24 h. ago Gangster tells 'b******' judge to 'shut up' as he's jailed for decades

The foul mouthed outburst came as members of an organised crime group were jailed for nearly 50 years

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24 h. ago Judge branded a 'b***end' and told to 'shut up' as organised crime group jailed

The judge was called the name during a foul mouthed rant from one of the organised crime members on Friday.

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4 d. ago The Guardian view on press freedom in Italy: at a low ebb on Giorgia Meloni’s watch | Editorial

The professional environment for journalists taking on powerful interests is worsening in a polarised climateThe so-called anni di piombo (years of lead) remain a dark memory for Italians of a certain age. The semi-normalisation of political terrorism and mafia hits in the 1970s and 80s blighted civic life, and that brutal past continues to haunt the present. Forty-five years after the fact, a retired police officer has just been arrested in relation to the mafia killing in 1980 of Piersanti Mattarella, the then president of Sicily.Unsurprisingly, given that history, the blowing up of a car belonging to one of Italy’s most famous investigative journalists has prompted an urgent and angst-ridden debate. Sigfrido Ranucci, who hosts a prime-time show on Rai, Italy’s state broadcaster, is known for presenting hard-hitting investigations into political corruption and organised crime. Earlier this month, a powerful bomb almost destroyed his black Mercedes, which was parked ...

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4 d. ago Brazil: at least 60 reported killed in Rio’s worst day of violence amid police favela raids

Governor says city ‘at war’ after gunfights between troops and Red Command drug traffickers who reportedly used weaponised dronesAt least 60 people have reportedly been killed in Rio’s worst-ever day of violence as more than 2,500 officers and special forces stormed an area of favelas near Rio’s international airport that is considered the headquarters of one of Brazil’s most powerful organised crime groups.The predawn raid sparked intense gunfights in and around Alemão and Penha favelas, which are home to an estimated 300,000 people. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Organised crime making millions from illegal waste dumping in UK, says committee

Peers say ‘woeful’ record on prosecutions has led to a ‘low-risk, high-reward’ criminal cultureOrganised crime groups in the UK are making millions every year from illegally dumping and burning rubbish, peers have told ministers, after an inquiry found a lack of enforcement made it a “low-risk, high-reward” criminal enterprise.“Criminality is endemic in the waste sector,” a Lords committee told the government on Tuesday, after it found at least 38m tonnes of waste was illegally managed every year, “leading to serious environmental, economic and social consequences”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Organised crime groups are ‘illegally dumping 38 million tonnes of waste each year’

Peers said they were “unimpressed with the lack of interest shown by the police” when it came to tackling serious and organised waste crime

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5 d. ago Cops raid 100 Scots shops in crackdown on money laundering and fake goods

Operation Machinize blitz hits organised crime with police, HMRC, Home Office, DWP and Trading Standards

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5 d. ago Wetherspoons ordered to pay autistic pub worker £25,000 after 'persecuting' him

A judge at an employment tribunal ruled that Wetherspoons must pay Brandon Halstead £25,412 after he was found to have been placed at a 'substantial disadvantage' due to his autism

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6 d. ago Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink brands Strictly judge 'ruthless' as he admits fearing one thing

Strictly Come Dancing star Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink spoke out about the dances he was dreading to perform ahead of his exit in week five

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8 d. ago ‘I don’t know how anyone takes themselves seriously in this job’: Hollywood hotshot Glen Powell talks to Marina Hyde

He’s an old-fashioned movie star in a digital age, making box-office smashes like Top Gun: Maverick, Twisters and Anyone But You. Now he’s lining up projects with everyone from Ron Howard to Edgar Wright. Could he be Texas’s answer to Tom Cruise?There’s that famous line in the first episode of The Sopranos, where Tony laments his place in the timeline. “Lately I’m getting the feeling,” he confides, “that I came in at the end. The best is over.” I know Tony was talking about the mindful joy of building an incredibly violent organised crime enterprise from the ground up – but lately I’ve been thinking about his words every time I watch Glen Powell giving it 200% as a movie star. Glen Powell is Hollywood’s hottest mid-level actor; but because of the harsh realities of modern movie stardom, a lot of people still don’t know who he is. You get the feeling he’s coming in at the end of something.Yet barely a week goes by where I don’t hear of an uncast starring role – the bodyguar...

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8 d. ago Fake fat jabs worth £250k seized by Brit cops after world’s largest ever weight

FAKE fat jabs worth more than £250,000 have been seized in the world’s largest ever weight-loss drug bust.   Officers smashed an organised crime gang during a dawn raid on a warehouse.   The site is believed to have been used for the large-scale manufacture, packaging and distribution of unlicensed — and potentially deadly —...

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1 week ago Five things we learned on day one of Joanne Penney murder trial

The 40-year-old is alleged to have been murdered due to a 'a clash of rival organised crime groups' over drug dealing.

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1 week ago Peru’s interim president declares state of emergency after weeks of anti

Declaration means government can send army to patrol streets, restrict freedom of assembly and curtail other rightsPeru’s interim president, Jose Jeri, announced a state of emergency in Lima and the neighbouring port of Callao on Tuesday after weeks of anti-government protests over corruption and organised crime.“The state of emergency approved by the council of ministers will take effect at midnight on Wednesday and will last for 30 days in metropolitan Lima and Callao,” Jeri said in an address to the nation on state television. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Win Bake Off judge Prue Leith’s fun fruity knitwear as she heads up new campaign

The Great British Bake Off judge Pru Leith has partnered with cult favourite brand House of Sunny for Innocent Smoothies’ Big Knit campaign – and you can win her fruity knitwear

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1 week ago Russian spies 'linked to smuggling gangs trafficking migrants across English Channel'

Bulgaria’s Home Secretary claims his government has evidence of direct links between Russia’s foreign intelligence agency and the organised crime gangs helping people to cross Europe illegally

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1 week ago Organised crime gang steal priceless jewels from the Louvre in seven minute raid

The Louvre has been evacuated after a reported robbery at the world's largest art museum in Paris.

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2 w. ago Residents told to shut doors and windows as large fire breaks out in Cwmbran

South Wales Fire Service is describing the blaze in Cwmbran as "a large incident"

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2 w. ago Famous manufacturer in Wales plans to shut plant and axe jobs

Brace's Bakery have told staff they plan to shut down one of the Blackwood sites by the beginning of next year

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2 w. ago Former champion golfer branded manipulative and bullying by judge as she loses seven

Vivien Saunders accused the tenants of breaching the conditions of their leases, which could have led to the forfeiture of their properties. They claimed she wanted the land for a £20 million development.

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2 w. ago EV charging cable theft: The rise of organised crime that could hit the brakes on EV uptake

Electric vehicle charging cable theft is a growing problem, according to a new report. Here's how network operators are taking on this new crimewave.

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