28 h. ago My son is a thief I'm powerless to stop him: Mother of man who snatched phone of Bridgerton's Genevieve Chenneour calls him a 'sociopath'

Zac Boulares has 12 previous convictions relating to 28 offences including the mugging of Bridgerton star Genevieve Chenneour and Songs of Praise host Aled Jones

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44 h. ago Bridgerton actor who fought off phone snatcher shows off incredible boxing skills

A Bridgerton actor who successfully fought off a phone snatcher has revealed her impressive boxing skills.

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45 h. ago Adjoa Andoh says MBE for drama an ‘especial delight’ as a British

The Bristol-born actress is known for her roles in Netflix drama Bridgerton and sci-fi series Doctor Who.

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63 h. ago Paint roller thug left man scarred for life after battering him with tool

"Officers found the complainer with blood gushing from his nose and from a large cut to his head. He had a five centimetre cut which was glued."

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3 d. ago Bridgerton star says fight training for acting roles helped her tackle phone snatcher

A Bridgerton star who successfully fought off a phone snatcher says fight training for acting roles helped her during the altercation.

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4 d. ago Watch: Bridgerton star fights off phone snatcher at London cafe

CCTV has captured the moment a Bridgerton actress fought off a thief who tried to steal her phone at a cafe.

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4 d. ago Shocking moment Bridgerton actress Genevieve Chenneour fights phone thief in Kensington café

The actress, 27, said the attack by a prolific thief in west London left her traumatised

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4 d. ago Bridgerton actress fights back phone theft attempt in London cafe

Bridgerton actress fights back phone theft attempt in London cafe  BBC

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1 week ago Oxford Street is being overrun by shoplifters and phone snatchers as underfunded police struggle to cope in lawless London, retailers warn

The West End shopping destination has struggled in recent years as big names have moved out and it has become known for phone snatching, anti-social behaviour and theft.

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1 week ago London's Oxford Street 'at serious risk' from shoplifters and phone snatchers, warn retailers

High Streets UK, a group that represents 5,000 UK businesses, is calling for ring-fenced funding for police to protect key shopping destinations

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1 week ago Watch: Police helicopter chases mobile phone thief through London

A police helicopter and multiple officers on motorcycles chase down a mobile phone snatcher through the streets of London in dramatic helicopter and bodycam footage.

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1 week ago Rolex thief who threatened to behead Aled Jones with machete seen for first time

Zacariah Boulares, 18, can be named and pictured for the first time after he was convicted of snatching a phone from Bridgerton star Genevieve Chenneour - he'd previously targeted Aled Jones

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2 w. ago British dentist's cosmetics tycoon wife faces his patients' fury after he died in Australia with £1.1m missing from his accounts

Dr David Hurst, who was originally from Glamorgan, Wales, left the UK for Australia after admitting 69 counts of theft from the NHS - receiving a suspended jail term in 2012.

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2 w. ago Thug who left Bridgerton actress 'concussed and traumatised' after snatching her phone admits theft

Zacariah Boulares, 18, carried out the theft from rising star Genevieve Chenneour as she sat in the Joe & The Juice cafe in Kensington, west London.

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2 w. ago The fightback against London's phone snatchers: Police target brazen thieves with invisible DNA tagging spray as they warn 'we will catch you'

Officers hope that marking e-bikes, an increasingly popular mode of getaway for the marauding robbers, will allow them to track, catch and prosecute suspects.

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2 w. ago The fightback against London's phone snatchers: Police target brazen thieves with invisible DNA tagging spray

The fightback against London's phone snatchers: Police target brazen thieves with invisible DNA tagging spray  Daily Mail

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3 w. ago Rosamund Pike's terrifying ordeal where she was punched and her phone snatched

Hollywood star Rosamund Pike says she was left with a brusied face when an assailant punched as they snatched her mobile phone from her hand while she spoke to her mother

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3 w. ago Rosamund Pike reveals terrifying moment her phone was snatched by mugger on bike

Gone Girl star was speaking to her mother when the terrifying incident unfolded

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3 w. ago Gone Girl star Rosamund Pike falls victim to deadly phone snatchers as she is 'punched in the face and robbed while on the phone to her mother'

Rosamund Pike, 46, spoke of her '15 minutes' of hell when she was targeted by the thief as she spoke to her mother while walking down the street.

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3 w. ago Mum 'could have died' in horror scenes after what stranger did at music festival

Rebecca Law was left permanently scarred after a thug began swiping at another man in the Legends Tent at Reminisce Festival during an ill-fated "revenge" attack

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