S Lydia Bright's holiday hell as luggage is lost and sister has cash stolen

TOWIE star Lydia Bright has detailed her 13-hour holiday journey from hell as she jetted off to Africa to ring in the New Year - and she still has no luggage

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2 w. ago Rapper jailed for his role in brutal gang war flaunts luxurious lifestyle and hangs out with Amir Khan in Dubai

Marnz Malone, 24, was locked up in 2021 for threatening rival gang members with a gun in Birmingham.

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3 w. ago 'London's most prolific Grindr gang' jailed for over 8 years

'London's most prolific Grindr gang' jailed for over 8 years  BBC

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3 w. ago Rotherham grooming gang paedophiles who plied 'vulnerable' 14

Kessur Ajaib, 44, and Mohammed Makhmood, 43, both of Rotherham, South Yorks, separately attacked the girl between 1999 and 2002.

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3 w. ago Hong Kong police arrest 15 suspects over daylight heist where £5m cash was stolen in 30 seconds

Stolen clash from four suitcases yet to be recovered four days after the heist

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3 w. ago Man jailed for 1,335 years as El Salvador sentences almost 250 MS

Attorney general’s office also says 10 people received prison terms from 463 to 958 years amid crackdown on gangs under state of emergencyEl Salvador has announced prison sentences for hundreds of gang members, with some of the convicted receiving terms of hundreds of years.The attorney general’s office posted on X that 248 members of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) street gang had received “exemplary sentences” for 43 homicides and 42 disappearances, among other crimes. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Three more jailed over huge Sikh gang 'medieval battle' that led to brutal broad daylight assassination of DPD driver

Chaos erupted at the international sports event in Alvaston, Derby, when two armed rival groups before a 'pre-planned and organised' mass fight broke out.

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4 w. ago Gun gang jailed for brutal shop attack that left victim with life

Two men have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a brutal 2023 attack on a Glasgow shopkeeper.

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4 w. ago Shackled, alone and scared: the grim reality for women forced to give birth in prison

Across the world, incarcerated pregnant women are often held in deplorable conditions, leading some to miscarry or give birth alone inside a cell, say campaignersRead more in our Women in prison seriesDina Hernández was 35 weeks pregnant when she was arrested near her home in San Salvador in March 2024. The 28-year-old human rights activist, who was with her five-year-old son, was accused of “illicit association” with gang members and jailed without evidence.Three weeks later, her family received a call from the prison authorities to collect the body of her newborn baby. The cause of death has not been investigated and the family has no idea what happened, or whether Hernández – who is believed to remain in prison – received any postnatal care. Continue reading...

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last month 'Do not approach' warning from police as drug gang member escapes from UK jail

Liam Wall, 36, was convicted of drug offences at Cardiff Crown court in 2017 and has now escaped from HMP Prescoed in South Wales - police are urging members of the public not to approach him

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