Crime

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Nicola Bulley's friend slams rumours that claim missing mum is an 'unfit' parent
Nadia Fell, 39, said cops’ decision to publicise the fact that Nicola had struggled with alcohol and the menopause was fuelling cruel rumours about her fitness as a parent
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Senior police officer being investigated for 'abusive and misogynistic' tweets
Inspector Phil Grimwade, of Nottinghamshire Police, is under investigation after a complaint was made about more than 40 of his tweets over the last two years
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'Thirteen years of Tory rule have seen round after round of cuts to the police'
Police forces saw a 30% cut in staffing numbers from 2010 to 2022, according to Home Office figures analysed by Labour. The data showed there were 6,252 fewer frontline officers last year compared with 2010
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Top soap star arrested on suspicion of rape after 'attack on young woman'
A soap actor has been arrested on suspicion of rape after allegedly attacked a young woman
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Labour pledges anti-social behaviour crackdown as sentences plummet under Tories
According to the Ministry of Justice, only 71,138 community sentences were handed out in 2021 - down from 189,333 in 2010
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Drug-driving ex Met-cop son involved in killer smash spared jail for THIRD time
Max Coopey was in the dock again yesterday, appearing at Reading Magistrates’ Court charged with ‘deliberate’ failure to take a drug test after driving
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Ten more staff fired in Oxfam sex scandal five years after quake sleaze claims
Staff providing humanitarian support reportedly used sex workers after an earthquake killed 220,000 people in 2010. The scandal led to the charity being blocked from bidding for government funding
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Katie Price feels 'betrayed' by cops over alleged WhatsApp group mocking Harvey
Mum-of-five and TV star Katie Price spoke out about her fury after it was revealed that eight police officers are facing a gross misconduct inquiry after callous jokes about her disabled son Harvey
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Man arrested after woman dies in Exeter park following attack
Police maintaining a presence in the area of Ludwell Valley Park after woman in her 70s was pronounced dead having suffered major injuries
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'Labour must think ahead on law and order, criminal justice system needs reform'
Keir Mudie writes about Labour's recent comments on crime, which could be the first solid bit of policy that the party has put out in some time, with crime being a historic weakness for the party
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Freed wife killer Russell Causley is 'still a psychopath', detective warns
Retired Detective Superintendent Anthony Nott, who caught wife killer Russell Causley, has warned that the killer is still a psychopath despite now being released
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Neighbours of 'crack den' left with PTSD after 'round the clock' abuse and drugs
Police bust the flat in Middlesbrough after months of complaints from neighbours over round-the-clock parties, drug dealing and sex workers plying their trade in broad daylight
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Relative of worst police rapist 'horrified' by ' malicious lies' told at trial
The relative, who wishes to remain anonymous, called Carrick a 'spoilt brat' and 'controlling, manipulative, narcissistic' after he committed a string of sex offences while a serving police officer
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'Revenge porn hell destroyed my life - and there's nothing I can do to stop it'
NHS worker Holly Knowles said that there is now nothing she can do about the intimate images as her tormentor keeps reposting them online despite multiple efforts to remove them
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Huge rise in police officers taking sick leave due to mental health issues
Police officers in England took more than 730,000 sick days last year - up from 320,000 in 2012/13. They're having to cope with 'horrific cases' and 'austerity and budget cuts', says one police federation boss
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Man stabbed to death by boy, 14, outside Asda 'always saw the best in people'
Ian Kirwan, 53, was murdered after confronting a group of teenagers outside an Asda supermarket. Tonight, his widow has called for tougher sentencing on knife crime after his killer was convicted
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Brianna Ghey remembered with 'Over the Rainbow' sung as vigils staged across UK
Hundreds of mourners turned out in vigils for murdered teenager Brianna Ghey this weekend with crowds singing 'Over the Rainbow' in a heartrending move
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Strictly Anton and Giovanni's Maserati stopped by cops while filming new series
The Strictly stars had been shooting their new travel series in Sicily when their Maserati was pulled over by Italian police while driving through the streets of Palermo
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YouTube sleuths slammed for staging filmed dig where Nicola Bulley went missing
A YouTube video shows a man digging by the River Wyre in St Michael's on Wyre in Lancashire - where Nicola Bulley went missing three weeks ago - while the person filming comments on her disappearance
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County lines drugs gang preying on inmates inside youth prison, inspectors say
Young inmates at Cookham Wood Young Offender Institution in Rochester, Kent, have helped arrange for drugs to be thrown over the walls or dropped by drones. A source said this raises security concerns
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Brave woman fights off male attacker who pounces in empty gym
Nashali Alma, 24, was working out alone in a gym in her apartment complex when she was attacked. Footage shows her try to escape her attacker before fighting him
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Knife crime is growing faster in Tory controlled areas, figures reveal
New analysis shows eight of the ten police forces with the highest increases in knife crime are in areas with Conservative Party Police and Crime Commissioners
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Dale Cregan wears designer togs in family snap as victims' families suffer
Police killer Dale Cregan sported the trendy £100 Hugo Boss Green Label polo inside Ashworth Hospital. Sister Kelly posted the snap of her son Oliver Cregan, 20, with his arm around his killer uncle
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Man and woman charged in murder probe after man found dead in woods
The Met Police have charged a man and woman aged 21 and 22 after the unnamed victim was discovered in woodland in Chingford, east London, earlier this week
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Moment kidnapped woman held for year breaks free and runs to petrol station
The woman was reportedly 'terrified' when she arrived at a petrol station in New Jersey, US. Her aleged captor arrived shortly after but she had dead-bolted the door