3 h. ago Man caught with £180k worth of cocaine before injuring cop during chaotic arrest

Police had managed to find the suspect with copious amounts of drugs, before he tried to make a getaway but ended up causing a major traffic accident in the process

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40 h. ago Acid thug Arthur Collins under investigation over 'prison drone drops linked to organised crime'

Arthur Collins, 33, who is serving 20 years for a nightclub acid attack that left 22 people injured in 2017, is reportedly a 'person of interest for drone activity' to prison bosses.

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45 h. ago Criminal battling to stay in Scotland after failing in bid to avoid extradition

Gheorghe Marcoci, suspected of bring involved in organised crime, fled Romania for Scotland in 2018 after being convicted of tax evasion and was later sentenced to eight years in prison.

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50 h. ago Afghan gang members who trafficked young boys on small boats to rape and blackmail them will be extradited from UK

AN AFGHAN trafficking gang member who smuggled young boys into the UK before raping and blackmailing them has been extradited. Zeeshan Banghis, also known as Bangash, and Saifur Rahman Ahmedzai would help organise the deprived operations. The crime ring exploited migrants from Afghanistan and smuggled them through Iran, Turkey and the Balkans into Europe, including France and Belgium. They would...

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52 h. ago Acid fiend Arthur Collins probed over drone drops at his prison after previously being caught with smuggled phone

JAILED acid attack thug Arthur Collins has been investigated over prison drone drops linked to organised crime, we can reveal. Prison bosses say he is a “person of interest for drone activity” and think he has tried to arrange deliveries of illicit items. He has previously been in trouble over a smuggled phone — and...

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54 h. ago In a community where organised crime was 'embedded', a quiet change has happened

'People didn't feel safe to go out at night or let their kids play outside - it was misery'

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67 h. ago Timothy Busfield told cops he wanted a 'playful environment' on set after arrest for child sex crimes

Timothy Busfield, 68, allegedly told cops he wanted to create a 'playful environment' on the set of the television series The Cleaning Lady.

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4 d. ago French bulldog from Manchester found 200 miles from home 5 months after alleged theft

The tiny dog was found thanks to a drone search of a town on Scotland's coast

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5 d. ago Wild moment fitness influencer kicks cop in groin during arrest showdown

Footage shows the super-fit woman getting into a physical altercation with police officers on the street.

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5 d. ago Drugs and gangs exist in Venezuela, but don’t be fooled. Trump arrested Nicolás Maduro to plunder our wealth | Andrés Antillano

The US president invokes the usual suspects – drugs, organised crime, illegal migration – but this is simply a grab for resources and powerIn the early hours of 3 January, Caracas and other cities in Venezuela were bombed and the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, was kidnapped along with his wife by US military personnel. In addition to the 100 deaths recorded so far as a result of the attack, approximately 100 more were caused by US attacks on small boats in the previous months, under the pretext of combatting drug trafficking. Although it seems clear that the real intention of Donald Trump’s administration was to seize Venezuela’s wealth, the initial argument to justify the military deployment in the Caribbean was that it was to fight the illegal drugs trade and stop the flow of migrants that the Venezuelan government was allegedly causing by emptying prisons of criminals and sending them to the US.As a criminology professor who has studied Venezuelan drug trafficking for 20 y...

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5 d. ago Scottish town crowned top UK property hotspot for 2026 beating Glasgow and Edinburgh

The average cost of a house is just £134,700.

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5 d. ago North Lanarkshire town on top of table for strongest prospects for house price growth

Motherwell, which currently has an average house price of £134,700, came out top, with Glasgow second and Paisley third. The only non-Scottish town to make the top 10 was Wigan, which came in 10th.

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5 d. ago The town just outside of Glasgow that is Scotland's 'hottest property market' for 2026

Nine out of the 10 top markets in the UK this year are Scottish.

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5 d. ago Kirkintilloch fire: Firefighters tackling overnight blaze at abandoned building in Scottish town

Police said they are working with fire crews to establish the cause of the fire.

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5 d. ago House price growth predicted for nine Scottish town and cities in 2026

Scotland holds nine out of 10 spots in a league table of UK locations where house price growth is predicted for 2026

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6 d. ago Scotland's best places to retire crowned including 'appealing coastal town'

Seven places across the country have been named as top spots for retirees.

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8 d. ago Multiple people are killed in Mississippi as cops arrest suspect

Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott said the shooting saw 'multiple innocent lives lost' before authorities took a suspect into custody.

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8 d. ago West Wing actor Timothy Busfield facing child sex abuse charges in New Mexico as cops issue warrant for arrest

ACTOR and director Timothy Busfield is facing allegations of child sexual abuse. An arrest warrant has been issued for the Emmy-winning star, best known for his roles in “Field of Dreams” and the TV shows “The West Wing” and “Thirtysomething". A police probe into the film icon was launched in November 2024 when cops attended...

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8 d. ago Scotland's best seaside town home to 'pretty and secluded beach' crowned

The historic destination is located just out of Ayr.

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9 d. ago Drone footage shows underground coal fire still burning in Scots town six months later

The site of the ongoing fire is smouldering, with smoke drifting towards residents' back gardens.

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