Crime

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Operation Machinize uncovers fake Labubu dolls and illicit cigarettes in Derby West raids
Throughout October, the force conducted "Operation Machinize", which was coordinated by the National Crime Agency to combat money laundering and the criminal use of cash-intensive high street businesses.
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Nearly 5,000 Sri Lankans accused of using forged documents to secure UK care visas
The Home Office has initiated a comprehensive investigation into almost 4,900 Sri Lankan nationals suspected of acquiring UK Health and Care Worker visas through the use of fake qualifications, falsified employment histories, and fraudulently issued vocational certificates.
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Woman to face jail for stealing more than £11k from vulnerable friend
A woman will be facing jail when she is sentenced next month for a "mean" fraud in which she took more than £11k from a vulnerable family friend.
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Watch shop employee took his life after owners accused him of failing to resist £1.1m heist
A watch salesman who took his own life after being tied up in a £1.1 million heist had been working in a shop that was a ’front for organized crime’, a court has been told.
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Hundreds of tonnes of fly-tipped waste discovered near A34 as crime group blamed
Fly-tippers have dumped a "mountain of illegal waste" close to a river in Oxfordshire with an organized crime group believed to be behind the hundreds of tonnes of rubbish.
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Edward Brandt found guilty of stalking Penny Mordaunt, acquitted of more serious charge
An ex-councillor has been found guilty of stalking Dame Penny Mordaunt but acquitted of the more serious offense of stalking involving serious alarm or distress.
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Sadistic murderer Lisa Clarke dies in prison after killing ex-soldier Brian Farmer
Lisa Clarke, 53, was involved in a gang that brutally killed former soldier Brian Farmer by stabbing him and pouring boiling water over him at his home in Birmingham.
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Holiday camp boss admits decades of child abuse after running residential trips for up to 70 children a year
A 76-year-old man has admitted to 17 charges after reportedly attacking two children and contaminating sweets with sedatives at a summer camp.
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Eighteen-year-old sentenced to 10 years for sexually abusing children at nursery
A teen nursery worker who carried out a sick sex attack on a three-year-old boy in a school toilet has been sentenced for a series of offences.
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Fugitive who masterminded Nottingham drug empire from Thailand put behind bars
A drug lord who managed a successful cocaine and heroin empire alongside his money-laundering girlfriend while they enjoyed life in Thailand has been imprisoned.
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Young man and woman killed as BMW slams into tree off M1
A man and a woman, both in their 20s, were inside a dark BMW sedan which veered off the highway and struck a tree at 11:30 pm on Wednesday.
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Tragic attack in South Wales leaves 17-year-old girl dead and mother injured
A 17-year-old schoolgirl was stabbed to death in a horrific attack inside her UK home, with her mother suffering serious injuries while trying to save her life.
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Driver arrested after ‘tasering man trying to stop him leaving hit-and-run scene’
A driver was arrested after allegedly using a taser on a man who was attempting to prevent him from fleeing a hit-and-run scene.
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Schoolgirl Sara Sharif was failed by officials who went to the wrong home days before her murder
Murdered 10-year-old Sara Sharif was "failed by the safeguarding system" in multiple ways throughout her short life, according to a review which said her father’s domestic abuse had been overlooked and underestimated.
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Performer who skipped £400 show claims brother’s death as reason for no-show
A magician who literally performed a disappearing act after charging a community hub £400 for a show has apologized for not refunding them quickly enough — and apparently, this isn’t the first time.
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Five-year-old boy dies after wall collapse at London crazy golf venue
Sidcup Family Golf in Chislehurst, southeast London has been closed since the boy and a six-year-old girl were injured on Sunday evening.
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Seven men charged in major investigation into child sexual exploitation in Bristol
Seven individuals have been charged as part of an investigation into group-based child sexual exploitation in Bristol.
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Medomsley Detention Centre inquiry exposes decades of unchecked abuse by prison officer Neville Husband
A former prison officer and church minister has been revealed as possibly the most prolific sex offender in British criminal history.
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Murder of Telegram-linked entrepreneur Roman Novak exposes fractures within Durov’s empire
As investigators piece together the brutal murder of Roman and Anna Novak, the trail points to a murky intersection of Telegram’s inner circle, ex–law enforcement operatives, and Russian intelligence ties.
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Man dies after falling from balcony at Skegness Butlins holiday park
A man has passed away after falling from a balcony at a well-known holiday park, following reports that he lost his balance.
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Paul Lipscombe sentenced to 28 years for grooming and abusing six girls on Snapchat
A senior NHS manager has been jailed for 28 years for raping a 12-year-old and sexually abusing five other girls after grooming them on Snapchat.
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London court orders Kolomoisky and Boholiubov to pay over $3 billion to PrivatBank
London’s High Court finalized a ruling requiring oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky and his partner Hennadii Boholiubov to pay PrivatBank over $3 billion in compensation and legal costs.
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Two teenagers stabbed in Manchester: police arrest two suspects
Police have sealed off a street in the Longsight area of Manchester after two teenagers were stabbed on Monday night.
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£10 million seized as UK police clean up high streets
More than 2,700 vape shops, barbers, mini markets, and car washes have been raided in a month, as part of efforts to clean up Britain’s high streets.
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Doctor accused of driving into German Christmas market apologizes to family of slain boy
The doctor accused of driving a car into a crowded German Christmas market has apologized to the family of a nine-year-old boy who was killed.