8 h. ago British crime lord 'plotted huge £216million cocaine deal in 31 suitcases'

A US indictment claims deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was involved in a record cocaine importation plotted by British crime lord Robert Dawes, who was known as The One

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11 h. ago Brit crime lord 'The One' plotted £216million coke deal involving Venezuelan leader

A US indictment has claimed there was a UK link to a record Class A drug deal

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14 h. ago I’m a crime writer. Here’s why we make the best Traitors contestants

Barrister turned novelist Harriet Tyce is playing a blinder in the fourth series of the show. As a thriller writer myself, I recognise the traits that make her such a formidable FaithfulThis time last year a rumour swept through the close-knit British crime-writing community, not whispered in a quiet moment in the billiard room but shared on group chats and message boards. The producers of The Traitors were recruiting contestants for 2026, and wanted one of us to take part. Of course they did! The Traitors is a controlled, lower-stakes, stylised version of the golden age country house whodunnit, which is itself a controlled, lower-stakes, stylised version of real-life murder. It is crime writers’ job to examine the dark side of human behaviour. Betrayal of trust and manipulation are all in a day’s work. We often write from multiple perspectives, identifying with victim, perp and detective, giving us a unique kind of empathy. We spent the rest of the year wondering who it would be. (...

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15 h. ago Police release CCTV images of man after woman sexually assaulted on south London tram

The assault happened at around 3.40pm on Wednesday October 22 on a tram from West Croydon to Blackhorse Lane

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37 h. ago Former soldier who threw petrol bombs at police station jailed

Jamie Taylor, 34, previously admitted two charges relating to explosive substances and endangering life, and culpable and wilful conduct.

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61 h. ago Police hunt after man bottles stranger on Piccadilly line train in shocking attack

The man shattered a bottle over the victim’s head after offering him a drink of alcohol

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61 h. ago Man who tried to kill stranger in train bottle attack jailed for 12 years

Thomas Craig attacked two people on a train between Glasgow and Dundee in February 2025.

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66 h. ago How a family were shocked by allegations about a dead dad’s double life: best podcasts of the week

Was British army major Robbie Mills leading a secret double life? Or was his post-humous accuser hoodwinking Mills’ family? A true-crime investigation finds outA true-crime investigation into the supposed secret double life of British army major Robbie Mills. After Mills died in 1955, apparently from an accident on a submarine, a man called John Cotell turned up at his home claiming to be a friend of his – and a fellow spy. Journalist Eugene Henderson tells the troubling tale of Cottell, who rapidly insinuated his way into the Mills family’s lives. Alexi DugginsWidely available, episodes weekly Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Rail passengers facing ‘epidemic of violence’ as police admit staff cuts mean emergency response is too slow

British Transport Police have fewer frontline officers to deal with crime - despite a rise in the numbers of offences

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2 w. ago Suspects snared in EncroChat drug probe struck sponsorship deal with Motherwell FC

TWO businessmen who struck a sponsorship deal with Motherwell FC have appeared in court charged with supplying cocaine linked to organised crime. David Stephen and Shaun Paul Brown, from DX Home Improvements, are further accused of arranging the transport and delivery of drugs and collecting illicit cash. It comes 16 months after their construction firm...

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3 w. ago British boy, 13, stabbed to death in Portugal before house blown up in gas explosion

One officer was injured by the explosion as police in Tomar responded to a suspected domestic violence alert

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3 w. ago British Asian prisoner murdered in London jail after being put in same cell as racist

The Ministry of Justice has said it is ‘leaving no stone unturned’ to make British prisons safe following the ‘horrible act of violence’

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