Crime

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Teenager arrested after girl, 4, critically injured by firework in Burnley
A teenager has been arrested after a four-year-old girl was left fighting for her life in hospital when she was struck by a firework.
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Chinese fraudster behind £5.5bn Bitcoin scam lived in luxury across Europe
A Chinese fraudster involved in a Bitcoin scam exceeding £5.5 billion managed to evade British authorities for years while staying in luxury hotels and sightseeing across Europe, a court has been told.
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Court hears case of police officer who hit pensioner while escorting Duchess of Edinburgh
A police motorcyclist hit and killed a pensioner while driving over the speed limit and through a red light as he escorted the Duchess of Edinburgh through London, a court heard.
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Police arrest Irish driver after Lewisham hit-and-run critically injures pedestrian
A man has been arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with an alleged hit-and-run in London that has left a 65-year-old pedestrian critically injured.
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Woman in critical condition after stabbing in Birmingham city centre
A woman is fighting for her life after she was stabbed in the neck in what police believe to be “an unprovoked attack.”
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Nearly 100 violent and sex offenders among 262 inmates released in error this year
LBC understands that four more prisoners are still at large after being mistakenly released from jail.
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Met police officer accused of using sex workers while on duty
A former Metropolitan police officer allegedly used sex workers while on duty in the midst of a major investigation into behavioural standards, the Guardian can reveal.
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Teenage girl sexually assaulted in Bognor Regis as police search for suspect
The police are searching for a young man on an electric scooter who is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in broad daylight.
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Irish authorities charge two men with possession of explosives in alleged terror plan
Two men have been charged by Irish authorities with possession of explosives in connection with an alleged planned terrorist attack by a far-right extremist group.
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Judge says killer stepfather was ‘driven by rage and resentment’ in Newhaven double murder
A pensioner who killed his stepdaughter and her husband in their home before picking their children up from school was “driven by resentment,” a judge has ruled.
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Police launch investigation after video shows 14-year-old girl attacked by seven teenagers in Leeds
A devastated mom says her daughter is terrified to return to school after being kicked and punched by a group of youths while walking home.
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‘I do believe I’m her’: Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann convicted of harassment
A woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann has been found guilty of harassing the missing girl’s family but not guilty of stalking them.
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Four boys arrested after Bonfire Night chaos in Birmingham city centre
Four teenagers were arrested after police were attacked with fireworks in Birmingham city center on Bonfire Night.
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Bonfire Night chaos as police attacked with fireworks and teenagers arrested across UK cities
Bonfire Night descended into chaos across the UK, with cops pelted with fireworks and flares hurled at cars.
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Manhunt for two prisoners wrongly released from Wandsworth jail, including migrant sex offender
A manhunt continues for two prisoners released by mistake, including a migrant sex offender, as the Justice Secretary faces pressure over the error.
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Hero dad uses car to stop man accused of stabbing 10 people on train
A father used his car to ram a man accused of stabbing 10 people in a horrifying knife attack on a train moments before police swooped in to arrest him.
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Child killer Kyle Bevan found dead in prison, three inmates arrested
A child killer who was serving a life sentence for murdering his two-year-old stepdaughter has been found dead in prison.
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German backpacker Simone Strobel killed by homicide - but unable to identify attacker
An inquest has determined that German backpacker Simone Strobel was killed through homicide in northern New South Wales, but it was unable to identify her killer.
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Police confirm XL bully killed baby boy in South Wales home
A baby boy who died in a dog attack in South Wales was killed by an XL bully, police have confirmed.
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Second mistaken prisoner release sparks outrage as UK justice system faces scrutiny
Police have launched an urgent search for a second foreign prisoner mistakenly freed, two days after the UK justice secretary, David Lammy, implemented stronger checks for jails.
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Southport inquiry hears warnings of attacker’s violent behaviour years before tragedy
The brother of the Southport attacker told a friend his sibling "doesn’t really show mercy" leaving his dad trying "not to die" two years before his fatal attack, the public inquiry has heard.
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Farage investigated for failing to register paid U.S. trip linked to Trump fundraiser
Nigel Farage is facing a parliamentary investigation over his late registration of interests - namely a trip to Florida, as part of a Trump fundraising event.
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Isle of Man banks face “medium-high” money laundering risk
An assessment of the money laundering risk facing the Isle of Man’s banking sector was a reflection of the “complex” and rapidly evolving crime landscape, the home affairs minister has said.
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Man charged with 11 counts of attempted murder after mass stabbing on high-speed Cambridgeshire train and London transport attack
A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with attempted murder after a mass stabbing on a high-speed train in Cambridgeshire, in which 10 people were injured, and a separate incident on London’s public transport network that left another person hurt.
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Gwent Police investigate fatal dog attack that killed infant
A nine-month-old baby has died after a dog attack in Wales.