86 m. ago Man 'cuckooed' by heroin dealers who planted guns in his house avoids jail

A court heard Richard Stubbs had been 'too terrified' to go to the police

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1 hour ago Oakland's new mayor Barbara Lee fights high crime and tells federal law enforcement to stay away

Barbara Lee has been Oakland’s mayor for half a year

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2 h. ago Shock as 'kind gentleman' dies following attack outside Post Office in north London

Friends and neighbours of Jalal Khan described him as a ‘lovely, kind-hearted, peaceful gentleman’

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2 h. ago Nigel Farage urged to root out Reform links to Russia after jailing of Nathan Gill

Party’s former leader in Wales admitted taking payments to make statements in favour of RussiaNigel Farage is facing calls to investigate and root out links between Reform UK and Russia after one of its former senior politicians was jailed for 10 years for accepting bribes from a pro-Kremlin agent.Keir Starmer said Farage had questions to answer about how this happened in his party. Nathan Gill, a former leader of Reform UK in Wales, admitted taking payments to make statements in favour of Russia. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago 'Prolific burglar' jailed for eight years after 14 separate crimes

'Hopefully this sentence will bring the victims some sense of justice,' said police

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2 h. ago Keir Starmer comes out swinging against Nigel Farage after ex

Keir Starmer has said Nigel Farage is not 'fit to lead our country' after an ex-close ally of the Reform UK leader was jailed for accepting pro-Russian bribes

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3 h. ago Fife crime: Scottish police issue warning to drivers after car jackers target defrosting cars

Three cars were stolen on Friday morning.

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3 h. ago Social media streamer CodComedyTJ locked up for 'truly and deeply shocking' content

Thomas Morris has been jailed

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4 h. ago This poisonous tale is a deadly festive treat: Death in Ambush by Susan Gilruth, Murder on the Great Northern Railway by Edward Marston, Maigret's Holiday by Georges Simenon

Barry Turner reviews the best Classic Crime

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4 h. ago North Texas men indicted over bizarre scheme to sail to Haitian island, kill all the men and enslave the women and children

Their outlandish plan allegedly involved enlisting an army of homeless mercenaries, officials said

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4 h. ago Shocking moment sly thieves make off with £2,000 haul in Square mile pub theft

Two thieves who stole bag from unsuspecting customer were caught and jailed due to CCTV footage

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4 h. ago Nicolas Sarkozy to write prison memoir on his 20 days in jail

Former French president complains about noise in extract from A Prisoner’s Diary, to be released next monthNicolas Sarkozy is to publish a book next month called A Prisoner’s Diary detailing his 20 days in jail.The book was announced 11 days after the former French president was released from prison while he appeals against his conviction for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to obtain election campaign funds from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Scots football ultra scarred own player for life after hurling seat during stadium rammy

A MAN who left an Aberdeen player with a "severe injury" after throwing part of a seat during a Scottish Premiership football match has been told he may face jail. David Gowans, 31, threw the projectile on to the pitch following a league match between Aberdeen and Dundee United at Tannadice on May 17. It...

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4 h. ago Naked Florida man found walking down the highway in freezing weather told cops he was doing a TikTok challenge

A Florida man’s Tesla caught the naked stroll on camera

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4 h. ago Plastic surgeon issues warning as number of patients with 'coke nose' increases: 'Even occasional users are affected'

Britain is now believed to snort around 117 tonnes of cocaine per year, according to the UK's National Crime Agency amid a huge explosion in use.

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5 h. ago EU imposes sanctions on Russian prison officials responsible for death of Ukrainian journalist

Viktoriia Roshchyna died aged 27 after a year in extrajudicial detention at a jail notorious for tortureEurope live – latest updatesThe European Union has imposed sanctions against Russian prison officials responsible for the death of the Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna.Roshchyna was reporting on Russia’s systematic policy of extrajudicial detention and torture in occupied parts of Ukraine, before falling victim to it herself. She died at the age of 27 last year after more than a year in Russian captivity. Her body was returned earlier this year with some of the internal organs missing. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Former local election candidate in Stockport murdered his ex

Martin Suter - a former Green Party member in Stockport - has been jailed for life

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5 h. ago ‘Burglar’ who ‘stabbed dad to death before fleeing with bag of cash’ pictured as he appears in court charged with murder

A MAN stabbed a dad to death in an alleged burglary then fled with a bag of cash, a court heard today. Anthony Priestley, 53, suffered "extensive knife wounds" during the horror in Coventry on Tuesday morning. Alexander Neilson, 28, appeared at Coventry Magistrates' Court today charged with murder and aggravated burglary. The court heard...

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5 h. ago Man who left footballer ‘permanently disfigured’ after throwing seat on pitch warned he faces jail

Aberdeen defender Jack MacKenzie was hit by part of a chair that was thrown by a fan following his side’s match with Dundee United in May

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5 h. ago Palestine Action activist 'whipped' security guard during attack at Elbit Systems factory, trial hears

Security guard Angelo Volante tells Woolwich Crown Court the activists were ‘armed and threatening us with harm’

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