45 h. ago Aristocrat who appeared on I’m a Celebrity charged with rape and sexual assault

Police said Lord Charles Brocket, 73, had been charged with two counts of rape in London and one count of sexual assault in East Sussex

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63 h. ago I’m a Celebrity peer Lord Brocket charged with two counts of rape

Scotland Yard said 73-year-old arrested on Friday in Fulham, west London

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6 d. ago Gangster Ross McGill's "war council" unmasked as top crime lords behind Scotland's violence

An underworld source has revealed the men behind the feared Tamo Junto (TMJ) gang.

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6 d. ago El Chapo's cartel friend will 'die behind bars' after admitting guilt over murders and smuggling

The 77-year-old crime lord and cartel boss, who was an associate of El Chapo, will die behind bars but avoided the death sentence by pleading guilty to crimes including drug smuggllng and murder

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6 d. ago Police Scotland female officers facing toxic culture of sexism, misogyny and violence, report finds

Findings have emerged from a freedom of information request which found Police Scotland to be “a boy’s club” where inappropriate behaviour by senior male officers is a regular occurrence.

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8 d. ago Vicious Scots gangster's sinister plot to murder crime lord inspired by The Godfather

Mark Clinton admitted his 'deadly serious' plan to decapitate Tam McGraw.

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8 d. ago Scotland education: Dramatic surge in Scottish home schooling blamed on violence in classrooms

In Dumfries and Galloway, the number of children home schooled more than quadrupled over a four year period.

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1 week ago Cops fighting feuding Scots crime gangs call for more resources

The head of Scotland's police inspectorate has called for more cash and resources to help detectives tackle the current violence between Scotland's crime gangs.

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3 w. ago ‘They’re to put the brakes on cops’: Rio barricades turn favelas into fortresses

Police demolition squads fighting back against fortifications, while one local artist is using barriers as canvas to symbolise hoped-for peaceDeep in a mosaic of redbrick favelas on the fringes of Rio, a weapons dealer, a drug smuggler and a crime lord held court on a corner as darkness enveloped the streets they rule.An unnerving arsenal of assault rifles was on show as the trio fielded requests from customers, locals and staff, but the mood was relaxed. Continue reading...

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