46 h. ago Nigel Farage is 'paid an unspecified sum' to settle with NatWest in debanking scandal

It is understood that after NatWest agreed to pay Farage damages he has now withdrawn the threat of potential civil and criminal proceedings.

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3 d. ago CCTV image released after Greater Manchester tram hit by 'criminal damage'

Officers want to speak to the person pictured

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7 d. ago Two Royal Air Force engineers are named as men charged with criminal damage after Paddington Bear statue was cut in half and stolen

The sculpture of the popular children's character, unveiled last October in Newbury, Berkshire, was damaged before the broken pieces were stolen earlier this month.

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8 d. ago Jealous ex set trap to lure young woman into toilet before brutally killing her

Chilling CCTV images have been released capturing the moment Paul Thijssen laid the trap for Lilie James.

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9 d. ago Manhunt as inmate escapes prison van after 'overpowering' officers on motorway

Jamie Cooper was being transported to Lancashire Magistrates' Court after being charged with assaulting an officer and criminal damage when he managed to escape from the prison van and is now on the run

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9 d. ago Dog groomer, 74, ordered to pay over £1,000 for repeatedly vandalising her neighbour's planter with luminous green spray paint

'Nuisance neighbour' Jean Smith embarked on an 18-month campaign of criminal damage in Farnborough, Hampshire, accusing Darren Collins' of failing to make the wooden box visible.

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9 d. ago ‘The prison system is insanely broken’: a climate activist on his experience in jail

George Simonson says you learn about society by seeing how it treats its prisoners – and jail has strengthened his belief that change is crucialGeorge Simonson, 24, from London, had recently graduated in mechanical engineering from the University of Edinburgh when he was given a 24-month custodial sentence for climbing a gantry over the M25 in 2022. He was also found guilty of criminal damage and sentenced to a further six-week custodial sentence for spraying paint on a wall of Exeter University in 2023. He sent this letter from prison before he was released in January.I remember the day I was sentenced like it was yesterday. I was filled with anxiety the entire time. It’s a strange situation to be in, not knowing whether or not you’d have your liberty at the end of the day, or for how long it might be taken away. My mind was racing and I had no idea how to operate. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago CCTV image released as police investigate Salford Quays incident

Officers want to speak to these three people

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2 w. ago Man sexually assaults teenage girl on London tube train before horrified passengers step in as police release CCTV images

Police have released CCTV images after a man sexually assaulted a teenage girl on a London Underground train as horrified passengers stepped in.

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2 w. ago Just Stop Oil protesters who covered Charles Darwin's Westminster Abbey grave with orange paint deny criminal damage

Alyson Lee, 66, and Diane Bligh, 77, have both denied criminal damage after they covered the grave of Charles Darwin with orange paint writing saying '1.5 is dead'

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2 w. ago Double murderer admits stabbing teenager hours before killing two boys

The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm, criminal damage and possessing a knife.

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2 w. ago Two stabbed in horror night of violence as police enforce new powers in huge Manchester area

Incidents of people carrying weapons and criminal damage were also reported to police

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2 w. ago Homeless man charged with criminal damage and possession of a knife after attempted 'ram raid' on St Omer Barracks in Aldershot

Hampshire police rushed to the scene at 4.30pm on Saturday following reports that a man had tried to enter the disused St Omer Barracks in Aldershot.

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3 w. ago Two men are charged with criminal damage after Paddington Bear statue was cut in half and stolen

The statue, in Northbrook Street, Newbury, Berkshire, was damaged before the broken piece was stolen shortly after 2am on Sunday, Thames Valley Police said.

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