72 m. ago Olympic skater claims thieves stole her medals from Las Vegas home as she was away caring for her cancer

Surya Bonaly is best known for placing fourth at the 1994 Olympics after performing a daring backflip on ice

Society

1 hour ago Shetland star details show first as BBC bosses change series location

The crime drama did something a bit different with its 10th series which started earlier this month

Culture

2 h. ago Algerian migrant stole £20,000 of phones and laptops as their owners drank in City bars in crime spree, court told

Munir Ghilas, 28, allegedly targeted drinkers in London bars and pubs between July 24 and October 23 this year.

Events

2 h. ago Use of rape shield laws may risk right to fair trials, Supreme Court warns

Ruling could open the door to multiple appeals from those convicted of sexual offences

Events

2 h. ago Suspect accused of killing mother of his children and smuggling her body into Mexico to dump it

Mexican prosecutors said the suspect has been identified as Erik N., an undocumented immigrant who had been living in the US for more than 20 years

Events

3 h. ago Crime expert claims doorstep murder of Alistair Wilson was 'professional hit linked to job'

Leading criminologist Professor David Wilson says the murder of Alistair Wilson was a professional hit linked to his work as a bank business manager and police should be using a forensic accountant to look at his dealings with clients.

Events

3 h. ago ‘I saw inmates eat glass and nails to try to get out’: The brutal reality of life inside Medomsley Detention Centre

From being greeted with a punch to having bones broken by the very people who were supposed to be keeping them safe, survivors have laid bare the reality of life inside Medomsley

Politics

4 h. ago Stirling's retailers to be taught how to use 'powerful' new tool to fight crime

The retail crime intelligence briefing will be held on Tuesday (November 18) to give businesses the information on local crime trends.

Events

4 h. ago Man hired cousin to kill girl, 17, who reported sex attack in doorstep shooting

Lenard White and Sheldon Robinson face multiple life sentences following the killing of teen Isabella Scavelli, who was shot to death by a gunman as she answered the door to her own home

Events

6 h. ago Glasgow crime: Rape investigation launched after person attacked in Glasgow city centre lane

Detectives are carrying out enquiries.

Events

6 h. ago Met Police Chief Inspector 'plotted bogus racial abuse complaint against senior colleague'

Chief Inspector Zahir Asghar denies allegations he concocted a false racial abuse complaint against a colleague

Events

7 h. ago Spanish holiday hotspot loved by Brits becomes 'epicentre of global organised crime'

The Costa del Sol is known for its beautiful beaches, cheap prices and sunny weather all-year-round, but a darker side to the Spanish hotspot has started to emerge

Events

7 h. ago British state supplied victims to ‘worst sex offender in history’ as abuse continued unchecked at notorious detention centre

Investigation finds the ‘silence of many’ allowed widespread physical and sexual abuse to continue at Medomsley Detention Centre - as watchdog says victims deserve public apology

Events

7 h. ago ICE arrests Moldovan woman accused of fleeing to the US to escape charges in torture murder case

Sorocean was convicted of torturing and murdering a victim in her home country and was previously arrested by US officials in 2020

Events

7 h. ago Family court judge blasts 'astronomical' £300k cost for boy to attend specialist outdoor activity care placement

Liverpool Family Court heard the child, who had been involved in organised crime, would 'benefit enormously' from the 17-week placement.

Economics

8 h. ago Cop can be torturous and tedious – but here’s why it’s worth paying attention

In this week’s newsletter: Critics have yet come up with an alternative that would truly bring all countries together to work to solve the climate crisis• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereWorld leaders – or at least about 50 of them – flew away from preliminary Cop meetings in the Amazonian city of Belém last week, where they met to discuss the climate crisis, the ravages committed on the planet’s biggest rainforest only too apparent beneath them, if they chose to look.Deforestation, drought and the climate crisis are pushing the Amazon to what could become a “tipping point”, where it changes state from a rainforest to a savannah ecosystem, and from a massive absorber of carbon to releasing carbon into the atmosphere, which would have devastating consequences for the whole world.‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disasterTyphoon Fung-Wong becomes second in a week to hit the PhilippinesI wish we could ignore Bill Gates...

Politics

8 h. ago UK statistics agency cutting back work on health and crime data

ONS wants to free staff to work on improving quality of critical statistics and surveys

Events

8 h. ago Seven men charged with sex crimes in Bristol grooming gang investigation

They are charged with more than 40 offences against 11 teenage victims

Events

10 h. ago Inverclyde crime: Body of missing man, 50, found in Kilmacolm field as three arrested after 'disturbance'

Enquiries are ongoing.

Events

10 h. ago Susie Wolff: ‘I can be very punchy and pragmatic. If I have to fight for something, I’ll fight’

Head of F1 Academy explains how close she came to a grand prix debut, her quest to produce female drivers and a frightening knock on her hotel room door by a powerful man in the sport“There was a deep loneliness to karting, and then definitely in single-seaters, because no one else was going through the same thing as me,” says Susie Wolff as she remembers her long struggle in motorsport, from racing as a teenager against Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg to her determined, but unfulfilled, quest to become a Formula One driver.“After the whole #MeToo movement, we forget what it was like before. But the way I heard boys talking about girls in the paddock made me think I never want to be spoken about in that way. I realised I’d have to be whiter than white to get through it unscathed.” Continue reading...

Politics