32 h. ago Cooper fights back after summer of discontent over small boats and asylum hotels

The Home Secretary will tell MPs police are tackling small boat gangs and the Government is acting to overhaul the asylum system.

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45 h. ago Calls for phone snatching law change – but expert warns it may not go far enough

Labour MP Dawn Butler is seeking an amendment that would require tech giants to block stolen phones

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62 h. ago Gang of masked men try to break into migrant hotel in angry demo as Met police arrest five and two officers are injured

The Metropolitan Police said a group of masked men attempted to enter the Crowne Hotel via the rear entrance.

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69 h. ago 'Our phones were stolen at Creamfields, now they're all at the same address'

A number of people who attended Creamfields festival have said they had their phones stolen - some later tracked their missing devices to the same address

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3 d. ago Phones 'stolen' at Creamfields all end up at same address but police say it's not gangs

People who attended the Daresbury festival over the bank holiday weekend have claimed their phones were stolen while among crowds of nearly 80,000 people. They all ended up at the same address

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3 d. ago Met arrests six teenage gang members in London phone snatching crackdown

Police said robbery in Nine Elms has dropped by 72 per cent, while Battersea Park and Shaftesbury and Queenstown wards have seen reductions of 46 and 45 per cent respectively

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3 d. ago Six members of phone snatching gang arrested as police drive down crime in south west London

The Met Police has said it has driven down crime in Battersea and Nine Elms as well as surrounding areas

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4 d. ago Gangnam Style singer Psy faces police probe over drugs as star issues apology

South Korean musician Psy, known for his viral hit Gangnam Style, is being investigated by the police after allegedly violating the country's medical law

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6 d. ago Police in Haiti regain control of key telecom hub seized by gangs

Police in Haiti say they have regained control of a critical telecommunications hub that heavily armed gangs had seized last week, briefly disrupting air traffic and internet connections

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6 d. ago Manhunt for the fake cop gem gang: Moment four men dressed as police officers raid Bradford jewellers before fleeing in getaway car with valuables

The group posed as police in a ruse in order to steal jewellery from Chacha Jewellers on Great Horton Road in Bradford.

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7 d. ago Around 900 migrants arrive in the UK under darkness after Channel interceptions as numbers under 'smash the gangs' Starmer reach 52,180

A total of 52,180 people have now arrived in Britain since Sir Keir Starmer took office and implemented his 'smash the gangs' policy.

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9 d. ago These are the exact moves I used to fight off my 6ft phone snatcher, reveals Bridgerton actress

One minute actress Genevieve Chenneour was waiting for her coffee, the next she had pinned down a thief who'd stolen her phone - and the CCTV footage went viral

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9 d. ago Record 116,000 mobile phones stolen in the capital last year

Data from the Metropolitan Police reveals there were 116,656 reported mobile thefts in 2024 - the highest number on record.

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1 week ago Moment drugs gang chased by police onto UK beach to the shock of passers

Watch the moment a drugs gang in a dingy with 230kg of cocaine onboard runs aground on a popular UK beach to the shock of passers-by.

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1 week ago Edinburgh police chief issues update on gang war raging across Scotland

Chief Superintendent David Robertson has provided an update on Operation Portaledge - launched in response to the gangland feud which erupted five months ago.

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1 week ago Shock moment boat police chase drug gang on to Cornish beach in front of shocked swimmers

Peter Williams, from Hampshire, pictured, was a respected fisherman who had met King Charles several times, but turned to drugs importation after falling on hard times. He was jailed on Thursday.

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2 w. ago Edinburgh crime: Two men arrested after 'wilful' taxi firm office fire as police probe link to gang war

Two men, aged 25 and 26, were arrested in connection.

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2 w. ago Three people killed and eight wounded in Brooklyn lounge shooting, police say

Victims ranged from ages 27 to 61 after multiple gunmen opened fire after what police suspect was gang violenceThree people were killed and eight others wounded when multiple gunmen opened fire inside a crowded Brooklyn hookah lounge and restaurant early on Sunday morning, according to authorities.Police officers responded to reports of a shooting inside the Taste of the City lounge in Crown Heights just before 3.30am, New York police department (NYPD) commissioner, Jessica Tisch, said at a press briefing later on Sunday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'I just want his face melted': The chilling EncroChat texts revealing how gangland enforcer ordered Liverpool hitman to blind his rivals with acid attacks

EXCLUSIVE: Philip Waugh is among hundreds of British gang bosses now in jail after police hacked into EncroChat, an encrypted communication platform used by criminals.

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2 w. ago Police investigate alleged child sex trafficking gang in Wales

An ongoing investigation is underway into child sexual exploitation and trafficking

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