47 h. ago Families to be allowed back to Traveller site closed for the past year following ‘unacceptable levels of crime and violence’

The Crompton Lodge site was forcibly closed in June 2024 after the police and council said the local community had been subjected to 'unacceptable levels of crime'

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7 d. ago Beautiful 31C country loved by Brits named among world's most dangerous

Even tourist-riddled areas in this country are starting to be impacted by crime and violence, in a huge blow to UK tourists desperate for guaranteed sunshine and pristine beaches

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1 week ago Austerity has hit the UK’s ability to tackle violence against women, European watchdog warns

The Council of Europe has said there is an ‘urgent need’ for more places in women’s shelters and warned cost-cutting measures have left vital services ‘underfunded and understaffed’

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2 w. ago Former police chief makes plea over youth violence and knife crime

The former head of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency says a Scottish Government summit on youth violence can stop teenagers becoming involved in organised crime

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2 w. ago Scotland must be ‘relentless’ in efforts to tackle youth violence, Swinney says

First Minister chairs special summit to clamp down on knife crime and violence among young people

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2 w. ago How crime boss Jamie Daniel's death led to fresh violence in long

Crime Reporter Norman Silvester's series on the history of Scotland's notorious gangland war today examines the death of crime boss Jamie Daniel and how it led to a fresh wave of violence.

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2 w. ago John Swinney’s youth violence summit must deliver real change not just talk

Record View says grieving families and concerned communities demand urgent action—not promises—as Scotland confronts a rise in knife crime and school violence.

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3 w. ago James Argent's ex Nicoline Artursson breaks silence as she says 'I've been quiet long enough'

James Argent's ex Nicoline Artursson has broken her silence after the former Only Way Is Essex star admitted to domestic violence. He admitted his crime and received a six-month suspended prison sentence and a two-year restraining order

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3 w. ago Warning of 'youth violence epidemic' as child knife seizure stats revealed

Children as young as 10 discovered carrying knives

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3 w. ago Where ARE you safe on Britain's trains? Maps reveal crime rail hotspots as sex offences and violence soared to all

The country's rail network saw record levels of crime, with a total of 80,000 incidents recorded by British Transport Police in 2023-2024.

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